The party's over.

Description: The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic, and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it.

Cast:
Dr. Don Francis: Matthew Modine
Dr. Robert Gallo: Alan Alda
Dr. Luc Montagnier: Patrick Bauchau
Dr. Françoise Barre: Nathalie Baye
Dr. Dale Lawrence: Christian Clemenson
Mr. Johnstone: David Clennon
Eddie Papasano: Phil Collins
Antique shop owner: Bud Cort
Dr. Mika Popovic: Alex Courtney
Dr. Mervyn Silverman: David Dukes
The Choreographer: Richard Gere
Dennis Seeley: David Marshall Grant
Dr. Jean-Claude Chermann: Ronald Guttman
Dr. Mary Guinan: Glenne Headly
Dr. Betsy Reisz: Anjelica Huston
Dr. Dennis Donohue: Ken Jenkins
Dr. Marc Conant: Richard Jenkins
Dr. Willy Rozenbaum: Tchéky Karyo
Mrs. Johnstone: Swoosie Kurtz
Brian McDonough: Jack Laufer
Bobbi Campbell: Donal Logue
The Brother: Steve Martin
William W. Darrow, PhD: Richard Masur
Congressman Phil Burton: Dakin Matthews
Bill Kraus: Ian McKellen
Dr. Max Essex: Peter McRobbie
Chip: Lawrence Monoson
Gaetan Dugas: Jeffrey Nordling
Dr. Jim Curran: Saul Rubinek
Dr. Harold Jaffe: Charles Martin Smith
Brandy Alexander: Stephen Spinella
Dr. Selma Dritz: Lily Tomlin
Kico Govantes: BD Wong
Blood Bank executive: Walter Addison
Red Cross spokesperson: Jill Andre
Hemophiliac patient: Alan Barry
Dr. Tom Spira: Neal Benari
Man #3: David Dean Bottrell
Bellevue Hospital Patient: Rico Bueno
Delivery Man: Bill Carmichael
Dr. Aaron Kellner: Christopher Carroll
Staff Doctor #2: Reg E. Cathey
Man in Grand Central: John Del Regno
6th Man: John Durbin
Chief Executive (Copenhagen): Mogens Eckert
Tennis Player: Carey Eidel
2nd Reporter: Robert Briscoe Evans
Dr. Michael Gottlieb: Richard Fancy
Lab Technician: Keythe Farley
Lawyer: Christopher John Fields
Doughnut Shop Counterman: Dave Florek
Sudanese Girl: Niki Guluchi
Dr. Françoise Brun-Vezinet: Yasmine Golchan
Charles Dauget: Patrick Gorman
Dr. Alvin Freedman-Kien: James Greene
Dr. Bruce Voeller: Jeff Hayenga
Blaine: Daniel Henning
Sudanese Boy: Ike Ikediashi
Hemophiliac Representative: Laura Innes
Margaret Heckler: Laura James
Cleve: Michael Kearns
Sudanese Student: Erasor Kemie
San Francisco Activist: Jack Kenny
Blood Bank Executive: Rosemary Murphy
Desk Clerk: Frank Li'Bay
Gay Rights Activist: Rob LaBelle
1st Man: Neal Lerner
Dr. David Simpson: Geoffrey Lower
Mailroom Man: Anthony Lucero
8th Man: James Mastrantonio
Greg: Jon Shear
Intern (Copenhagen): Susanne Olsen
Woman in Denver: Angela Paton
Female Reporter: Sierra Pecheur
Reporter: Mike Szymanski
4th Man: Martin Raymond
Ticket Seller: Jeremy Regan
Chief Administrator (French): Robert Martin Robinson
Jim's Secretary: Valeri Ross
Female Danish 2nd Executive: Hildur Ruriks
Waiter: Tom Schanley
Country Club Attendant: Sean Whitesell
Middle-aged Man: Michael Winters
Dr. Paul Florino: William Wintersole
Dr. Joseph Bove: Lenny Wolpe
Self: Tom Waddell
Sudanese Driver: Edafe Okurume
Self (epilogue sequence): Ryan White
Street Walker: Aric Cushing
Billy Hayes (epilogue sequence): Brad Davis
Mr. Emerson (epilogue sequence): Denholm Elliott
Physician: Ryal Haakenson
AIDS Patient: Trey King
Hospital patient: Giorgio Kokosin
Self (Epilogue): Liberace
Congressional Aide: John Lizzi
Court Photographer: Paul Moncrief
Self - in epilogue sequence: Princess Diana
Procession Marcher: Richie Solomon

Written by: Randy Shilts (book), Arnold Schulman (teleplay)

Director: Roger Spottiswoode

Production: HBO Films

Release date: 11 Sep 1993