Movie
The Cure
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1995-04-21
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Genres
- Drama, Family
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Universal Pictures, Island World
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Joseph Mazzello as Dexter
- Brad Renfro as Erik
- Annabella Sciorra as Linda
- Diana Scarwid as Gail
- Bruce Davison as Dr. Stevens
- Nicky Katt as Pony
- Aeryk Egan as Tyler
- Renée Humphrey as Angle
- Peter Moore as Male Nurse
- John Carroll Lynch as Skipper #1
- John Beasley as Skipper #2
- Jeremy Howard as Tyler's Buddy #2
Crew
- Peter Horton - Director
- Robert Kuhn - Screenplay
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