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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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Brad Renfro | ... | Erik | |
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Aeryk Egan | ... | Tyler |
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Delphine French | ... | Tyler's Girlfriend |
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Mona Powell | ... | Tyler's Girlfriend |
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Andrew Broder | ... | Tyler's Buddy |
| Jeremy Howard | ... | Tyler's Buddy #2 | |
| Joseph Mazzello | ... | Dexter | |
| Annabella Sciorra | ... | Linda | |
| Diana Scarwid | ... | Gail | |
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Rosemary Corman | ... | Elderly Woman in Street |
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T. Mychael Rambo | ... | Garbageman #1 |
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David Alan Smith | ... | Garbageman #2 |
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Delia Jurek | ... | Angry Woman |
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Fran Korba | ... | Elderly Women in Market |
| John Carroll Lynch | ... | Skipper #1 (as John Lynch) | |
Dexter, age 11, who has AIDS, and his next door neighbor Erik, a little older and much bigger, become best friends. Erik also becomes closer to Dexter's mother than to his own, who is neglectful and bigoted and violently forbids their friendship upon learning of it. When they read that a doctor in distant New Orleans claims to have found a cure for AIDS, the boys leave home on their own, planning to float down the Mississippi river and find him. Written by Paul Emmons <pemmons@wcupa.edu>
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This is one of the most touching films I had ever watched. No movie has effected me the way this one did. This is a great film and you have to see for yourself. I'm normally impregnable with these sob story movies but this one did it for me. I was in tears at the end. You'll yearn for the friendship that is portrayed in this movie. If I can give this movie a billion stars I could.