Alan Alda, Alex Courtney, Anjelica Huston

Based on journalist Randy Shilts' controversial tome detailing the emergence of AIDS in America, this gripping, made-for-cable film follows doctors at the Centers for Disease Control as they search fo...( read more  read more... )r a cure. But an ambivalent U.S. government, red tape and ego battles between French and American researchers thwart the CDC's efforts. The all-star cast includes Matthew Modine, Alan Alda, Ian McKellen and Lily Tomlin.

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PG-13, 140 min.

Directed by: Roger Spottiswoode

Release Date: September 11, 1993

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DVD Release Date: June 5, 2001

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  • July 27, 2008
    Amazing film. Informative, emotional, superior. And the ending is simply...wonderful in its tragedy
  • February 9, 2008
    The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic.
  • September 1, 2007
    This film chronicles the history of HIV and AIDS. Everyone should watch this moving film!
  • May 15, 2006
    Great story about the very beginning of the Aids problem in America. Sad, touching, educational and frustrating.
  • August 31, 2009
    A bit dated mainly because of the actors. I was impressed but the emotional part of the story kinda veers of course and the movie starts focusing more on who gets credit for the antivirus, which wasn't as interesting to me. Some interesting information that I'd never heard though...( read more) and I would recommend it.
  • May 30, 2009
    WATCH THIS MOVIE!!!!
  • February 26, 2009
    An excellent movie about the origin of AIDS.
  • February 25, 2009
    This film is more of a documentary on the history of aids rather than a movie. It contains a lot of great actors but the main ones are not that good.
  • December 25, 2008
    This movie is filled with great actors and it follows different stories of people infected with AIDS in the early years of the disease. It centers on the CDC's search for a cure, and the origins of the virus. This movie deals with alot from politics and how Ronald Reagan really d...( read more)ropped the ball for the Country. I could go on and on. Check this movie out, you will definitely learn a few things.
  • November 9, 2008
    It took a long time to bring this to television, but it was worth the wait. This movie is filled with great actors and it follows different stories of people infected with AIDS in the early years of the disease. It centers on the CDC's search for a cure, and the origins of the vi...( read more)rus. This movie deals with alot from politics and how Ronald Reagan really dropped the ball for the Country. I could go on and on. Check this movie out, you will definitely learn a few things.

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  • TerriV
    September 25, 2006
    I can't find this movie ANYWHERE in town!! I can't seem to order it anywhere either!!

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