Longtime Companion
1989 · 96 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 6,313 VOTES · DIR. Norman René
Overview
During the summer of 1981, a group of friends in New York are completely unprepared for the onslaught of AIDS. What starts as a rumor about a mysterious "gay cancer" soon turns into a major crisis as, one by one, some of the friends begin to fall ill, leaving the others to panic about who will be next. As death takes its toll, the lives of these friends are forever redefined by an unconditional display of love, hope and courage.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,166 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:55 THE TIDE IS HIGH BUT I'M HOLDIN' ON
00:05:00 "RARE CANCER SEEN IN 41 HOMOSEXUALS.
00:07:42 YOU DON'T USE THAT MANY POPPERS.
00:11:37 WHAT DO YOU WANT ?
00:14:46 WHAT DOES JOHN DO ? SORT OF BETWEEN JOBS.
00:21:16 HOW HIGH ? HUNDRED AND FIVE.
00:25:04 I LIKE THE SOUND OF THAT. WELL, YOU WON'T LIKE THE SOUND OF WHAT ELSE I HAVE TO TELL YOU.
00:28:13 AND I ALWAYS THINK IT'S BEST TO TAKE THIS SORT OF THING ONE BIT AT A TIME.
00:32:24 [ Chuckling ] [ Lisa ] YES, YES.
00:35:08 BUT I JUST DON'T THINK YOU CAN ABUSE A BODY FOR THAT LONG...
00:38:13 OR A BLACK CHARACTER, THEN I STINK.
00:42:17 I DIDN'T KNOW JOHN WAS DYING. I'M SORRY.
00:47:30 - I'M BEING INUNDATED WITH ALFALFA TABS. - OH, WOW.
00:51:55 [ Chuckles ] AND WE TOLD THE NETWORK HE HAS AN ULCER.
00:55:40 AND IF HE DOESN'T TAKE IT, HE'LL PROBABLY GO BLIND, HE SAID.
00:58:32 BECAUSE I GOT HIM OUT OF HIS CONTRACT.
01:02:27 THAT'S WONDERFUL.
01:09:06 I THINK.
01:12:59 OH, GOD.
01:19:05 AND YOU WANT IT TO SAY THAT SEAN IS SURVIVED...
01:22:57 HE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE I MET WHEN I MOVED TO THE CITY.
01:27:03 HOW ARE YOU ? OKAY.
01:30:29 [ Guitar ]
01:33:51 I CAME TO
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,166
Dialogue density12.1 lines / min
First line00:00:55
Final line01:33:51
Production Record
DirectorNorman René
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$4,609,953
IMDb votes6,313