Rent Buddies (1985)
3.5 of 5 from 62 ratings
1h 16min
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- Synopsis:
When 25 year-old David (David Schachter) volunteers to be a "buddy" to an AIDS patient, the gay community centre assigns him to Robert (Geoff Edholm), a 32 year-old politically impassioned gay California gardener abandoned by his friends and lovers. Revolving around the confines of Robert's Manhattan hospital room, Director Arthur J. Bressan skilfully unfolds this devastating two-hander. As David gazes out at the piers and rooftops of Manhattan, we hear his deftly scripted diary entries in voiceover. And as David is changed by knowing Robert, so too are we. In the simplicity of the story and the elegance of its unfolding, Buddies achieves a rare perfection. It's a timeless portrayal of an entire era in gay history. - Actors:
- Geoff Edholm, David Schachter, Damon Hairston, Joyce Korn, Billy Lux, David Rose, Libby Saines, Susan Schneider, Tracy Vivat
- Directors:
- Arthur J. Bressan Jr
- Producers:
- Arthur J. Bressan Jr
- Writers:
- Arthur J. Bressan Jr
- Studio:
- Peccadillo Pictures
- Genres:
- Drama
- Collections:
- A History of Gay Cinema: According to Hollywood, A World of Difference: A History of Gay Cinema, Drama Films & TV
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 09/12/2019
- Run Time:
- 79 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.37:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Interview with David Schachter
- Interview with Film Historian Thomas Waugh
- Archival Still
- Article Gallery
