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An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends
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An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends

1993-01-22 · 101 min · Not rated

Comedy · TV Movie · Documentary

On January 22, 1993 at the historic Castro Theater in San Francisco, Lily Tomlin, Robin Williams, Harvey Fierstein, Marga Gomez, and Lypsinka performed a one-night only benefit for the making of the film The Celluloid Closet, both directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman.

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Lily TomlinLily TomlinSelf / Ernestine / Judith Beasley / Mme Lupé / Others
Robin WilliamsRobin WilliamsSelf
John EppersonJohn EppersonSelf
Harvey FiersteinHarvey FiersteinSelf
Marga GómezMarga GómezSelf
Vito RussoVito RussoSelf

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