The Cure (1995)

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Peter Horton

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Brad Renfro
Erik

Aeryk Egan
Tyler

Jeremy Howard
Tyler's Buddy #2

Joseph Mazzello
Dexter

Annabella Sciorra
Linda

Diana Scarwid
Gail

John Carroll Lynch
Skipper #1

John Beasley
Skipper #2

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Boys and Tears

17 years, 10 months ago at Jun 5 21:59

nataliegoes

The story of two misfit boys, one the new kid in town, the other a boy with aids. They become obsessed with finding a cure for aids, in an optimistic way that only kids can have. They do stupid things in a kid-logic sort of way that you know you might have done too. And the portrayals of the adults are done with a wonderful authenticity as well. It's one of those movies that makes me think whi... read more

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Dexter, age 11, who has AIDS, and his next door neighbor Eric, a little older and much bigger, become best friends. Eric also becomes closer to Dexter's mother than to his own, who is neglectful and bigoted and violently forbids their friendship upon learning of it. When they read that a doctor in distant New Orleans claims to have found a cure for AIDS, the boys leave home on their own, planning to float down the Mississippi river and find him.

Release date: 21 April 1995
UPC: 025192620027

Tags: Drama (5), Friendship (4), 1990s (3), Adventure (2), (2), Childhood (2), Coming Of Age (2), 1995 (2), Sad (1), Relationships (1), Aids (1), US (1), Emotional (1), Illness (1), Kids (1), Tearjerker (1), HIV/AIDS (1), Death And Dying (1), English (1)

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" The Cure is a 1995 American drama film directed by Peter Horton and written by Robert Kuhn. The film stars Brad Renfro and Joseph Mazzello and follows an unlikely friendship between two boys, one of whom is suffering from AIDS. When the boys hear of a possible cure for the disease, they set out on a quest to find it. The film was distributed by Universal Pictures and was released to theaters on April 21, 1995. It was not a box-office success, earning only $2.57 million. Although The Cure r"