Longtime Companion

Oct 11, 1989

1h 36m

★ 6.8

…a motion picture for everyone

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

American Playhouse

Companion Productions

The Samuel Goldwyn Company

Longtime Companion Trailers

Cast

David

Bruce Davison

Willy

Campbell Scott

Howard

Patrick Cassidy

Lisa

Mary-Louise Parker

Fuzzy

Stephen Caffrey

John

Dermot Mulroney

Paul

John Dossett

Michael

Michael Schoeffling

Bob

Brian Cousins

Sean

Mark Lamos

Office Manager

Tanya Berezin

Rochelle

Welker White

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