Saturday Night at the Baths

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Saturday Night at the Baths

R

1975

1h 26m

Comedy

Drama

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6 Reviews

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A straight piano player must re-examine his attitude toward homosexuals after taking a job at the Continental Baths, one of New York's most notorious gay hangouts.

Brian Orndorf

Blu-ray.com

"Saturday Night at the Baths" is no great offering of storytelling, but it does have a distinct fingerprint when it comes to detailing a moment in history, capturing the jubilance of performance and the thrill of living free.

Rated: B

Mar 12, 2025

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Steve Warren

The Barb (Atlanta)

Only a short step up from amateur work.

May 9, 2023

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Steven K. Blevins

Gay Community News (Boston)

Saturday Night at the Baths is an entertaining, sometimes touching vignette, but is far from being a landmark film for gay people.

Aug 30, 2022

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Mitch Morrill

Los Angeles Free Press

A weak ending to an otherwise average film.

Nov 23, 2019

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Phil Hall

Film Threat

A curio, not a lost classic, although it deserves attention for its progressive advocacy of gay rights.

Rated: 2.5/5

Sep 8, 2006

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Don Willmott

Filmcritic.com

it's troubling to watch this film and wonder how many of the young people who appear in it were dead less than ten years after it was made.

Rated: 2.5/5

May 20, 2006

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Mikey M

I really liked this film. I have certainly not seen a film about similar subject matter. It was very tender and very good as a historical artifact. If you are bisexual or poly you'll probably get a kick out it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/23/24

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Audience Member

this movie is a must-see. It deals with coming with terms with your true self, and accepting gay people. It was well cast and written and directed. Though in reality bathhouses are scummy, this movie made them seem less scummy, if that's even possible, but in this case it is!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Synopsis

A straight piano player must re-examine his attitude toward homosexuals after taking a job at the Continental Baths, one of New York's most notorious gay hangouts.

Director: David Buckley
Producer: David Buckley, Steve Ostrow
Screenwriter: David Buckley, Franklin Khedouri
Production Co: B.T.O. Films
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 28, 2016
Runtime: 1h 26m

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