Coming Out Under Fire
“A TOUR DE FORCE!”
–C. Dixon Osburn, Executive Director
Servicemembers Legal Defense Network
DVD includes over 90 minutes of additional material and special features, including previously unreleased footage, 12-page viewer’s guide, and more.
“So gentle, graceful, and unexpectedly beautiful that you almost forget about the explosive power of its subject.”
–Howie Movshovitz, Denver Post
“Dramatic without being preachy, frank without being exploitative, Coming Out Under Fire is the most dignified sort of ammunition: cautioning the intolerant present with poignant tales from a tainted past.”
–Matt Roush, USA Today
“Terrifically Entertaining!”
–Michael Giltz, New York Magazine
Special Features:
- Additional interviews with four World War II veterans and the author of an official 1940s report criticizing the treatment of gays in the military.
- Extended scenes of the 1993 U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee Hearings on gays in the military. Highlights include arguments from former General Norman Schwarzkopf, Senators John Warner and Strom Thurmond, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and formal Colonel and openly lesbian soldier, Margarethe Cammermeyer, whose story was told in an NBC film starring Glen Close.
- Historical Documents Gallery, including details from World War II experiments to detect homosexuality in servicemembers: the “Drawing-A-Man Test” and the “Gag Reflex and Fellatio Test.”
- Production notes from the filmmaker, with photos from the set.
12-page Illustrated Viewer’s Guide:
- Essay by award-winning author/journalist Chris Bull, Washington Correspondence for the Advocate
- Historical Timeline on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”, from 1778 to present day
- Resource Guide
- Reading List
- List of other films and videos that deal with homosexuality and the U.S. Military
Music selections:
- Listen to music cues originally composed for Coming Out Under Fire, along with corresponding images from the film. A special feature allows you to hear the tracks singularly or all 11 tracks continuously without stopping.
- Read a short biography on Emmy Award-winning composer, Mark Adler, and his remarks on producing his score for the film.
Plus:
- Full-Length Theatrical Version
- Scene Selection
- Theatrical Trailer
DVD Main Menu
DVD Additional Interview
DVD Historical Document