Buddies (1985 film)
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Directed by | Arthur J. Bressan Jr. |
Written by | Arthur J. Bressan Jr. |
Produced by | Arthur J. Bressan Jr. |
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Cinematography | Carl Teitelbaum |
Edited by | Arthur J. Bressan Jr. |
Music by | Jeffrey Olmstead |
Production companies | Film and Video Workshop |
Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $27,000 (estimated) |
Buddies is a 1985 American
Cast
- Geoff Edholm as Robert Willow
- David Schachter as David Bennett
- Damon Hairston as Gym instructor
- Joyce Korn as Lynn
- Billy Lux as Edward
- David Rose as Steve
- Libby Saines as Mrs. Bennett
- Susan Schneider as Sylvia Douglas
- Tracy Vivat as Nurse
History
The first widely released Hollywood film to deal with the HIV/AIDS pandemic within the United States was
In response to the pandemic, and to Hollywood hypocrisy, Bressan wrote and directed the film Buddies in 1985, and it was shown in a handful of urban, art house movie theaters.
A 2K restoration was released in 2018 on DVD. Screenings were held at San Francisco's Castro Theater (where it had premiered in 1985) on June 21, 2018, and at New York's Quad Cinema starting June 22, 2018.
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