The story of a macho straight and a well-educated gay man who have to share an apartment at a half-way house for aids-patients. Slowly they become friends.
Acting
Quaid and Stoltz sell the impossible friendship arc.
Writing
Earnest dialogue that somehow doesn't collapse into cheese.
Director
Alan Metzger
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made for TV in 1994, this arrived when AIDS narratives were shifting from panic to humanity — Philadelphia had just hit theatres the year prior.
Eric Stoltz took the role fresh off his directorial debut — his commitment to indie-adjacent projects even in TV movie territory.
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