Sweet Jane (1997)
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68% of users liked it
(459 ratings)
Drug user Jane (Samantha Mathis) lives on the streets, but Jane's addiction puts her in the hospital after she overdoses. A doctor determines she's HIV-positive and plans tests, but she slips away and returns to the streets. She's followed by sick teen Tony (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), who… More Drug user Jane (Samantha Mathis) lives on the streets, but Jane's addiction puts her in the hospital after she overdoses. A doctor determines she's HIV-positive and plans tests, but she slips away and returns to the streets. She's followed by sick teen Tony (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), who sees her as a substitute mother. The two assist each other and use stolen cash to move into a nice hotel. However, Jane is helpless once Tony begins dying of AIDS. Shown at the AFI/Los Angeles Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
- Directed By
- Joe Gayton
- Written By
- Joe Gayton
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Feb 1, 1998 Wide
- Studio
- Vanguard
Critic Reviews
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Luke Y. Thompson, New Times
Smartly uses a minimalist, edgy, Wim Wenders-style score to communicate the emptiness of a life doomed to be cut short.
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Cast
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Samantha Mathis
as Jane
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt
as Tony
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Bud Cort
as Therapist
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Mary Woronov
as Sales Woman
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William McNamara
as Stan Bleeker
- Bill Cort
