"Further Tales of the City" (2001) TV mini-series

Director:

Pierre Gang

Writers:

James Lecesne (screenplay)
Armistead Maupin (novel)

Release Date:

6 May 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Romance

Plot:

This third installment to "Tales of the City" finds Mary Ann Singleton struggling to advance in her new career as a TV personality...

Plot Keywords:

Secret Identity | Nudity | Gay Friend | Lesbian | Matriarch

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 6 nominations

Cast

Olympia Dukakis	...	Mrs. Anna Madrigal
Paul Hopkins	...	Michael 'Mouse' Tolliver
Laura Linney	...	Mary Ann Singleton
Barbara Garrick	...	Deirdre 'DeDe' Ligon Halcyon Day
Jackie Burroughs	...	Mona 'Mother Mucca' Ramsey
Mary Kay Place	...	Prue Giroux
Bruce McCulloch	...	Father Sean 'Paddy' P. Starr
Whip Hubley	...	Brian Hawkins
Diana Leblanc	...	Frances 'Frannie' Alicia Ligon Halcyon
Sandra Oh	...	Bambi Kanetaka
Joel Grey	...	Guido
John McMartin	...	Royal Reichenbach
Jackie Richardson	...	Emma Ravenel
Parker Posey	...	Connie Bradshaw Fetzner
John Robinson	...	Cage Tyler

Also Known As:

Armistead Maupin's Further Tales of the City (USA) (complete title)

Runtime:

180 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company:

Productions Bleu Blanc Rouge

Trivia:

The movie that Brian is watching when Jennifer Rabinowitz sits down next to him is the French film "La Cage Aux Folles."

Movie Connections:

Spin off The Night Listener (2006)

A Continuing Treat

You have to start at the beginning, so I'd suggest watching Tales of the City and More Tales of the City first. These mini-series are based on a six part series of books by Armistead Maupin. Maupin began writing these stories for a San Francisco newspaper in the 1970's. They became the Tales of the City book series. And in the early 1990's, he started serializing them for the small (TV) screen. I've watched all three of these films over and over again. They are (like the books) like getting a really juicy letter from an old friend you've been aching to hear from. This third installment is shorter than the previous, but packs in a great storyline and lots of fun. All of the actors from the 2nd Tales are back for more mystery and romance. The best thing about Maupin's stories for the new millennium is that he was the first author to integrate gay and straight characters into a novel and then watch them grow and age together as a family throughout the six books. For the cinema, this is still a HUGE leap. For those of us who've been living in reality, it's our world come to life. I'm anxiously awaiting the fourth book, Babycakes to be made into a mini-series, but in the meantime I watch Mrs. Madigal, Michael, MaryAnn, Brian and all their extended family look for love and excitement in late 1970's San Francisco.