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Longtime Companion

Longtime Companion

…a motion picture for everyone

19896.71h 39m

Overview

During the summer of 1981, a group of friends in New York are completely unprepared for the onslaught of AIDS. What starts as a rumor about a mysterious "gay cancer" soon turns into a major crisis as, one by one, some of the friends begin to fall ill, leaving the others to panic about who will be next. As death takes its toll, the lives of these friends are forever redefined by an unconditional display of love, hope and courage.

Directed by Norman René
Written by Craig Lucas
Produced by Stan Wlodkowski
Box Office0Revenue: $4.6M

Top Cast

Bruce Davison

Bruce Davison

David

Campbell Scott

Campbell Scott

Willy

Patrick Cassidy

Patrick Cassidy

Howard

Mary-Louise Parker

Mary-Louise Parker

Lisa

Stephen Caffrey

Stephen Caffrey

Fuzzy

Dermot Mulroney

Dermot Mulroney

John

John Dossett

John Dossett

Paul

Michael Schoeffling

Michael Schoeffling

Michael

Brian Cousins

Brian Cousins

Bob

M

Mark Lamos

Sean

Themes & Keywords

aidspoliticshomophobiahivdeath of loverlgbtmanhattan, new york cityfire islandviruspandemic1980spersonal trainerdeadly diseasegay theme

About Longtime Companion

Longtime Companion is a drama, romance film released in 1989 exploring themes of aids, politics, homophobia, hiv, death of lover, lgbt. Directed by Norman René, it stars Bruce Davison, Campbell Scott, Patrick Cassidy. During the summer of 1981, a group of friends in New York are completely unprepared for the onslaught of AIDS. What starts as a rumor about a mysterious "gay cancer" soon turns into a major crisis as, one by one, some of the friends begin to fall ill, leaving the others to panic about who will be next. As death takes its toll, the lives of these friends are forever redefined by an unconditional display of love, hope and courage.

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