cigarette smoking   jealousy   adoption   what happened to epilogue   vomit   baldness   character name in title   mansion   wig   homosexual   crying   flashback   male nudity   1980s   bathtub   poodle   piano   las vegas nevada   scene during end credits   religion   1960s   masochist   stage   kissing   cocaine   gay interest   hot tub   magician   gay   catholic   mustache   book   year 1977   year 1979   gay sex   mentor   catholic guilt   based on autobiography   washed up star   gay kiss   celebrity   homophobia   nun   closeted homosexual   break up   candelabra   pianist   gay couple   extravagance   plastic surgery   gay stereotype   slapstick   gay lead character   kennedy assassination   store   belief in god   gay bar   religious   bisexual man   desensitization   visit   aids   reference to john f. kennedy   shared bed   shared bath   boyfriend boyfriend relationship   tradition versus modernity   gay pornography   glamour   charlatan   gay relationship   caught kissing   year 1986   cigarette   cheat   neglectful father   old school magic   reference to criss angel   retired   vegas   bisexual male   homosexual couple   liberace   reference to adonis   reference to chopin   reference to judy garland   reference to merle oberon   reference to sid luft   reference to sonja henie   reference to walter pidgeon   rhinestone   showbusiness   showman   year 1981   watching porn   year 1984   dog   death of title character   funeral   death   hospital   gay slur   1970s   mother son relationship   showdown   male rear nudity   telephone call   kiss   singer   older man younger man relationship   swimming pool   vomiting   bald man   drugs   death of mother