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Movie Description
A sensitive 11-year-old boy with AIDS teams up with a teenage rebel to sail down the Mississippi in search of a cure. Their adventure becomes a celebration of life and friendship.
Synopsis
"The Cure" is a touching tale of an unlikely friendship between two boys: Dexter, who has AIDS, and his neighbor Erik, a transplanted Southern teen trying to adjust to life in a new place.
Despite his mother's disapproval, Erik makes friends with his ailing, younger neighbor. At first the boys communicate from over the fence, but as the bond between them develops, Erik and Dexter come into closer contact. Their tight friendship ultimately leads the two to embark on a Mark Twain-like adventure down the Mississippi River.
Film Notes
DVD Features:
Region 1
Snap Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital 2.0 - English
Released theatrically April 21, 1995. The film grossed $2,568,429 domestically.
Filmed in Deluxe color; released in Filmhouse prints.
Rated BBFC 12 by the British Board of Film Classification.
Industry Reviews
"...What makes us weep is not that Dexter has AIDS but that Dexter and Erik have each other....THE CURE has managed that miracle."
Entertainment Weekly - Lisa Schwarzbaum (04/21/1995)
"...Technically handled with aplomb and a pleasant lack of fussiness, the picture has a coziness that takes the drama to a disquieting grass-roots level..."
Variety - Leonard Klady (04/17/1995)
"...Exceptionally well acted....A poignant pre-adolescent buddy movie..."
New York Times - Stephen Holden (04/21/1995)
"...Well-acted....[Horton] does elicit beautifully drawn and sustained portrayals from his young actors and also from Sciorra..."
Los Angeles Times - Kevin Thomas (04/21/1995)
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