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Longtime Companion

  • 1989
  • R
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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Dermot Mulroney and Campbell Scott in Longtime Companion (1989)
The emergence and devastation of the AIDS epidemic is chronicled in the lives of several gay men living during the 1980s.
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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.

  • Director
    • Norman René
  • Writer
    • Craig Lucas
  • Stars
    • Stephen Caffrey
    • Patrick Cassidy
    • Brian Cousins
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    6.6K
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    • Director
      • Norman René
    • Writer
      • Craig Lucas
    • Stars
      • Stephen Caffrey
      • Patrick Cassidy
      • Brian Cousins
    • 51User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 6 wins & 7 nominations total

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    How Movies and TV Shaped Our Perception of HIV/AIDS
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    Stephen Caffrey
    Stephen Caffrey
    • Fuzzy
    Patrick Cassidy
    Patrick Cassidy
    • Howard
    Brian Cousins
    Brian Cousins
    • Bob
    Campbell Scott
    Campbell Scott
    • Willy
    John Dossett
    John Dossett
    • Paul
    Mary-Louise Parker
    Mary-Louise Parker
    • Lisa
    Tanya Berezin
    • Office Manager
    Welker White
    Welker White
    • Rochelle
    Michael Piontek
    • Office Worker
    Joyce Reehling
    • Office Worker
    Bruce Davison
    Bruce Davison
    • David
    Mark Lamos
    • Sean
    Dermot Mulroney
    Dermot Mulroney
    • John
    Michael Schoeffling
    Michael Schoeffling
    • Michael
    Marceline Hugot
    Marceline Hugot
    • Soap Opera Reader
    Margo Skinner
    • Casting Director
    Eric Gutierrez
    • Disco Bartender
    Brad O'Hare
    • Waiter
    • Director
      • Norman René
    • Writer
      • Craig Lucas
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The title refers to the only way that newspapers at the time would allow a gay man's lover to be listed in an obituary.
    • Goofs
      In 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.
    • Quotes
      • Willy: It seems almost inconceivable, doesn't it? That there was ever a time before all this. When we didn't wake up every day, wondering, who's sick now, who else is gone?
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: Bird on a Wire/Last Exit to Brooklyn/Back to the Future Part III/Cadillac Man/Longtime Companion (1990)
    • Soundtracks
      The Tide Is High
      Written by John Holt
      Performed by Blondie
      Published by Sparta Florida Music Group
      Courtesy of Chrysalis Records

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    FAQ1

    • Missing scenes from the feature that are seen briefly in the trailer

    Details

    • Release date
      • May 1, 1990 (Portugal)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Freundschaft fürs Leben
    • Filming locations
      • Fire Island, Long Island, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • American Playhouse
      • Companion Productions
      • The Samuel Goldwyn Company
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    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
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 40m(100 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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