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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is a low budget film, ($1.5 million), that has a strong and moving story line played by a great cast. This is a film that will make you cry. The story is set against the backdrop of America at the time when HIV and Aids started to become noticed. We follow a group of friends and lovers through the next decade or so and watch with heartache as several of them succumb to HIV and Aids. This film is so much more than what I can put into words here. If your looking for a film that will move you, then this is it.
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
This was the first gay-themed film that I saw and what a great film it is too. It follows the life and times of a group of gay friends from when AIDS first comes to prominence, where it is seen by many as being a 'gay cancer' and then you see the reactions of these people as the disease begins to take hold and how it affects each character.
Bruce Davison's acting is first-rate and him along with the others, take the usual one-dimensional and atypical gay character and bring them to life, with all the accompanying thoughts, feelings and fears that they have as time progresses. This is a landmark gay film and a must see for anyone wanting a more full and rounded version of events than that which is most often portrayed by Hollywood. Great stuff!
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
By Sock Monkey
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I love this film so much. It follows the lives of several gay men and the impact that AIDS has on them all.
The film opens with the main characters waking up on 3 July 1981 and discovering the article in the New York Times which reports of a 'Rare Cancer found in Homosexuals'. This is against the backdrop of the 4th of July holiday and some of the cast partying on Fire Island in an age of what now seems complete inocence.
Each 'chapter' in the film picks the events from a random day in the following years until 1989. The intervening years have seen illness, the death of several characters and cynicism overwhelming the characters.
This is a strong ensemble cast. Its a wonderful film which was produced on a very small budget and managed to overcome problems in distribution.
I think this and 'And the Band Played On' are very good complimentary pieces to watch side by side.
The film opens with the main characters waking up on 3 July 1981 and discovering the article in the New York Times which reports of a 'Rare Cancer found in Homosexuals'. This is against the backdrop of the 4th of July holiday and some of the cast partying on Fire Island in an age of what now seems complete inocence.
Each 'chapter' in the film picks the events from a random day in the following years until 1989. The intervening years have seen illness, the death of several characters and cynicism overwhelming the characters.
This is a strong ensemble cast. Its a wonderful film which was produced on a very small budget and managed to overcome problems in distribution.
I think this and 'And the Band Played On' are very good complimentary pieces to watch side by side.
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