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Buddies

Buddies

# ...the first dramatic movie about AIDS
Drama
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1985-09-12
⌚ Running Time: 81 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 8.3

Beloved Cast

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

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