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Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes92%
Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do.
78 audience votes
Key crew
- Norman RenéDirector
- Greg De BellesOriginal Music Composer
- Craig LucasWriter
Cast
- Bruce DavisonDavid
- Campbell ScottWilly
- Patrick CassidyHoward
- Mary-Louise ParkerLisa
- Stephen CaffreyFuzzy
- Dermot MulroneyJohn
- John DossettPaul
- Michael SchoefflingMichael
- Brian CousinsBob
- Mark LamosSean
- Tanya BerezinOffice Manager
- Welker WhiteRochelle