Common Ground

Common Ground

Director: Donna Deitch

Writer: Paula Vogel, Terrence McNally, Harvey Fierstein

This movie contains three short stories dealing with the theme of homosexuality. In "A Friend of Dorothy", a woman joins the Navy during the 1950's and discovers lesbianism. In "Mr. Roberts", a teacher in a 1970's classroom struggles with his closeted gay status. Finally in "Amos and Andy", a father wrestles with his own emotional acceptance of a present day wedding between his son and another man.

105 min Rating: 4.7/10 Released

Top Cast

Brittany Murphy
Brittany Murphy
Dorothy Nelson
Margot Kidder
Margot Kidder
Mrs. Nelson
Mimi Rogers
Mimi Rogers
McPherson
Eric Stoltz
Eric Stoltz
Johnny Burroughs

Movie Info

Director: Donna Deitch

Writer: Paula Vogel, Terrence McNally, Harvey Fierstein

Production Companies: Showtime Networks, WinSome Productions

Countries: Canada, United States of America

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