Sex Positive
2009 · 75 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 220 VOTES · DIR. Daryl Wein
Overview
Sex Positive explores the life of Richard Berkowitz, a revolutionary gay S&M hustler turned AIDS activist in the 1980s, whose incomparable contribution to the invention of safe sex has never been aptly credited. Mr. Berkowitz emerged from the epicenter of the epidemic demanding a solution to the problem before the outside world would take heed. Now destitute and alone, Mr. Berkowitz tells his story to a world who never wanted to listen.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,468 lines
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00:00:35 I'm so glad you arrived in time to film me
00:04:49 I mean there were places to go and have sex
00:07:55 Now, I don't think the straight community has any concept
00:11:08 We loved everybody
00:14:02 why can't every person change?
00:17:04 to the Gay Men's Health Project, which is now that Chase building.
00:20:39 Joe early on argued that it was multiple factors
00:23:36 one of my phones started to ring, and it was Dr. Sonnabend saying
00:27:33 don't agree with them.
00:30:28 as the country started moving towards the right
00:34:29 I think we kind of realized that we were bringing a lot of self loathing
00:37:39 while I was being promiscuous.
00:40:35 certain urban gay men
00:43:12 as my recollection of Rich's stories at that time
00:46:18 presumably a virus
00:49:22 And we were the competition, basically.
00:52:51 was he made safe sex sexy.
00:55:36 Who the hell needs advice like that?
00:58:24 and a lot of clinical studies and a lot of clinical data
01:02:29 but there are also a lot of gay men who aren't.
01:05:29 sex for money.
01:08:24 and how safe sex came about
01:11:51 I think I've heard about Richard BERKOWITZ.
200:03:00 That's still a lot of sexual partners.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,468
Dialogue density19.6 lines / min
First line00:00:35
Final line200:03:00
Production Record
DirectorDaryl Wein
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes220