Movie
The Cure
1995PG-131h 37m7.9 / 10
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.
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Synopsis
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.
More about The Cure
Cast
Joseph MazzelloDexter
Brad RenfroErik
Annabella SciorraLinda
Diana ScarwidGail
Bruce DavisonDr. Stevens
Nicky KattPony
Aeryk EganTyler
Renée HumphreyAngleCredits
- Directed by
- Peter Horton
- Written by
- Robert Kuhn
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Box office
- $2.6M
Production
Universal PicturesUnited States- Island WorldUnited States
Themes
aidshivmale friendshipminnesotamississippi riversick child
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