The read
Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Nick, a gay, HIV-positive architect, begins to display severe symptoms of AIDS and makes preparations to kill himself before he is unable to function normally. He arranges a party to reconnect and say goodbye to his closest friends and his confused parents. But when his ex-partner, Brandon, a television director who left Nick when he was diagnosed with HIV, shows up, what was supposed to be a celebratory event becomes much more difficult for everyone.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes53%
Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do.
42 audience votes
Key crew
- Randal KleiserDirector
- Basil PoledourisOriginal Music Composer
- Randal KleiserWriter
Cast
- Eric RobertsNick Stark
- Gregory HarrisonBrandon Theis
- Lee GrantAmalia Stark
- Bruce DavisonRodney Bingham
- Olivia Newton-JohnLina Bingham
- Devon GummersallAndrew Bingham
- Marlee MatlinDaphne Stark
- Margaret ChoCharlene Lee
- George SegalPaul Stark
- Bronson PinchotMonty Tipton
- Roddy McDowallDamian Knowles
- Steve AntinZack Phillips
Stills
Themes
aidsterminal illnesshivdeathlgbtassisted suicidehiv/aids epidemic