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The Cure (1995)

 -  Drama  -  21 April 1995 (USA)
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Dexter, age 11, who has AIDS, and his next door neighbor Eric, a little older and much bigger, become best friends. Eric also becomes closer to Dexter's mother than to his own, who is ... See full summary »

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Tyler
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Mona Powell ...
Tyler's Girlfriend
Andrew Broder ...
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Rosemary Corman ...
Elderly Woman in Street
T. Mychael Rambo ...
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David Alan Smith ...
Garbageman #2
Delia Jurek ...
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Fran Korba ...
Elderly Women in Market
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Dexter, age 11, who has AIDS, and his next door neighbor Eric, a little older and much bigger, become best friends. Eric also becomes closer to Dexter's mother than to his own, who is neglectful and bigoted and violently forbids their friendship upon learning of it. When they read that a doctor in distant New Orleans claims to have found a cure for AIDS, the boys leave home on their own, planning to float down the Mississippi river and find him. Written by Paul Emmons <pemmons@wcupa.edu>

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Two boys found a way to make one summer last a lifetime.

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Rated PG-13 for emotional thematic elements, and for language | See all certifications »

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$2,568,429 (USA)
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The opening credits feature the track 'My Great Escape' by Marc Cohn. A prelude is also heard later in the movie. However, this track was not released on any medium other than the movie itself. See more »

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When they are on the river sailing to New Orleans, you see the same smoke stack in the background, even though days have passed. See more »

Quotes

Dexter: Have to eat my lunch now.
Erik: Why don't you just eat whenever you're hungry?
Dexter: 'Cause if I only ate when I was hungry, I wouldn't be here.
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Bruce Davison played the character of "Dr. Jenson", but was credited as Dr. Stevens. See more »

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Features 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) See more »

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"My Great Escape"
Written and Performed by Marc Cohn
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Great Film!
9 April 2006 | by (Philippines) – See all my reviews

Very nice movie! I was browsing the channels on my TV and I usually ignore the channels that air drama movies but then I saw this channel that airs old school movies and it is where I saw this movie. At first, when I saw the title "The Cure" I thought it's gonna be boring but then I got hooked when I saw Brad Renfro was in this movie (because of one of my favorite movie of all time is "The Client" where Brad also stars). Then the scenes was getting better and better. The story is so beautiful and very touching! I cried hard in this movie which I don't usually do. Great casting! and there are so many beautiful lines/quotes in this movie which is very striking and made me cry hard! Now, I bought my own copy on DVD and I always recommend it to everyone!


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