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Buddies

...The first dramatic movie about AIDS

  • Movie
  • 1985
  • NR
  • 1h 21m

Directed by Arthur J. Bressan, Jr.

8.2

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8.2 out of 10 from 56 votes

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Overview

David, a naive graduate student, has volunteered to work as a 'buddy' for people dying of AIDS. Assigned to the intensely political Robert, a lifelong activist whose friends and family have abandoned him following his diagnosis, the two men, each with notably different world views, soon discover common bonds, as David's inner activist awakens and Robert's need for emotional release is fulfilled.

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Cast and crew

  • Geoff EdholmRobert Willow

  • David Schachter

    David SchachterDavid Bennett

  • Libby SainesMrs. Bennett

  • David Rose

    David RoseSteve

  • Billy LuxEdward

  • Joyce KornLynn

  • Susan SchneiderSylvia Douglas

  • Tracy VivatNurse

  • Damon HairstonGym Instructor

Director
Arthur J. Bressan, Jr.
Writer
Arthur J. Bressan, Jr.
Music
Jeffrey Olmstead
Cinematography
Carl Teitelbaum