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Director:
Roger Spottiswoode
Writers (WGA):
Randy Shilts (book)
Arnold Schulman (teleplay)
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Release Date:
11 September 1993 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
A threat no one dared face. A word no one wanted to speak. A fight for many, fought by few.
Plot:
The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 9 wins & 19 nominations more
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(5 articles)
Director Roman Polanski Arrested in Switzerland
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Lionsgate Dumps Joel Schumacher's Blood Creek into Theatres ... Today.
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User Comments:
If you don't remember the start of the epidemic, don't comment on the movie.... more (47 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Matthew Modine ... Dr. Don Francis

Alan Alda ... Dr. Robert Gallo

Patrick Bauchau ... Dr. Luc Montagnier
Nathalie Baye ... Dr. Françoise Barre

Christian Clemenson ... Dr. Dale Lawrence

David Clennon ... Mr. Johnstone

Phil Collins ... Eddie Papasano

Bud Cort ... Antique shop owner

Alex Courtney ... Dr. Mika Popovic
David Dukes ... Dr. Mervyn Silverman

Richard Gere ... The Choreographer
David Marshall Grant ... Dennis Seeley

Ronald Guttman ... Dr. Jean-Claude Chermann

Glenne Headly ... Dr. Mary Guinan

Anjelica Huston ... Dr. Betsy Reisz
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Additional Details

Runtime:
141 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | French | Danish
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby

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Trivia:
Mary Guinan, the role played by Glenne Headly, was Nevada's State Health Officer in the early 2000s. She has since retired. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: This movie is set early 1980s, but there is a box of Wheatables from the early 1990s on the coffee table. more
Quotes:
Dr. Don Francis: This may be the first epidemic in history of which no one officially died. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Chicago Hope: ...And the Hand Played On (#4.5)" (1997) more
Soundtrack:
The Last Song more

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If you don't remember the start of the epidemic, don't comment on the movie...., 20 August 2006
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Author: amhutchinson from United States

I've read far too many reviews of this movie that just don't seem to get it, even if they did enjoy the film. The purpose of the movie was precisely to show how the AIDS epidemics reached the stages that it did before anything was done, and how the Doctors, researchers and even the federal government and the CDC contributed as much to the progression of the disease as they did to discovering it. To state that this presentation, while not quite showing as much regarding the suffering of the early AIDS patients in some way makes "less of an impact" than it may have otherwise, is to basically state that you have no concept of what the purpose of the movie was! Anyone who actually WAS around when the AIDS crisis began can remember getting blood tests for Hepatitis, then something called HTLV III, then HIV, all with no explanation or understanding as to why. And that was only if you were giving blood! They misconceptions and fears passed on from scientists themselves made it far more difficult to actually understand what it was and how to be safe. This movie explained far better than any other resource exactly what was going on during a time when those of us who WERE alive were getting no answers at all.

So, if you're going to comment on a movie, make sure you have some idea of what the purpose of the film is before questioning the point of view of the film. This is quite possibly one of the most important films of the past twenty years BECAUSE of its point of view.

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