Love! Valour! Compassion!

– Gregory invites seven friends to spend the summer at his large, secluded 19th-century home in upstat..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.80 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 48 Minutes
Release Year:
1997
Love! Valour! Compassion! (1997)

Gregory invites seven friends to spend the summer at his large, secluded 19th-century home in upstate New York. The seven are: Bobby, Gregory's "significant other," who is blind but who loves to explore the home's garden using his sense of touch; Art and Perry, two "yuppies" who drive a Volvo and who celebrate their 14th anniversary together that summer; John, a dour expatriate Briton who loathes his twin brother James; Ramon, John's "companion," who is physically attracted to Bobby and immediately tries to seduce the blind man; James, a cheerful soul who is in the advanced stages of AIDS; and Buzz, a fan of traditional Broadway musicals who is dealing with his own HIV-positive status.

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Producing Country:
USA
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Release Date:

16 May 1997

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Joe Mantello

Writer:

Terrence McNally (play), Terrence McNally (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Jason Alexander, Stephen Spinella, Stephen Bogardus, Randy Becker

Plot:

Gregory invites seven friends to spend the summer at his large, secluded 19th-century home in upstate New York. The seven are: Bobby, Gregory's "significant other," who is blind but who loves to explore the home's garden using his sense of touch; Art and Perry, two "yuppies" who drive a Volvo and who celebrate their 14th anniversary together that summer; John, a dour expatriate Briton who loathes his twin brother James; Ramon, John's "companion," who is physically attracted to Bobby and immediately tries to seduce the blind man; James, a cheerful soul who is in the advanced stages of AIDS; and Buzz, a fan of traditional Broadway musicals who is dealing with his own HIV-positive status.

Awards:

1 nomination.

Production:

New Line Home Entertainment

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
67%
Metacritic:
59%