IMDb > Sweet Jane (1998)

Sweet Jane (1998) More at IMDbPro »


Overview

User Rating:
7.0/10   256 votes
MOVIEmeter: ?
Up 3% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Director:
Writer:
Joe Gayton (writer)
Genre:
Plot:
Jane, an HIV-positive heroin addict, meets Tony, a young AIDS victim with no family, and the two form a bond. full summary | full synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
Marley Shelton: Red Hot!
 (From People - CelebrityBabies. 6 August 2009, 12:00 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
Touching and Heartbreaking more (10 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Samantha Mathis ... Jane

Barbara Pilavin ... Old Woman Patient

Kimberly Scott ... Dr. Gordon

Joseph Gordon-Levitt ... Tony

Derek Webster ... Darryl

Nicki Micheaux ... Martielle

Phil Fondacaro ... Bob
Russell Gray ... Silhouette
Mary Woronov ... Sales Lady
Rex Ryan ... Clemenzo

Bud Cort ... Dr. Geiler
Daniel Roebuck ... Kellygreen

Gary Bullock ... Figure

William McNamara ... Stan Bleeker
Milton Quon ... Korean Clerk
more
Create a character page for: ?

Additional Details

Also Known As:
Lepers (USA) (working title)
more
Runtime:
83 min
Country:
Language:
Color:
Sound Mix:

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Jane: It's okay. I'm just gonna wash your hair.
Tony: [embarrassed that Jane is watching him take a bath] I'll wash my own hair.
Jane: C'mon, let me. I used to be a hairdresser once.
Tony: Yeah?
Jane: Yeah.
Tony: So, you didn't always do nasty stuff for a job?
Jane: No, not always.
Tony: That's good. That stuff's like underneath you, you know?
Jane: Thank you.
Tony: Don't mention it.
more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Mulholland Dr. (2001) more

FAQ

This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.
6 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Touching and Heartbreaking, 10 January 2009
8/10
Author: Claudio Carvalho from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

After another OD, the junkie Jane (Samantha Mathis) finds that she is HIV-positive. When she leaves the hospital trying to raise money for a dose of heroin, she is followed by the fifteen year-old Tony (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), who protects her in difficult situations. The boy helps her to get free of her addiction, and she finds that he is alone without a family and terminal with AIDS. They get close to each other and form a firm bond.

"Sweet Jane" is a touching and heartbreaking low-budget movie, supported by a realistic melodramatic story of addiction, friendship, illness and redemption and magnificent performances of Samantha Mathis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. The plot is very simple and beautiful and works perfectly, based on two opposite characters that have in common a lethal disease. Jane comes from the upper-class, went to college supported by her parents, but lost everything with her addiction and is a cold person, without loving any person. Tony is an orphan born with HIV transmitted by his father to his mother, has no education but common-sense. He follows Jane believing she is an angel, but in the end he actually becomes her guard-angel, saving Jane from the drugs and making her a better woman. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Vivendo no Limite" ("Living in the Edge")

Was the above comment useful to you?
more (10 total)

Message Boards

Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for Sweet Jane (1998)
Recent Posts (updated daily)User
i loved this movie absinthe33
Samantha mathis xxfallenxx-1
The comment no one will probably ever see... person001
more

Recommendations

If you enjoyed this title, our database also recommends:
- - - - -
The Basketball Diaries Requiem for a Dream Piñero Candy Fathers and Sons
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
Show more recommendations

Related Links

Full cast and crew Company credits External reviews
News articles IMDb Drama section IMDb USA section
Add this title to MyMovies

You may report errors and omissions on this page to the IMDb database managers. They will be examined and if approved will be included in a future update. Clicking the 'Update' button will take you through a step-by-step process.