Buddies (1985)

...The first dramatic movie about AIDS

Movie · Drama · 1h 21m · Rated 8.2/10 on TMDB · Released September 12, 1985

Overview

David, a naive graduate student, has volunteered to work as a 'buddy' for people dying of AIDS. Assigned to the intensely political Robert, a lifelong activist whose friends and family have abandoned him following his diagnosis, the two men, each with notably different world views, soon discover common bonds, as David's inner activist awakens and Robert's need for emotional release is fulfilled.

Directed by Arthur J. Bressan, Jr.

Cast

• Geoff Edholm as Robert Willow
• David Schachter as David Bennett
• Libby Saines as Mrs. Bennett
• David Rose as Steve
• Billy Lux as Edward
• Joyce Korn as Lynn
• Susan Schneider as Sylvia Douglas
• Tracy Vivat as Nurse
• Damon Hairston as Gym Instructor

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