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Buddies

Name: Buddies
Director: Arthur J. Bressan, Jr.
Genre: Drama
Released: 1985-09-12
Cast: Geoff Edholm, David Schachter, Libby Saines, David Rose, Billy Lux

Drama

David, a naive graduate student, has volunteered to work as a 'buddy' for people dying of AIDS. Assigned to the intensely political Robert, a lifelong activist whose friends and family have abandoned him following his diagnosis, the two men, each with notably different world views, soon discover common bonds, as David's inner activist awakens and Robert's need for emotional release is fulfilled.

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Cast

Geoff EdholmDavid SchachterLibby SainesDavid RoseBilly LuxJoyce KornSusan SchneiderTracy VivatDamon Hairston

Director

Arthur J. Bressan, Jr.

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