a gay couple ( rex harrison and richard burton ) in 1960s england . burton be a hairdresser ( of course ) and harrison be an actor . they complain nonstop and tear each other apart verbally and dress horribly and hate their mother and be depress and full of self loathing . i suppose this be revolutionary in 1969 but it horribly offensive today . the movie be subtitle a sad gay story . the script be dull and the film look horrible and the actor . harrison mince around and preen so much i get very angry a sick and disgraceful performance . i heard he wasn not too proud of it either . burton be actually ok he bring some dignity to his role . but this film be a total waste of time . it just show gay men a be pathetic lonely creature and be very condescend . offensiveness aside it sleep induce i keep doze off . sick and depressing and homophobic . there no reason to see this . make boy in the band look like a comedy . dudley moore do the music .