
Parting Glances(1986)
Michael and Robert, two gay men living in Brooklyn, spend their last day together before Robert leaves for Africa on work assignment. Michael still has feelings for his friend Nick, who has AIDS.


“How far would you go to stay alive?”
After attending his 23rd funeral for a friend with AIDS, Troy and his friends hatch a plan to steal the HIV drugs that they need. One sucessful heist leads to another and another until they have so much inventory they decide to begin their own community distribution program.

Paul Mercurio
Troy

Debi Mazar
Darcy

RuPaul
Duke

John Epperson
Harold

Lisa Waltz
Bones

Leland Orser
James

Paul Bartel
Fred the Pharmacist

Alan Boyce

David Andriole
Gerry Brandt

Margo Winkler
Helen
Red Ribbon Blues is a comedy, drama, crime film released in 1995 exploring themes of aids, heist, hiv, hiv/aids epidemic. Directed by Charles Winkler, it stars Paul Mercurio, Debi Mazar, RuPaul. After attending his 23rd funeral for a friend with AIDS, Troy and his friends hatch a plan to steal the HIV drugs that they need. One sucessful heist leads to another and another until they have so much inventory they decide to begin their own community distribution program.
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