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Longtime Companion (1989)
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The emergence and devastation of the AIDS epidemic is chronicled in the lives of several gay men living during the 1980s. Director:Norman RenéWriter:Craig Lucas |
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Willy
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Howard
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John Dossett | ... |
Paul
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| Mary-Louise Parker | ... |
Lisa
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Stephen Caffrey | ... |
Fuzzy
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Tanya Berezin | ... |
Office Manager
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| Welker White | ... |
Rochelle
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Michael Piontek | ... |
Office Worker
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Joyce Reehling | ... |
Office Worker
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Bruce Davison | ... | |
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Mark Lamos | ... |
Sean
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| Dermot Mulroney | ... |
John
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Michael Schoeffling | ... |
Michael
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| Brian Cousins | ... |
Bob
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Marceline Hugot | ... |
Soap Opera Reader
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Perhaps the first film to put a human face on the AIDS epidemic, Longtime Companion follows the lives of a small circle of friends from the first mention of the disease in the New York Times in 1981. First referred to as "Gay-Related-Immune-Disorder," we watch the effect of the disease as it devastates the lives of our protagonists. Jumping between Manhattan and Fire Island, vignettes carry us from the it-couldn't-happen-to-me mentality of the early days of the disease to the invasive effect it has had on all of our lives, today. The title of the film comes from the New York Times' refusal to acknowledge homosexual relationships in their obituary section during this period. Instead, survivors were referred to as "Longtime Companions" of the deceased. Written by Mark Fleetwood <mfleetwo@mail.coin.missouri.edu>
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Che mi dici di Willy? See more »Box Office
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Written by Kimberley Rew
Performed by Katrina & The Waves (as Katrina and the Waves)
Published by EMI Music
Courtesy of Capitol Records See 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. See more »Goofs
Anachronisms: In a scene set in April, 1982, reference is made to William Hurt playing a homosexual, obviously referring to Kiss of the Spider Woman, which wasn't released until July, 1985. See more »Soundtracks
"Walking on Sunshine"Written by Kimberley Rew
Performed by Katrina & The Waves (as Katrina and the Waves)
Published by EMI Music
Courtesy of Capitol Records See more »
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