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.
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Cast
45 people
Bruce Davison
David
Known for
Knight Rider
X-Men
Campbell Scott
Willy
Known for
House of Cards
The Amazing Spider-Man
Patrick Cassidy
Howard
Known for
How the West Was Fun
Mary-Louise Parker
Lisa
Known for
Weeds
RED 2
Stephen Caffrey
Fuzzy
Known for
Tour of Duty
The Babe
Dermot Mulroney
John
Known for
Secret Invasion
The Grey
John Dossett
Paul
Known for
John Adams
Little Manhattan
Michael Schoeffling
Michael
Known for
Sixteen Candles
Mermaids
Brian Cousins
Bob
Also in
Presumed Innocent
Invisible: The Chronicles of Benjamin Knight
Mark Lamos
Sean
Also in
Roots of Roe
The School for Scandal
Tanya Berezin
Office Manager
Known for
Girlfriends
Welker White
Rochelle
Known for
Junior
Chasing Amy
Norman René Director · Craig Lucas Writer Greg De Belles Composer
Worldwide gross $4.6M · Budget $3M · United States release October 11, 1989
Box office
Budget
$3,000,000
Worldwide gross
$4,609,953
Gross vs. budget
1.5×
Production
American Playhouse
Production
Companion Productions
Production
The Samuel Goldwyn Company
Production
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 11, 1989
Theatrical
United States · May 1, 1990
Physical
Netherlands
February 8, 1991 · Theatrical
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