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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:
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 9 wins & 19 nominations more
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(5 articles)
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"It may seem a little hopeless." ... "That's because it is." 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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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:
Produced despite heavy misgivings in the film industry. When film star Richard Gere accepted a small role, he broke the taboos - at grave risk to his career - about both the subject and major film stars taking small parts in TV productions. Subsequently Steve Martin, Alan Alda, Phil Collins and Anjelica Huston were willing to appear. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: One scene opens in New York City, in January 1985. The shot is a fly-by of the Statue of Liberty. But in 1985, the Statue was surrounded by scaffolding. more
Quotes:
Dr. Mary Guinan: How long has it been.
Dr. Don Francis: Small pox, India.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Chicago Hope: ...And the Hand Played On (#4.5)" (1997) more
Soundtrack:
Play the Game more

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"It may seem a little hopeless." ... "That's because it is.", 15 September 2007
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Author: moonspinner55 from redlands, ca

American doctors from the under-funded Center for Disease Control scramble to figure out the origin of--and the causes behind--the alarming rate of homosexual male deaths in the early 1980s; as a fatal strain of pneumonia and hepatitis B cases begin appearing, as Reagan-era Washington apparently vetoes the mysterious disease as non-newsworthy, and as the gay community (shown as not one radically adept at helping their own cause) label the early cases as products of the Gay Cancer, the CDC battles with the Blood Industry in coming up with an inexpensive way of filtering out contaminated blood. Adaptation of Randy Shilts' frightening, groundbreaking book was seemingly an impossible undertaking, yet HBO Films and co-producer Aaron Spelling manage to lay all Shilts' information out adroitly and adeptly, with some of the character interaction awkwardly interjected but with most of the principal players doing very well with technical roles. Alan Alda positively revels in the opportunity to play sniveling medical scientist Dr. Robert Gallo, who felt usurped when French scientists initially gained prestige for isolating the virus; as Dr. Mary Guinan, Glenne Headly does some of the best work of her career (while interviewing a sexually promiscuous airline steward, one of the earliest men to fall prey to the disease, Headly is remarkably natural and charming); and Saul Rubinek as Dr. Curran, who initiates the investigation and helps sort out all the jargon, is in masterful form. Some of the high-profile cameos aren't shaped for much satisfaction--they stick out as artifices--such as Richard Gere's bit as a stricken choreographer (it is commendable that Gere is here, yet his movie star aura looms larger than his part). The film isn't compact--it isn't a quick-fix wallow or a time-filler--it is a serious, frustrating, angry movie with no easy answers. And that's as it should be.

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