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Summary
Michael and Robert, two gay men living in Brooklyn, spend their last day together before Robert leaves for Africa on work assignment. Michael still has feelings for his friend Nick, who has AIDS.
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Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+16)
Critics 90Audiences 74GoodWatch 81
Tomatometer90%
Letterboxd · 6 K ratings3.8/5
Audience score75%
IMDb7.1
Running time
1 h 30 min
Shorter than most comedies, −10 min on the typical 100
typical 10090Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 78 countries
+68Released
1986
February 19, 1986
40 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
and 6 more32 people
- Richard GanoungMichael
- John BolgerRobert
- Steve BuscemiNick
- Adam NathanPeter
- Kathy KinneyJoan
- PTPatrick TullCecil
- YBYolande BavanBetty
- AMAndre MorganTerry
- RWRichard WallDouglas
- Bob KoherrSam
- JSJim SelfeDouglas's Sidekick
- KMKristin MoneagleSarah
- JSJohn SiemensDave
- TGTheodore GangerKlaus
- NNadaLiselotte
- PRPatrick RaglandEx-Seminarian
- CBCam BrainardRicky
- DHDaniel HaugheyCommendatore - Ghost
- SHSylwia HartowiczChris - Little Girl
- HHHanna HartowiczChris's Mother
- Nicholas HillCab Driver
- LGLee GreensteinLady - Record Store
- JMJordan McLeanBoy - Record Store
- LRLori RomeroCustomer - Record Store
Directing · 1
- Bill Sherwood Director, Writer, Editor, Sound Editor
Production · 6
- Paul L. Kaplan Executive Producer
- Arthur Silverman Producer
- Yoram Mandel Producer
- Daniel Haughey Casting, Art Direction
- Nancy Greenstein Associate Producer
- Victoria Westhead Associate Producer, Production Manager
Camera · 1
- Jacek Laskus Director of Photography, Music
Editing · 1
- Christine Vachon Assistant Editor
Sound · 5
- Dominick Tavella Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Dan Colfax Boom Operator
- Scott Breindel Production Sound Mixer
- Judy Karp Boom Operator, Foley Artist
- Kay Denmark Boom Operator
Art · 2
- John Loggia Production Design
- Mark Sweeney Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Sylvia Heisel Costume Design
- Franco Makeup & Hair
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