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The Cure

  • 1995
  • PG-13
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
11K
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Brad Renfro and Joseph Mazzello in The Cure (1995)
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AdventureDrama

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.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.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.

  • Director
    • Peter Horton
  • Writer
    • Robert Kuhn
  • Stars
    • Joseph Mazzello
    • Brad Renfro
    • Aeryk Egan
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    11K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Peter Horton
    • Writer
      • Robert Kuhn
    • Stars
      • Joseph Mazzello
      • Brad Renfro
      • Aeryk Egan
    • 80User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations

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    Joseph Mazzello
    Joseph Mazzello
    • Dexter
    Brad Renfro
    Brad Renfro
    • Erik
    Aeryk Egan
    • Tyler
    Delphine French
    • Tyler's Girlfriend
    Mona Powell
    • Tyler's Girlfriend
    Andrew Broder
    • Tyler's Buddy
    Jeremy Howard
    Jeremy Howard
    • Tyler's Buddy #2
    Annabella Sciorra
    Annabella Sciorra
    • Linda
    Diana Scarwid
    Diana Scarwid
    • Gail
    Rosemary Corman
    • Elderly Woman in Street
    T. Mychael Rambo
    T. Mychael Rambo
    • Garbageman #1
    David Alan Smith
    David Alan Smith
    • Garbageman #2
    Delia Jurek
    • Angry Woman
    Fran Korba
    • Elderly Women in Market
    John Carroll Lynch
    John Carroll Lynch
    • Skipper #1
    • (as John Lynch)
    John Beasley
    John Beasley
    • Skipper #2
    Raymond Nelson
    • Skipper #3
    Scott Stockton
    • Skipper #4
    • Director
      • Peter Horton
    • Writer
      • Robert Kuhn
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The opening credits feature the track 'My Great Escape' by Marc Cohn. A prelude is also heard later in the movie. However, this track was not released on any medium other than the movie itself.
    • Goofs
      When Dexter's mum is asking Erik about his girlfriend, he has a tea towel in his hand. In the next shot, the tea towel has disappeared altogether.
    • Quotes

      Dexter: Suppose you kept going another 18 billion light years, what if there's nothing out there? Suppose you kept going another trillion times further, so far out you see nothing. The light from the universe would be fainter than the faintest star. Infinitely cold. Infinitely dark. Sometimes if I wake up and it's dark, I get really scared, like I'm out there and I'm never coming back.

      Erik: Here, hold onto this when you sleep. And if you wake up and you're scared, you'll say, "Wait a minute. I'm holding Eric's shoe. Why the hell would I be holding some smelly basketball shoe a trillion light years from the universe? I must be here on earth, safe in my sleeping bag, and Eric must be close by."

    • Crazy credits
      Renée Humphrey's character was named 'Angel', although her tattoo was misspelled as 'Angle', so she's credited as the latter instead of 'Angel'.
    • Connections
      Features 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
    • Soundtracks
      My Great Escape
      Written and Performed by Marc Cohn

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    10/10

    Great Film!

    Very nice movie! I was browsing the channels on my TV and I usually ignore the channels that air drama movies but then I saw this channel that airs old school movies and it is where I saw this movie. At first, when I saw the title "The Cure" I thought it's gonna be boring but then I got hooked when I saw Brad Renfro was in this movie (because of one of my favorite movie of all time is "The Client" where Brad also stars). Then the scenes was getting better and better. The story is so beautiful and very touching! I cried hard in this movie which I don't usually do. Great casting! and there are so many beautiful lines/quotes in this movie which is very striking and made me cry hard! Now, I bought my own copy on DVD and I always recommend it to everyone!
    • wildsideme
    • Apr 8, 2006
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 21, 1995 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ліки
    • Filming locations
      • 805 1st Street South, Stillwater, Minnesota, USA(Erik's house)
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Island World
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,568,425
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,206,415
      • Apr 23, 1995
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,568,425
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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