The Broken Hearts Club: 25th Anniversary Celebration

0:00It's April 29th. Entertainment and celebrity news. Today starts now. AI-powered and trending. Wes Hollywood just marked the 25th anniversary of the gay rom-com classic, The Broken Hearts Club, with a big screening in the park. Stars like Billy Porter and Zach Braff join writer-director Greg Berlancy and producer Mickey Liddell for a panel right before the show. The 2000 film follows a tight crew of gay friends in L.A. dating love, heartbreak, and that dreaded 30th birthday. Porter plays the dramatic tailor-fresh off a breakup. Braff is the wide-eyed young Benji-chasing gym guys and the rest of the cast brings. Photographers, players, thinkers, and cynics to life through their Broken Hearts Club baseball team. Fans packed in for the laughs and stories as the stars spilled on the movie start and staying power. Porter got real about channeling personal beef into his big scenes, while Braff called out how bold it fell for straight actors to take on gay roles. Back then, Braff credited Berlancy for launching his career with his gig.

1:04His first major part after scrubs blew up soon after. Berlancy remembered shooting the whole thing in just 15 days back in September, hitting Sundance by January, knowing it was built to last. This event hit home on why the film mattered so much for queer folks, especially people of color who rarely saw themselves on screen like that. It's a reminder of how far we've come while celebrating those early wins.