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7.4/10   2,305 votes
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Craig Lucas (written by)
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Release Date:
21 September 1990 (UK) more
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Plot:
Perhaps the first film to put a human face on the AIDS epidemic, Longtime Companion follows the lives... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 6 wins & 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(10 articles)
Screen Queens: Hollywood Does AIDS
 (From FilmExperience. 21 November 2009, 6:49 PM, PST)

Ion Airing 'A Golden Christmas'
 (From The Wrap. 17 November 2009, 11:27 AM, PST)

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Well acted film on A.I.D.S. 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)
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1.85 : 1 more
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In the poster art and DVD cover, the image of the guys walking on the beach has been altered - some might say censored. In the scene where the poster/cover image is taken from in the movie, the character "Fuzzy" is wearing an ACT-UP t-shirt that depicts two sailors kissing with the tag line that read "Read My Lips", a play on then President Bush's "Read My Lips, No New Taxes" slogan. In the cover art, the t-shirt graphic has been removed so that he only has a blank white t-shirt now. In the film scene, in contrast to the poster scene, "Fuzzy" also has shaved off his beard. more
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Anachronisms: In the segment marked, "July 3, 1981," people dance to the song "Do You Want to Funk?", released by Sylvester in 1982. more
Quotes:
Fuzzy: What do you think happens when we die?
Willy: We get to have sex again.
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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
Well acted film on A.I.D.S., 15 December 2001
Author: guil fisher from New York City, NY

Following in the footsteps of AN EARLY FROST, here is yet another film with an AIDS theme to reckon with. Unlike FORST [which actually dealt with a gay couple and their parents] this deals with the gay community and several lover relationships. What I like about this film, and I did like FROST, was the honesty in telling the story of relationships. We are introduced to a group of gay friends and their mates, who spend much time together in vacationing on Fire Island, the gay resort, and in the hospital visitng each other when stricken with the unknown disease that has become a plague amongst us today. The actors brought their own individual depth to each character. I couldn't find a bad performance in the lot. Notably Bruce Davison stands out. He brings such an understanding and compassion to his work. You really believe him as he becomes his partner's companion in the last days of his life. The scene when he tells him it's okay to leave, was awesome. How can you separate the good actors from acknowledgement. Campbell Scott and Stephen Caffrey, Patrick Cassidy [and that famous kissing scene on the soap he was acting in] gave such a wonderful scene when he's in his lover's hospital room and begins to break down. The face of his lover as he listens to him cry broke my heart. John Dossett, Mark Lamos and Dermot Mulroney [and I'm not sure what actor played what role] all gave so much honesty to their work. A great ensemble of players, a delicate and honest script about a controversial disease that has by this time taken the lives of millions of young people [gay and straight], excellent direction and well photographed, I highly recommend this to everybody to see. You'll come away with a different attitude about not only gay life, but the killing disease.

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