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The emergence and devastation of the AIDS epidemic is chronicled in the lives of several gay men living during the 1980s.The emergence and devastation of the AIDS epidemic is chronicled in the lives of several gay men living during the 1980s.The emergence and devastation of the AIDS epidemic is chronicled in the lives of several gay men living during the 1980s.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 6 wins & 6 nominations total
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- TriviaThe title refers to the only way that newspapers at the time would allow a gay man's lover to be listed in an obituary.
- GoofsIn the second act, dated April 1982, Howard and Paul are discussing how Howard will play one of the first gay characters in a daytime soap opera. Howard says it's fine for an actor like William Hurt to play a gay character but not him. He is obviously referring to Hurt's role in Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985), for which Hurt won an Academy Award for Best Actor. But that film came out in 1985, three years after the time in which this scene is set.
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The Human Face of AIDS
Longtime Companion chronicles the lives of a group of gay men during the 1980s. The focus of the film is AIDS, unknown to the men when the film opens in 1981, but by the end of the story in 1989, it has become the central defining event in the lives of the survivors. Shot in almost documentary style the story is told almost matter-of-factly. But the reality of the lives of the men in the story is not matter-of-fact; they are dying and dying in the prime of their lives. It's heart-rending. In this, the movie succeeds very well, raising awareness of the effects of AIDS, and putting a human face to its victims.
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- gbheron
- Sep 23, 2000
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Box office
- Budget
- $3,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $4,609,953
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $50,525
- May 13, 1990
- Gross worldwide
- $4,609,953
- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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