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.

• DirectorNorman René
• Release11 October 1989
• Genre
  Drama / Romance
• Duration1h 39m
• Budget?
• Revenue$4,609,953
• Rate
  

  6.7
  73 reviews
• Productions

  American Playhouse, Companion Productions, The Samuel Goldwyn Company