Jeffrey (film)
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| Directed by | Christopher Ashley |
| Produced by | Mark Balsam Mitchell Maxwell Victoria Maxwell |
| Written by | Paul Rudnick |
| Starring | Steven Weber Michael T. Weiss Patrick Stewart Bryan Batt Sigourney Weaver |
| Release date(s) | 1995 |
| Running time | 94 minutes |
| Language | English |
Jeffrey is a 1995 American gay romantic comedy movie directed by Christopher Ashley. It is based on a play by Paul Rudnick, who also wrote the screenplay.
[edit] Plot
The story takes place in Manhattan during the height of the AIDS epidemic and revolves around the title character (Steven Weber), a gay man who has sworn off sex because of it. Almost immediately thereafter he meets Steve (Michael T. Weiss), a hunky, charming HIV+ man. He then experiences an emotional conflict as he must face his fear in order to accept love. The movie features cameos by Olympia Dukakis, Nathan Lane, and Sigourney Weaver; Christine Baranski has a small but memorable role as the socialite hostess of a fundraiser that (in Jeffrey's imagination) turns into a cater-waiter hoedown orgy. It co-stars Patrick Stewart as Sterling, an older gay decorator whose partner (Bryan Batt) dies of AIDS complications.
[edit] Promotion
Notably the producers of the film were some of the first to utilize the internet as a form of promotions. There was a rudimentary web site established with a "Jeffrey Calling Card Sweepstakes." The grand prize winner received a variety of memorabilia including a special calling card that, when reloaded with minutes, benefitted AmfAR.
