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A 1995 British-American Historical comedy-drama directed by Creator/NigelFinch about a fictional account of the Stonewall riots.

The movie stars Creator/GuillermoDiaz, Creator/FredWeller, Creator/BrendanCorbalis, Creator/DuaneBoutte, Creator/BruceMacVittie, Creator/PeterRatray, and Creator/DwightEwell.

It was released on September 2, 1995.

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!Tropes for the film:
* ChorusGirls: The Stonewall patrons form a kickline and chant taunts at the police.
* DraftDodging: La Miranda is frightened to go to the draft board and says he's gay, so his StraightGay Boyfriend, Matty, goes in his place...in drag.
* GoingCommando: The Drag Queens invoke this to taunt the police, forming a kickline and chanting:
-->"We are the Stonewall girls, we wear our hair in curls, we wear no underwear, we show our pubic hair!"
* OneWordTitle: '''Stonewall'''.
* WhiteMaleLead: The movie features a white male protagonist, but his second-lead drag queen boyfriend is Hispanic, and another second-lead drag queen is African-American.

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