Storyline
The plot revolves around the 1969 Stonewall Riots, the violent clash that kicked off the gay rights movement in New York City. The drama centers on Danny Winters, who flees to New York, leaving behind his sister. He finds his way to the Stonewall Inn, where he meets Trevor before catching the eye of Ed Murphy, manager of the Stonewall. He colludes with corrupt police and exploits homeless youth.The Buzz: We totally understand why, after years of making special effects heavy blockbuster movies, that Roland Emmerich would want to make a smaller, narrative driven project that means something to him as an out gay man. But the decision to frame a story about the Stonewall Inn riots around Jeremy Irvine's lily white, fresh-off-the-Port-Authority-bus character was ill advised, and it'll be tough for the movie to rise above the pre-release backlash. The initial look at the movie went down the wrong tube with pretty much everyone familiar with Stonewall, a happening that's never far from people's minds; in fact, one of the riot's best known figures, Marsha P. Johnson, has enjoyed a posthumous resurgence in popularity over the last few years. There's an excellent free documentary on her available on YouTube, FYI.
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