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Philadelphia is a 1993 movie written by Ron Nyswaner and directed by Jonathan Demme. It stars Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Joanne Woodward, Jason Robards, Antonio Banderas, Lisa Summerour, and Mary Steenburgen.

Hanks's character, Andrew Beckett, is a homosexual attorney working for a prestigious law firm in Philadelphia. When he is unable to hide the fact that he has AIDS from the partners in the firm, he is fired. Beckett hires a homophobic attorney, Joe Miller (Washington), to fight for him.

The movie won Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Tom Hanks) and Best Music, Song (Bruce Springsteen for "Streets of Philadelphia"). It was also nominated for Best Makeup (Carl Fullerton and Alan D'Angerio), Best Music, Song (Neil Young for "Philadelphia") and Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Ron Nyswaner).

The film was the first Hollywood big-budget, big-star film to tackle the issue of AIDS in America and also signaled a shift in the early 1990s for Hollywood films to have more realistic depictions of gay people. However, the fact that Hanks' and Banderas's characters do not display normal relationship affections such as kissing, and the absence of gay women drew criticism from some gay film critics. In an interview for the 1996 documentary The Celluloid Closet
, Hanks remarked that some scenes showing more affection between him and Banderas were cut, including a scene showing him and Banderas in bed together. The DVD edition of the film includes that scene and many of the principals discuss the criticisms leveled at the film.

Cast

Tom Hanks
(Andrew Beckett)
Denzel Washington
(Joe Miller)
Jason Robards
(Charles Wheeler)
Antonio Banderas
(Miguel Alvarez)
Joanne Woodward
(Sarah Beckett)
Mary Steenburgen
(Belinda Conine)
Charles Napier
(Judge Garnett)
Edward Rendell (Mayor Edward Rendell/himself)
Karen Finley (Dr. Gillman)
Robert Ridgley (Walter Kenton)
Jane Moore (Lydia Glines)
Bradley Whitford
(Jamey Collins)
Lauren Roselli (Iris)
Tracey Walter (Librarian)
Anne Dowd (Jill Beckett)
John Bedford Lloyd (Matt Beckett)
Robert Castle (Bud Beckett)
Daniel von Bargen
(Jury Foreman)

The late Quentin Crisp has a cameo appearance in the film when Hanks and Banderas's characters throw a Halloween party.

According to the Internet Movie Database , "there was a statistic that there were 53 gay men who appeared in various scenes in this movie and within the next year, 43 of them had died."

Trivia

Saturday Night Live aired a skit designed to mock the marketing campaign of Sega of America by airing a professional-looking television commercial based on the film.

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