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The Cure

  • 19951995
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 37m
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7.7/10
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Brad Renfro and Joseph Mazzello in The Cure (1995)
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Erik, a loner, finds a friend in Dexter, an eleven-year-old boy with AIDS. They vow to find a cure for AIDS together and save Dexter's life in an eventful summer.Erik, a loner, finds a friend in Dexter, an eleven-year-old boy with AIDS. They vow to find a cure for AIDS together and save Dexter's life in an eventful summer.Erik, a loner, finds a friend in Dexter, an eleven-year-old boy with AIDS. They vow to find a cure for AIDS together and save Dexter's life in an eventful summer.
IMDb RATING
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10K
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    • Peter Horton
    • Robert Kuhn
  • Stars
    • Joseph Mazzello
    • Brad Renfro
    • Aeryk Egan
    • Peter Horton
    • Robert Kuhn
  • Stars
    • Joseph Mazzello
    • Brad Renfro
    • Aeryk Egan
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    • 78User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
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    Joseph Mazzello and Annabella Sciorra in The Cure (1995)
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    Annabella Sciorra in The Cure (1995)
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    Joseph Mazzello and Annabella Sciorra in The Cure (1995)
    Brad Renfro and Diana Scarwid in The Cure (1995)
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    Joseph Mazzello
    Joseph Mazzello
    • Dexter
    Brad Renfro
    Brad Renfro
    • Erik
    Aeryk Egan
    • Tyler
    Delphine French
    • Tyler's Girlfriend
    Mona Powell
    • Tyler's Girlfriend
    Andrew Broder
    • Tyler's Buddy
    Jeremy Howard
    Jeremy Howard
    • Tyler's Buddy #2
    Annabella Sciorra
    Annabella Sciorra
    • Linda
    Diana Scarwid
    Diana Scarwid
    • Gail
    Rosemary Corman
    • Elderly Woman in Street
    T. Mychael Rambo
    • Garbageman #1
    David Alan Smith
    David Alan Smith
    • Garbageman #2
    Delia Jurek
    • Angry Woman
    Fran Korba
    • Elderly Women in Market
    John Carroll Lynch
    John Carroll Lynch
    • Skipper #1
    • (as John Lynch)
    John Beasley
    John Beasley
    • Skipper #2
    Raymond Nelson
    • Skipper #3
    Scott Stockton
    • Skipper #4
      • Peter Horton
      • Robert Kuhn
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      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.
    • Goofs
      When Dexter's mum is asking Erik about his girlfriend, he has a tea towel in his hand. In the next shot, the tea towel has disappeared altogether.
    • Quotes

      Dexter: Suppose you kept going another 18 billion light years, what if there's nothing out there? Suppose you kept going another trillion times further, so far out you see nothing. The light from the universe would be fainter than the faintest star. Infinitely cold. Infinitely dark. Sometimes if I wake up and it's dark, I get really scared, like I'm out there and I'm never coming back.

      Erik: Here, hold onto this when you sleep. And if you wake up and you're scared, you'll say, "Wait a minute. I'm holding Eric's shoe. Why the hell would I be holding some smelly basketball shoe a trillion light years from the universe? I must be here on earth, safe in my sleeping bag, and Eric must be close by."

    • Crazy credits
      Renée Humphrey's character was named 'Angel', although her tattoo was misspelled as 'Angle', so she's credited as the latter instead of 'Angel'.
    • Connections
      Features 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
    • Soundtracks
      My Great Escape
      Written and Performed by Marc Cohn

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    Incredible film, acting is superb
    The Cure is a great movie, the only drawback being the short length. The acting is amazing and the direction is great. Joseph Mazzello (Radio Flyer, Shadowlands) and Brad Renfro (The Client) delivered career best (and still best) performances and Annabella Sciorra (Hand that Rocks the Cradle) was good playing Dexter's (Mazzello) mom.
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    • Why does Erik throw the rock?

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    • Release date
      • April 21, 1995 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • 805 1st Street South, Stillwater, Minnesota, USA
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Island World
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    • 1 hour 37 minutes
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