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21 September 1990 (UK) morePlot:
Perhaps the first film to put a human face on the AIDS epidemic, Longtime Companion follows the lives... more | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 6 wins & 4 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(8 articles)
The 50 Best Gay Movies (2009) (From AfterElton.com. 13 September 2009, 5:40 PM, PDT)
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Compact, straightforward drama with an extremely rich and emotional finale more (36 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Campbell Scott | ... | Willy | |
| Patrick Cassidy | ... | Howard | |
| John Dossett | ... | Paul | |
| Mary-Louise Parker | ... | Lisa | |
| Stephen Caffrey | ... | Fuzzy | |
| Tanya Berezin | ... | Office Manager | |
| Welker White | ... | Rochelle | |
| Michael Piontek | ... | Office Worker | |
| Joyce Reehling | ... | Office Worker | |
| Bruce Davison | ... | David | |
| Mark Lamos | ... | Sean | |
| Dermot Mulroney | ... | John | |
| Michael Schoeffling | ... | Michael | |
| Brian Cousins | ... | Bob | |
| Marceline Hugot | ... | Soap Opera Reader |
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96 min (approx)Country:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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The title refers to the only way that newspapers at the time would allow a gay man's lover to be listed in an obituary. moreGoofs:
Factual errors: In the movie, July 3, 1981 is shown to be a Sunday: everyone is reading the news about a new cancer among gay men and they're doing so in the Times Sunday paper. In fact, July 3, 1981 was a Friday. moreSoundtrack:
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Craig Lucas adapted his own play about the confusion and panic over the on-set of the AIDS disease in the early 1980s, as seen through the lives of a circle of gay men in New York. Lucas dives headfirst into the story with minimal introductions, pinpointing the initial awareness of AIDS and the different reactions to personal crises; he doesn't get into the anger--the rage--of the illness, but instead focuses on the quiet sorrow, giving the film a somewhat soft, blurry edge (it isn't a preachy film, which is good, but neither it is gripping). The wonderful cast of actors (with kudos to Mary-Louise Parker as the proverbial indefatigable gal-pal) provides warmth and emotion even as Lucas' screenplay takes curious short-cuts. The early scenes aren't shaped, and much of the handling seems static. However, as we come to know these men, the picture's obvious good-intentions give way to moving human drama, leading to a conclusion which transcends sentiment. It's a sure-footed sequence, exceptionally well done. *** from ****