The Cure (1995)
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45% of critics liked it
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79% of users liked it
(9,363 ratings)
Erik (Brad Renfro) is a 13-year-old boy whose single mother, Gail (Diana Scarwid), has just moved to a new home in Minnesota. Erik feels like a fish out of water with his Southern accent, and he has trouble making friends until he meets Dexter (Joseph Mazzello), a kid a year or two younger who lives… More Erik (Brad Renfro) is a 13-year-old boy whose single mother, Gail (Diana Scarwid), has just moved to a new home in Minnesota. Erik feels like a fish out of water with his Southern accent, and he has trouble making friends until he meets Dexter (Joseph Mazzello), a kid a year or two younger who lives next door. Erik and Dexter get along fine, but Gail tells Erik not to go near Dexter when she learns that he contracted AIDS from a blood transfusion a few years ago. Erik ignores his mother's instructions and stands up for the frail Dexter at school, while Dexter's mom Linda (Annabella Sciorra) gives Erik the warmth, affection, and home cooking that Gail is too busy to provide. However, both boys are painfully aware of Dexter's illness, and when one of them spots a headline in a supermarket tabloid that a doctor in New Orleans has discovered a cure for AIDS, they run away together, determined to find the doctor and bring Dexter back as good as new. The Cure was the theatrical feature debut for actor-turned-director Peter Horton, who cut his directorial teeth on the TV series The Wonder Years and thirtysomething. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Peter Horton
- Genres
- Drama, Kids & Family
PG-13,
- In Theaters
- Apr 21, 1995 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today
Practically screams 'TV movie.'
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Blake Davis, KFOR Channel 4 News
A surprisingly sweet film, featuring two young actors who know what they're doing.
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Clint Morris, Moviehole
A touching tale of friendship lost and found
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Chris Hicks, Deseret News, Salt Lake City
The Cure is more of a series of anecdotes than a narrative story, and there are all kinds of contrived encounters that are meant to be amusing and charming, but which often feel like underdeveloped stereotypes.
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Cast
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Joseph Mazzello
as Dexter
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Brad Renfro
as Erik
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Annabella Sciorra
as Linda
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Diana Scarwid
as Gail
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Bruce Davison
as Dr. Stevens
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Nicky Katt
as Pony
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John Beasley
as Skipper #2
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Aeryk Egan
as Tyler
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Renee Humphrey
as Angle
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John Lynch
as Skipper #1
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Mary McCusker
as Nurse Murphy
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Peter Moore
as Male Nurse
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Bill Schoppert
as Funeral Director
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Shirley Venard
as Nurse Snyder
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Samantha Lemole
as Funeral Attendant
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Jeremy Howard
as Tyler's Buddy
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Andrew Broder
as Tyler's Buddy
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Rosemary Corman
as Elderly Woman on Street
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Stephen D'Ambrose
as Bus Station Clerk
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Rodney W. England
as Final Doctor
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Delphine French
as Tyler's Girlfriend
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Craig Gierl
as Jim
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Dale Handevidt
as Skipper
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Delia Jurek
as Angry Woman
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Fran Korba
as Elderly Woman in Market
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Raymond Nelson
as Skipper #3
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Mona Powell
as Tyler's Girlfriend
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Mychael T. Rambo
as Garbage Man
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Laurie A. Sinclair
as Cheryl
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David Alan Smith
as Garbage Man
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Scott Stockton
as Skipper
