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.

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Box office
Grossed $2.57M worldwide
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Setting
Set in Mississippi
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Music
Music by Dave Grusin
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Cinematography
Cinematography by John A. Alonzo
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Details

Director: Peter Horton
Writer: Robert KuhnScreenplay
Status: Released
Release date: April 21, 1995
Original language: English
Revenue: $2.6M
Countries: United States of America

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Production

Island World

Cast

Joseph MazzelloDexter
Brad RenfroErik
Annabella SciorraLinda
Diana ScarwidGail
Bruce DavisonDr. Stevens
Nicky KattPony
Aeryk EganTyler
Renée HumphreyAngle
Peter MooreMale Nurse
John Carroll LynchSkipper #1
John BeasleySkipper #2
Jeremy HowardTyler's Buddy #2
T. Mychael RamboGarbageman #1
David Alan SmithGarbageman #2
Laurie A. SinclairCheryl
Mary McCuskerNurse Murphy
Shirley VenardNurse Snyder