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Longtime Companion (1989) | Slate

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Rated 6.7 on TMDB

Longtime Companion

…a motion picture for everyone

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.

Released: 1989
Runtime: 1h 39m
Rated: R
Genres: Drama, Romance
Country: United States of America
Language: English

Direction and writing

Norman RenéDirector

CL

Craig LucasWriter

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Cast

Bruce DavisonDavid
Campbell ScottWilly
Patrick CassidyHoward

Mary-Louise ParkerLisa
Stephen CaffreyFuzzy
Dermot MulroneyJohn
John DossettPaul
Michael SchoefflingMichael

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