Longtime Companion (1990)
- Starring:
- Bruce Davison, Campbell Scott, (more)
- Director(s):
- Norman Rene
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Category:
- Drama
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At the time of Longtime Companion's release in 1990, the devastating disease of AIDS was seen as a mysterious and deadly scourge, replete with rumors, lies, and panic. As the first narrative film to examine the AIDS epidemic, screenwriter Craig Lucas and director Norman René place the disease in an historical context, dramatizing the impact of the disease through time in a series of vignettes involving seven gay men. AIDS first made its presence felt surreptitiously, as an article in The New York Times reported on a rare cancer attacking gay men called Karposi's syndrome. Then the Village Voice began a series of in-depth articles concerning a "gay plague" which later became known as AIDS. The film follows the AIDS crisis through the lives of the seven main characters so that they are only aware of AIDS in the historical framework of each episode. The characters include former gay couple Willy (Campbell Scott) and John (Dermot Mulroney), first seen partying at a Fire Island club, who don't pay much attention to the mysterious article in The New York Times but become intimately effected by the disease. There is also Sean (Mark Lamos), a soap opera writer whose mind is slowly deteriorating because of the disease, and his supportive friend David (Bruce Davidson). ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 100 mins
Complete Cast:
- Bruce Davison - David
- Stephen Caffrey - Fuzzy
- Patrick Cassidy - Howard
- John Dossett - Paul
- Dermot Mulroney - John
- Keith Charles - Martin
- David Drake - GMHC Volunteer
- Joyce Reehling - Office Worker
- Brad O'Hare - Waiter
- Tanya Berezin - Office Manager
- Michael Schoeffling - Michael
- Robert Joy - Ron
- Annie Golden - Herion Addict
- Tony Shalhoub - Paul's Doctor
- Campbell Scott - Willy
- Mark Lamos - Sean
- Mary-Louise Parker - Lisa
- Brian Cousins - Bob
- Brad O'Hara - Alec
- Dan Butler - Walter
- Welker White - Pochelle
- Philip Moon - Restaurant Bartender
- Michael Carmine - Alberto
- Margo Skinner - Casting Director
- Kelly Connell - Man with Soap Script
- Hazel Medina - Triage Nurse
- Freda Foh Shen - Nurse with Addict
- Marceline Hugot - Soap Opera Reader
- Director(s):
- Norman Rene
- Writer(s):
- Craig Lucas
- Producer(s):
- Stan Wlodkowski, Lidsay Law, Lydia Dean Pilcher
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Sexual Situations, Not For Children, Adult Situations, Nudity)
- Categories:
- Drama
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- 1990 - Longtime Companion - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
- 1990 - Longtime Companion - Independent Spirit Awards - Best Supporting Actor
- 1989 - Longtime Companion - National Society of Film Critics - Best Supporting Actor
- 1990 - Longtime Companion - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Supporting Actor
- 1989 - Longtime Companion - Sundance Film Festival - Audience Award
- 1989 - Longtime Companion - Sundance Film Festival - Audience Award
- 1989 - Longtime Companion - Sundance Film Festival - Audience Award
