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Longtime Companion

…a motion picture for everyone

DramaRomance1h 39m

🍅92%

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92%

Tomatometer

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82%

Popcornmeter

6.7

TMDB

Storyline

During the summer of 1981, a group of friends in New York are completely unprepared for the onslaught of AIDS. What starts as a rumor about a mysterious "gay cancer" soon turns into a major crisis as, one by one, some of the friends begin to fall ill, leaving the others to panic about who will be next. As death takes its toll, the lives of these friends are forever redefined by an unconditional display of love, hope and courage.

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DirectorNorman René

ReleasedOct 11, 1989

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

$4.6M

Parental guideRUS

Studios

American PlayhouseCompanion Productions

The Samuel Goldwyn Company

Cast

Bruce Davison

Bruce Davison

David

Campbell Scott

Campbell Scott

Willy

Patrick Cassidy

Patrick Cassidy

Howard

Mary-Louise Parker

Mary-Louise Parker

Lisa

Stephen Caffrey

Stephen Caffrey

Fuzzy

Dermot Mulroney

Dermot Mulroney

John

John Dossett

John Dossett

Paul

Michael Schoeffling

Michael Schoeffling

Michael

Brian Cousins

Brian Cousins

Bob

Mark Lamos

Sean

Tanya Berezin

Office Manager

Welker White

Welker White

Rochelle

Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

7 fresh · 0 rotten

Critics consensus

“Longtime Companion is a sensitive ensemble AIDS drama, lensed with sympathy which builds to a moving finale.”

92% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

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Roger Ebert

RTChicago Sun-TimesJan 1, 2000

Longtime Companion is about friendship and loyalty about finding the courage to be helpful and the humility to be helped.

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Terry Lawson

RTDayton Daily NewsJul 17, 2025

It is a moving piece, especially in its last half.

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Terry Francis

RTSouthern Voice (Atlanta)May 9, 2023

It's an ambitious approach... but Rene and Lucas gamble that by dramatizing the effects of AIDS on singular characters rather than generic representations, they will humanize the disease in a way that statistics cannot. Their gamble pays off.

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Rene Jordan

RTEl Nuevo Herald (Miami)Nov 16, 2022

This film is heartbreaking, but replete with courage and macabre fun. [Full review in Spanish]

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Information

Title

Longtime Companion

Released

Oct 11, 1989

Rated

R

Region of Origin

United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 39m

Status

Released

Studios

American Playhouse, Companion Productions

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