Bobby Griffith was his mother's favorite son, the perfect all-American boy growing up under deeply religious influences in Walnut Creek, California. Bobby was also gay. Struggling with a conflict no one knew of, much less understood, Bobby finally came out to his family.
Acting
Weaver's Oscar-nominated transformation from denial to advocacy.
Writing
True story adapted with devastating restraint by *Brokeback* team.
Director
Russell Mulcahy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Mary Griffith became one of PFLAG's most requested speakers; she attended the premiere and reportedly wept through the entire screening.
Released the same year as California's Prop 8 battle, the film became a stealth organizing tool for marriage equality activists who screened it at churches.
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