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| Directed by | Christopher Ashley |
| Produced by | Mark Balsam Mitchell Maxwell Victoria Maxwell |
| Written by | Paul Rudnick |
| Starring | Steven Weber Michael T. Weiss Patrick Stewart Bryan Batt Sigourney Weaver |
| Release date(s) | 1995 |
| Running time | 94 minutes |
| Language | English |
Jeffrey is a 1995 American gay romantic comedy movie directed by Christopher Ashley. Paul M Rudnick (born 29 December 1957) is a Playwright, Screenwriter and Novelist. Steven Weber (born March 4, 1961) is an American Actor. Biography Early life Steven Robert Weber was born in Michael Terry Weiss (born February 2 1962 in Chicago Illinois Patrick Hewes Stewart, OBE (born 13 July 1940 is an English Film, Television and stage Actor. Bryan Batt (born March 1, 1963, in New Orleans Louisiana) is an American Actor known mostly for his theater work but he has had a Sigourney Weaver (born October 8, 1949) is an Academy Award -nominated American actress, best known for her roles as Lt The year 1995 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The year 1995 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In the English language, gay is an Adjective that in modern usage refers to Homosexuality. It is based on a play by Paul Rudnick, who also wrote the screenplay. Paul M Rudnick (born 29 December 1957) is a Playwright, Screenwriter and Novelist.
Plot
The story takes place in Manhattan during the height of the AIDS epidemic and revolves around the title character (Steven Weber), a gay man who has sworn off sex because of it. Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York Steven Weber (born March 4, 1961) is an American Actor. Biography Early life Steven Robert Weber was born in Almost immediately thereafter he meets Steve Howard (Michael T. Weiss), a hunky, charming HIV+ man. Michael Terry Weiss (born February 2 1962 in Chicago Illinois Human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV) is a Lentivirus (a member of the Retrovirus family that can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome He then experiences an emotional conflict as he must face his fear in order to accept love. The movie features cameos by Olympia Dukakis, Gregory Jbara, Nathan Lane, Ethan Phillips and Sigourney Weaver; Christine Baranski has a small but memorable role as the socialite hostess of a fundraiser that (in Jeffrey's imagination) turns into a cater-waiter hoedown orgy. Olympia Dukakis (Ολυμπία Δουκάκη born June 20, 1931) is an American actress. Gregory Jbara (born September 28, 1961, Westland Michigan) is an American film television and stage actor of Lebanese and Irish descent Joseph “Nathan” Lane (born February 3, 1956) is a two-time Tony and Emmy Award-winning American actor of the stage and screen Ethan Phillips (born February 8, 1955) is an American Actor, Playwright and Author. Sigourney Weaver (born October 8, 1949) is an Academy Award -nominated American actress, best known for her roles as Lt Christine Jane Baranski (born May 2, 1952) is an Emmy - SAG - Tony - and Drama Desk award-winning American It co-stars Patrick Stewart as Sterling, an older gay decorator whose partner (Bryan Batt) dies of AIDS complications. Patrick Hewes Stewart, OBE (born 13 July 1940 is an English Film, Television and stage Actor. Bryan Batt (born March 1, 1963, in New Orleans Louisiana) is an American Actor known mostly for his theater work but he has had a
Promotion
Notably the producers of the film were some of the first to utilize the internet as a form of promotion. There was a rudimentary web site established with a "Jeffrey Calling Card Sweepstakes. " The grand prize winner received a variety of memorabilia including a special calling card that, when reloaded with minutes, benefitted AmfAR. A telephone card, calling card or phone card for short is a small card usually resembling a Credit card, used to pay for Telephone services amfAR The Foundation for AIDS Research (formerly The American Foundation for AIDS Research) is an International Non-profit organization for HIV
External links
- Jeffrey at the Internet Movie Database
- MSN page for Jeffrey
- Logo page for Jeffrey
- Spanish page for Jeffrey
- Roger Ebert review
- On-set photos at GregoryJbara.com featuring Jbara, Weber, Dukakis, and Stewart
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