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Longtime Companion
Directed by Norman René
Produced by Stan Wlodkowski
Lydia Dean Pilcher (co-producer)
Written by Craig Lucas
Starring Campbell Scott
Bruce Davison
Dermot Mulroney
Mary-Louise Parker
Patrick Cassidy
Music by Greg De Belles
Cinematography Tony C. Norman René (1951 - May 24, 1996) was an American theatre and Film director and Film producer who frequently collaborated Craig Lucas is an American Playwright, Screenwriter, Theatre director musical actor and film director Campbell Scott (born July 19 1961) is an American Actor, director, producer, and voice artist. Bruce Davison (born June 28, 1946) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actor and Filmmaker. Dermot Mulroney (born October 31, 1963) is an American Actor. Mary-Louise Parker (born August 2, 1964) is an American Tony - Emmy - and Golden Globe -winning actress Patrick Cassidy (born January 4 1962 in Los Angeles California) is an American actor best known for his roles in Musical theatre Jannelli
Editing by Katherine Wenning
Distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Company
Release date(s) May 11, 1990
Running time 96 minutes
Country USA
Language English
IMDb profile

Longtime Companion is a 1990 film with Bruce Davison, Campbell Scott, Patrick Cassidy, and Mary-Louise Parker. The Samuel Goldwyn Company was an Independent film company founded by Samuel Goldwyn Jr Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) 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 1990 in film involved some significant events Events CGI technique is expanded with motion capture for Bruce Davison (born June 28, 1946) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actor and Filmmaker. Campbell Scott (born July 19 1961) is an American Actor, director, producer, and voice artist. Patrick Cassidy (born January 4 1962 in Los Angeles California) is an American actor best known for his roles in Musical theatre Mary-Louise Parker (born August 2, 1964) is an American Tony - Emmy - and Golden Globe -winning actress The first wide-release theatrical film to deal with the subject of AIDS, the film takes its title from the words The New York Times then used to describe the surviving same-sex partner of someone who had died of AIDS.

Contents

Storyline

Longtime Companion chronicles the first years of the AIDS epidemic as seen through its impact on several gay men and the straight female best friend of one of them. The film is split into several sections identified by dates.

July 3, 1981

Willie (Scott) and his friend John (Mulroney) are spending time with couple David (Davison) and Sean (Mark Lamos) on Fire Island for the 4th of July . Mark Lamos (born March 10, 1946) is a Tony Award -winning American Theatre director, producer, and Actor Fire Island is a Barrier island, approximately 31 miles (50 km long and varying between approximately 0 Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Sean is a screenwriter for a soap opera. Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made A soap opera is an ongoing episodic work of Fiction, usually broadcast on Television or Radio. Back in the city, Howard (Patrick Cassidy) is preparing to audition for Sean's soap. Patrick Cassidy (born January 4 1962 in Los Angeles California) is an American actor best known for his roles in Musical theatre His boyfriend is Paul (John Dossett) and their next-door neighbor is Lisa (Parker), who is also friends with Fuzzy (Stephen Caffrey), a lawyer who represents Howard. John Dossett is an American Actor and Singer. Dossett's interest in a theatrical career began at Mount Pleasant High School in Wilmington

That morning, The New York Times publishes its first article about the rise of a new "gay cancer. Kaposi's sarcoma (KS is a tumor caused by Human herpesvirus 8 ( HHV8) also known as Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV " The news spreads as friends call each other. Some are immediately concerned, others dismissive. Willie meets Fuzzy at a tea dance later in the afternoon and they begin a relationship. A tea dance, or thé dansant ( literally dancing tea is an afternoon or early-evening dance Howard lands the role.

April 30, 1982

John is the first among the group to be diagnosed with the new disease, contracting pneumonia. Pneumocystis pneumonia ( PCP) is a form of Pneumonia caused by the yeast-like Fungus, Pneumocystis jirovecii (Jirovecii is pronounced Howard is given script pages in which his character is slated to become the first openly gay character on daytime television. He's very concerned about typecasting, fearing that by playing gay he won't be offered other sorts of parts. Willie and Fuzzy move in together.

John dies shortly after his admission to the hospital.

June 17, 1983

Willie, Fuzzy, Lisa, David and Sean gather back on Fire Island with friends Michael and Bob to watch Howard's character come out on the soap opera. Closeted Coming out (that is " coming out of the closet " describes the voluntary public announcement of one's Sexual orientation and/or Gender identity The group also discuss a sick neighbor who has become a pariah on the island. That evening, Sean and David argue over Sean's fears that he's going to get sick.

September 7, 1984

Paul is hospitalized with toxoplasmosis. Toxoplasmosis is a Parasitic disease caused by the Protozoan Toxoplasma gondii. Sean is also hospitalized. Willie visits Sean and is so terrified of becoming infected that he dons a surgical mask and protective gown and, when Sean kisses him on the neck, excuses himself to the bathroom to scrub the spot. Michael is also visiting Sean, bringing with him homeopathic remedies and a book by Louise Hay. This article has been the subject of edit wars and has been placed on probation Louise Hay (born October 8, 1926) is a motivational author and the founder of Hay House, a publishing company Howard visits Paul and breaks down sobbing.

March 22, 1985

Sean has deteriorated. David is helping with his writing and deceiving the studio into thinking that Sean is still able to work. Fuzzy tries to get Howard a movie role but the producer refuses to cast him because of the rumor that he has AIDS. Paul is back in the hospital following a seizure. David takes Sean for a walk but has to take him home when Sean urinates in a fountain. That night Willie catches Fuzzy checking himself for swollen glands and they talk about their fear of dying. "What do you think happens when we die?" Fuzzy asks. "We get to have sex again" is Willie's reply.

