Longtime Companion
MGM/UA (1990)
Drama, Queer Themes/Interest, Romance
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IMDB   7.5
100 mins USA / English
Bruce Davison David
Dermot Mulroney John
Robert Joy Ron
Welker White Pochelle
Tony Shalhoub Paul's Doctor
Annie Golden Herion Addict
Mary-Louise Parker Lisa
Marceline Hugot Soap Opera Reader
Michael Carmine Alberto
Michael Schoeffling Michael
Philip Moon Restaurant Bartender
Sam Silver Gym Instructor
Stephen Caffrey Fuzzy
Patrick Cassidy Howard
David Drake GMHC Volunteer
Campbell Scott Willy
Joyce Reehling Office Worker
Dan Butler Walter
Frank Stewart Mourner
Freda Foh Shen Nurse with Addict
Brent Barrett Soap Actor
John Dossett Paul
Mark Lamos Sean
Brian Cousins Bob
Tanya Berezin Office Manager
Dermont Mulroney
Keith Charles Martin
Alexandra Neil Soap Actress
Kelly Connell Man with Soap Script
Welker White Rochelle
Michael Piontek Office Worker
Margo Skinner Casting Director
Eric Gutierrez Disco Bartender
Brad O'Hare Waiter
Hazel Medina Triage Nurse
Annie Golden Heroin Addict
Rajika Puri Dr. Seth
Director
Norman Rene
Producer Lydia Dean Pilcher
Stan Wlodkowski
Lindsay Law
Writer/Composer Craig Lucas
Cinematography Tony C. Jannelli
Music Greg De Belles


Longtime Companion follows the lives of a small circle of friends from the first mention of the disease in the New York Times in 1981. First referred to as "Gay-Related-Immune-Disorder," we watch the effect of the disease as it devastates the lives of our protagonists. Jumping between Manhattan and Fire Island, vignettes carry us from the it-couldn't-happen-to-me mentality of the early days of the disease to the invasive effect it has had on all of our lives, today. The title of the film comes from the New York Times' refusal to acknowledge homosexual relationships in their obituary section during this period. Instead, survivors were referred to as "Longtime Companions" of the deceased
Edition Details
No. of Discs/Tapes 1
References
Lists ‡ 175 Essential Films for GLBT Viewers from Advocate (6/23/2014), ‡ Rotten Tomatoes: 200 Best LGBT Movies of All Time, ‡ TimeOut Magazine London: 50 best gay movies (11/24/15)
Rotten Critics Rating % (2021) 89
Rotten Best Queer #1-200 (2021) 103
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