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Description: When a man with HIV is fired by his law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit.

Cast:
Andrew Beckett: Tom Hanks
Joe Miller: Denzel Washington
Judge Tate: Roberta Maxwell
'Crutches': Buzz Kilman
Dr. Gillman: Karen Finley
Clinic Storyteller: Daniel Chapman
Clinic Patient: Mark Sorensen Jr.
Tyrone: Jeffrey Williamson
Kenneth Killcoyne: Charles Glenn
Bob Seidman: Ron Vawter
Anthea Burton: Anna Deavere Smith
Rachel Smilow (as Stephanie Roth): Stephanie Roth Haberle
Shelby: Lisa Talerico
Sarah Beckett: Joanne Woodward
Charles Wheeler: Jason Robards
Walter Kenton: Robert Ridgely
Chandra: Chandra Wilson
Alan: Ford Wheeler
Bruno: David Drake
Peter / Mona Lisa: Peter Jacobs
Miguel Alvarez: Antonio Banderas
Dr. Klenstein: Paul Lazar
Jamey Collins: Bradley Whitford
Lisa Miller: Lisa Summerour
Hospital Patient: Paul Moore
Mr. Finley: Warren Miller
Iris: Lauren Roselli
Lydia Glines: Jane Moore
Filko: Joey Perillo
Dr. Armbruster: Bill Rowe
Santa Claus: Dennis Radesky
Library Guard: Glen Hartell
Librarian: Tracey Walter
Young Man in Library: Richard Ehrlich
Julius Erving: Julius Erving
Jill Beckett: Ann Dowd
Alexis: Katie Lintner
The Bronte Sisters: Ann Howard
Meghan: Meghan Tepas
Matt Beckett: John Bedford Lloyd
Bud Beckett: Robert W. Castle
Molly Beckett: Molly Hickok
Randy Beckett: Dan Olmstead
Elizabeth Beckett: Elizabeth Roby
Jill's Husband: Adam LeFevre
Guido Paonessa: Gary Goetzman
Jury Foreman: Daniel von Bargen
The Jury: Lawrence T. Wrentz
The Jury (as Dodie Demme): Dorothy Demme
Belinda Conine: Mary Steenburgen
Jerome Green: Obba Babatundé
Dexter Smith: James B. Howard
Ralph Peterson: Charles Techman
Judge Garnett: Charles Napier
Mr. Roger Laird: Roger Corman
'Not Adam and Steve': Jim Roche
Angela Medina: Donna Hamilton
Mayor Edward Rendell (as Mayor Edward Rendell): Edward Rendell
Filko's Buddy: Daniel Wolff
Macho Barfly: John T. O'Connell
Cousin Eddie: Edward Kirkland
Bartender: Tony Fitzpatrick
Melissa Benedict: Kathryn Witt
Court Stenographer: Debra H. Ballard
Young Man in Pharmacy: Andre B. Blake
Andrew's Friend: Ira Flitter
Bailiff: Gene Borkan
The Flirtations: Cliff Townsend
Party Singer (as Q Lazzarus): Q. Lazzarus
Robert: Lucas Platt
'Punchline' (as Lewis Walker): Jiggs Walker
Miguel's Mom: Carmen Mahiques
Miguel's Dad: José Castillo
Younger Sarah Beckett: Leigh Smiley
Child Andrew: Philip Joseph 'PJ' McGee
Hot Dog Stand: Valerio Bevilacqua
Partygoer: Roy Blount Jr.
PR Director: Bob Bowersox
Guest at Party: Quentin Crisp
Reporter: Tom Detrik
Emergency Room Doctor: Randy Aaron Fink
Doctor: Tak Fujimoto
Guy in Library: Jaime Gomez
Teen in Hallway: Cristina Guzman
Paralegal: Matthew Huffman
Blue Collar Worker: Kurt Leitner
Guest: Ana Leza
ER Nurse: Bonnie Loev
Courtroom Observer: Ned Martin
Orderly: T.O.N.E-z
Student: Susan Wool-Rush

Written by: Ron Nyswaner

Director: Jonathan Demme

Production: TriStar Pictures, Clinica Estetico

Release date: 14 Jan 1994

Box Office: $77,446,440