| Release Date: | Dec 1993 |
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| Genre: | Drama |
| Awards: | Won 2 Oscars. Another 9 wins & 12 nominations |
| Cast: | Tom Hanks (Andrew Beckett), Denzel Washington (Joe Miller), Roberta Maxwell (Judge Tate), Buzz Kilman (Crutches), Karen Finley (Dr. Gillman), Daniel Chapman (Clinic Storyteller), Mark Sorensen Jr. (Clinic Patient), Jeffrey Williamson (Tyrone), Charles Glenn (Kenneth Killcoyne), Ron Vawter (Bob Seidman), Anna Deavere Smith (Anthea Burton), Stephanie Roth Haberle (Rachel Smilow (as Stephanie Roth)), Lisa Talerico (Shelby), Joanne Woodward (Sarah Beckett), Jason Robards (Charles Wheeler) |
Andrew Beckett, a gay lawyer infected with AIDS, is fired from his conservative law firm in fear that they might contract AIDS from him. After Andrew is fired, in a last attempt for peace, he sues his former law firm with the help of a homophobic lawyer, Joe Miller. During the court battle, Miller sees that Beckett is no different than anyone else on the gritty streets of the city of brotherly love, sheds his homophobia and helps Beckett with his case before AIDS overcomes him.
