Philadelphia with Tom Hanks: DVD Cover

    Philadelphia Director: Jonathan Demme Cast: Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Jason Robards Jr., Mary Steenburgen

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    • DVD Release Date: 11/02/2004
    • Original Release: 1993
    • Rating: Rated PG13
    • Sales Rank: 9,883

    Viewer Rating: (13 ratings)

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    Filmmakers' audio commentary with director Jonathan Demme and screenwriter Ron Nyswaner; "People Like Us: Making Philadelphia" -- The cast and crew of Jonathan Demme's groundbreaking Philadelphia discuss the inspiration for and creation of the first Hollywood studio film about AIDS; The critically acclaimed documentary "One Foot on a Banana Peel, the Other Foot in the Grave"; Deleted scenes; Includes the music video for the Academy Award-winning original song, "Streets of Philadelphia," performed by Bruce Springsteen; Courthouse protest footage and interviews; Joe Miller's Macready & Shilts Legal Services TV spot; Original theatrical release featurette; Previews; Filmographies

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    Scene Index

    Side #1 -- Feature Film
    1. Start [:21]
    2. Beckett 1, Miller 0 [3:10]
    3. In Emergency [11:48]
    4. At Miller's Office [6:20]
    5. "Am I Being Fired?" [3:09]
    6. At the Library [8:13]
    7. Summons [6:45]
    8. 40th Wedding Anniversary [3:00]
    9. Miller's Opening Remarks [3:40]
    10. Conine's Opening Remarks [1:53]
    11. Mr. Laird [1:41]
    12. Miss Benedict [:13]
    13. Miss Burton [5:00]
    14. At the Pharmacy [1:29]
    15. Miss O'Hara [2:38]
    16. Mr. Collins [1:44]
    17. In the Navy [2:32]
    18. Home Treatment [3:33]
    19. A Better Idea [2:02]
    20. "La Mamma Morta" [3:35]
    21. Andrew Takes the Stand [5:30]
    22. Cross-Examination [8:09]
    23. Five Minutes in Re-Direct [3:45]
    24. Charles Wheeler [6:28]
    25. Mr. Seidman [2:27]
    26. The Verdict [4:50]
    27. At the Hospital [2:12]
    28. Remembering Andy [1:28]

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    Editorial Reviews

    At the time of its release, Jonathan Demme's Philadelphia was the first big-budget Hollywood film to tackle the medical, political, and social issues of AIDS. Tom Hanks, in his first Academy Award-winning performance, plays Andrew Beckett, a talented lawyer at a stodgy Philadelphia law firm. The homosexual Andrew has contracted AIDS but fears informing his firm about the disease. The firm's senior partner, Charles Wheeler (Jason Robards), assigns Andrew a case involving their most important client. Andrew begins diligently working on the case, but soon the lesions associated with AIDS are visible on his face. Wheeler abruptly removes Andrew from the case and fires him from the firm. Andrew believes he has been fired because of his illness and plans to fight the firm in court. But because of the firm's reputation, no lawyer in Philadelphia will risk handling his case. In desperation, Andrew hires Joe Miller (Denzel Washington), a black lawyer who advertises on television, mainly handling personal injury cases. Miller dislikes homosexuals but agrees to take the case for the money and exposure. As Miller prepares for the courtroom battle against one of the law firm's key litigators, Belinda Conine (Mary Steenburgen), Miller begins to realize the discrimination practiced against Andrew is no different from the discrimination Miller himself has to battle against. The cast also includes Antonio Banderas as Andrew's partner, Joanne Woodward as Andrew's mother, and Stephanie Roth as Joe's wife. Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

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    LOVED IT!by Anonymous

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    April 19, 2008: This is a great adventure in nature where i learned a whole lot about natives in nature. it was very educational about nature. and also most especially about natives too.

    Courageousby Anonymous

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    July 30, 2006: If Tom Hanks is the golden boy of Hollywood, he sure risked it all in this movie about AIDS. A poignant and compelling role played by both Hanks and Denzel Washington.


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