January 4, 1986

Sean has deteriorated to the point of near-catatonia and is in constant pain. He has to be strapped into his bed and has lost control of his bowels and bladder. After sending Sean's nurse on an errand, David sits with Sean and tells him that it's all right to let go, to stop fighting to stay alive. Sean dies. Willie and Lisa come by to help David and they pick out a suit for Sean to wear to be cremated. Fuzzy calls Gay Men's Health Crisis to find a funeral home. The Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC is a Non-profit, Volunteer -supported and community-based AIDS service organization that has led the United States In a rare moment of levity, Lisa and Willie stumble across a slinky red dress in Sean's closet and consider giving it to the undertaker. "What could they say," asks Willie, "if we said we knew him and we knew that's the way he wanted to be remembered?" Ultimately they decide against it, since "it needs a hat. "

The four go to a Chinese Restaurant to write Sean's obituary and include David as his "longtime companion. "

May 16, 1987

David has died and this is the day of his memorial service. Bob and Willie eulogize him. A eulogy is a speech or writing in Praise of a person or thing

September 10, 1988

Fuzzy and Lisa are volunteering answering phones at GMHC. Willie is a "buddy" to a GMHC client, Alberto.

Howard has been diagnosed as being HIV positive. HIV positive people are people who have the human immunodeficiency Virus HIV, the agent of the currently incurable disease AIDS. Although it's not mentioned, the presumption is that Paul has died. Howard exploits his remaining fame as a former soap opera star to raise money for AIDS causes by hosting a benefit which includes a performance of the Village People song YMCA performed in a pastiche of classical style. Village People are a concept Disco group formed in the late 1970s " YMCA " is a 1978 song by the Village People which became a hit in January 1979

July 19, 1989

Willie, Fuzzy and Lisa walk along the beach. While it is again unstated, the presumption is that Howard has died. They talk about an upcoming ACT UP demonstration. ACT UP, or the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power, "is a diverse non-partisan group of individuals. They talk about remembering a time before AIDS and wonder about finding a cure. The film ends with a momentary fantasy sequence, with the friends and others lost to AIDS appearing with them on the beach, before they vanish again and the three are left to walk off the deserted beach.

Cast

Criticism

The film was criticised by some at the time for focusing almost exclusively on white gay men. Campbell Scott (born July 19 1961) is an American Actor, director, producer, and voice artist. Patrick Cassidy may refer to Patrick Cassidy (composer (born 1956 Irish classical composer of movie soundtracks Patrick John Dossett is an American Actor and Singer. Dossett's interest in a theatrical career began at Mount Pleasant High School in Wilmington Mary-Louise Parker (born August 2, 1964) is an American Tony - Emmy - and Golden Globe -winning actress Stephen Caffrey (born in Dublin on December 9 1975) is an Irish footballer currently playing for Eircom League of Ireland First Division Bruce Davison (born June 28, 1946) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actor and Filmmaker. Mark Lamos (born March 10, 1946) is a Tony Award -winning American Theatre director, producer, and Actor Dermot Mulroney (born October 31, 1963) is an American Actor. Michael Schoeffling (born December 10, 1960) is an American former Actor, and Male model, known for his role as Jake Ryan in Dan Butler may refer to Dan Butler (actor, American actor Dan Butler (civil servant, Assistant Deputy Director of National Intelligence Robert Joy (born August 17, 1951) is a Canadian actor Joy was born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Flora Louise ( née Anthony Marcus “Tony” Shalhoub (born October 9, 1953) is an American Television, Theater and Film Actor. David Drake (born September 24, 1945) is an author of Science fiction and Fantasy literature Michael Carmine ( March 6, 1959, Brooklyn, New York - October 14, 1989, New York, New York) Born Melora Creager fmr Melora Mather (born March 25 1966) is an American cellist and singer-songwriter best known for her role as lead singer Only one character with AIDS, Alberto, is a person of color, and he appears only momentarily.

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Awards and nominations

Longtime Companion garnered a number of awards and honors, many for the performance of Bruce Davison. Bruce Davison (born June 28, 1946) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actor and Filmmaker. Davison remains one of only a few people to receive an Academy Award nomination for playing an openly gay character. In addition to his Oscar nomination, Davison won a Golden Globe award, an Independent Spirit Award, a National Society of Film Critics award, and a New York Film Critics Circle award for Best Supporting Actor. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner Founded in 1984, the Independent Spirit Awards were originally known as the FINDIE Awards ("Friends of Independents" and presented winners with The National Society of Film Critics or NSFC is an American Film critic organization New York Film Critics Circle Awards are given annually to honor excellence in cinema worldwide by an organization of film reviewers from New York City -based publications Other awards and nominations include:

See also

References

  1. ^ Madonna: The X-Rated Interview | Q & A | Advocate.com

External links

The Deauville American Film Festival is a yearly Film festival devoted to American cinema, taking place since 1975 in Deauville, France. The GLAAD Media Awards were created in 1990 by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation to recognize and honor the mainstream media for their fair accurate and The Political Film Society Award for Human rights is given out each year to a film that deals with struggle for human rights in both fictional and non-fictional stories The Sundance Film Festival is a Film festival that takes place annually in the state of Utah, in the United States. An Early Frost was the first major Film to deal with the topic of HIV / AIDS. Buddies is a 1985 American Drama film. It is the first film to deal with the AIDS pandemic preceding the television movie An
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