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The Cure

The best cure for a disease is friendship.

Erik, a loner, finds a friend in Dexter, an eleven-year-old boy with AIDS. They vow to find a cure for AIDS together and save Dexter's life in an eventful summer.

1h 37m1995PG-13TMDb 7.9

DramaFamily

English

Crew and Cast

Peter HortonPeter HortonDirectorJoseph MazzelloJoseph MazzelloDexterBrad RenfroBrad RenfroErikAnnabella SciorraAnnabella SciorraLindaDiana ScarwidDiana ScarwidGailBruce DavisonBruce DavisonDr. StevensNicky KattNicky KattPonyAeryk EganAeryk EganTylerRenée HumphreyRenée HumphreyAnglePeter MoorePeter MooreMale NurseJohn Carroll LynchJohn Carroll LynchSkipper #1John BeasleyJohn BeasleySkipper #2Jeremy HowardJeremy HowardTyler's Buddy #2
T. Mychael RamboGarbageman #1
David Alan SmithGarbageman #2
Laurie A. SinclairCherylMary McCuskerMary McCuskerNurse MurphyShirley VenardShirley VenardNurse Snyder

Storyline

Erik, a loner, finds a friend in Dexter, an eleven-year-old boy with AIDS. They vow to find a cure for AIDS together and save Dexter's life in an eventful summer.

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Info

Status
Released
Released
21 April 1995
Runtime
1h 37m
Rating
PG-13
TMDB score
7.9 / 10 (374 votes)

Production

Director
Peter Horton
Writers
Robert Kuhn
Studios
Universal Pictures, Island World
Countries
United States of America

Box Office

Revenue
$2.6M

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English