Longtime Companion | | Cast : | Patrick Cassidy, Stephen Caffrey, Bruce Davison, Brian Cousins | | Director : | Norman René | | Studio : | Mgm/Ua Studios | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen | | Released Date : | January 01, 1990 | | DVD Released Date : | September 07, 2004 | | Language : | Unknown (Dubbed), English (Dubbed), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed), English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | October 12, 2004 | | Summary | A Dose Of The AIDS Plague. | Content
 | This was a wonderful movie about a group of very good friends. The acting is realistic for the movies sake. It will definately pull at your heartstrings. Also full of the comapassion one hopes for in their end days/years. I was a caregiver so this was an important view. Highly recommended!!!!! |
| Rating | | | Date | August 21, 2004 | | Summary | DEPRESSING | Content
| This film is good, but why in the heck is every gay movie about everyone dropping dead from AIDS? It's depressing.
This film, along with others like "IT'S MY PARTY," and anything else gay-male themed, ends up being about death of all your best friends.
All the lesbian flicks are about women writing, reading, taking english courses and writing some more. With men, they get sick and die.
Why this trend?
LONG TIME COMPANION is good, but prepare to just cry and hope that you're healthy.
Michael |
| Rating | | | Date | October 02, 2003 | | Summary | Dark and Light | Content
| This drama is filled with possitive messages but has a darkness to it that will make you angry, in a productive way. |
| Rating | | | Date | May 23, 2003 | | Summary | Still Relevent | Content
| This moview will make you laugh and cry. It show that love and care that a group can give. |
| Rating | | | Date | March 03, 2003 | | Summary | Brilliant handling of a subject few understand. | Content
| I had seen Longtime Companion in it's first release, and, ironically, have received it as part of my home collection from a friend who passed from the disease. My assessment of a great film is that it makes you relate to a world that is completely foreign to you. Being a straight woman with a circle of gay, male friends, this was not a subject I was unfamilliar with. I have, however, screened this film for several friends who weren't so familliar with gay culture and the issues that surround it. They were astounded at how powerfully this film conveyed the lifestyle and terror in a way that never bordered on melodrama. There are two scenes that are gripping, one of which comes near the end and I won't destroy it's intent by revealing it here. The first scene that will just leave you numb is Bruce Davison's character at his lover's side urging him to 'just rest,' as he essentially begs him to die. It is quietly and poigniantly stoic and will break your heart. Davison's Oscar nod for this performance was WELL deserved. This is a movie that requires an open mind, but if you are looking for a film that will give you an enlightening view of a lifestyle you don't live, this is a great film for you and will not disappoint. |
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