Jeffrey, a gay man living in New York City with an overwhelming fear of contracting AIDS, concludes that being celibate is the only option to protect himself. As fate would have it, shortly after his declaration of a sex-free existence, he meets the handsome Steve Howard, his dream man -- except for his HIV-positive status. Facing this dilemma, Jeffrey turns to his best friend and an outrageous priest for guidance.
Acting
Patrick Stewart's Sterling—campy, cutting, secretly devastating.
Writing
Paul Rudnick's script: AIDS grief disguised as brilliant farce.
Direction
Christopher Ashley keeps stage energy alive on screen.
Director
Christopher Ashley
Steven Weber
Jeffrey
Patrick Stewart
Sterling
Michael T. Weiss
Steve Howard
Bryan Batt
Darius
Nathan Lane
Father Dan
Sigourney Weaver
Debra Moorhouse
Olympia Dukakis
Mrs. Marcangelo
Robert Klein
Skip Winkley
Christine Baranski
Ann Marwood Bartle
Kathy Najimy
Acolyte
Debra Monk
Mom
Peter Maloney
Dad
J. Smith-Cameron
Sharon
K. Todd Freeman
Barney's Waiter
Victor Garber
Tim
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released in 1995, Jeffrey captures the exact moment protease inhibitors were about to transform HIV from death sentence to chronic condition—making its fear both timely and already dated.
Patrick Stewart and Steven Weber had played these roles in the original Off-Broadway production; Weaver, Lane, and Batt joined for the film. The 'Avenue Q' energy is no accident—Rudnick's voice defined 90s gay theatre.
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