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Hanks's character, Andrew Beckett, is an attorney working for a high-priced 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. Independence Hall Philadelphia (sometimes referred to as Philly or the City of Brotherly Love) is the fifth most populous city in the United States and the most populous city in the state of Pennsylvania, occupying all of Philadelphia County. ... The Red Ribbon symbol is used internationally to represent the fight against AIDS. AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, rarely written Aids) is a disease characterized by the destruction of the human immune system. ... Homophobia (from Greek homos, same and fobos, fear) literally means fear of the same, however the term homo as a reference to homosexuals was used in the creation of the word. ...

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). Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... Academy Award for Best Actor - Wikipedia /**/ @import /w/skins-1. ... Academy Award for Best Song 1930s 1934 - The Continental from The Gay Divorcee 1935 Lullaby of Broadway from Gold Diggers of 1935 1936 The Way You Look Tonight from Swing Time 1937 Sweet Leilani from Waikiki Wedding 1938 - Thanks for the Memory from The Big Broadcast of 1938 1939 Over... Bruce Springsteen on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. ... These are the Academy Award for Makeup winners and nominees: 1980s 1981 An American Werewolf in London Heartbeeps 1982 Quest for Fire Gandhi 1983 none given 1984 Amadeus 2010: The Year We Make Contact Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle 1985 Mask The Color Purple Remo Williams... Academy Award for Best Song 1930s 1934 - The Continental from The Gay Divorcee 1935 Lullaby of Broadway from Gold Diggers of 1935 1936 The Way You Look Tonight from Swing Time 1937 Sweet Leilani from Waikiki Wedding 1938 - Thanks for the Memory from The Big Broadcast of 1938 1939 Over... For the former Canadian politician see Neil Young (politician) Neil Young with guitar (from the 1991 Weld tour) Neil Young (born November 12, 1945 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, who has become one of the most respected and influential musicians of his generation. ... The Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best script not based upon previously published material. ...

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 crticism from gay film critics. In an interview for the 1996 documentary titled The Celluiod Closet Hanks remarked that some scenes showing more affection between him and Banderas were cut, including a scene showing him and Antonio in bed together. There is some speculation that a DVD edition of the film may include these deleted scenes. The Red Ribbon symbol is used internationally to represent the fight against AIDS. AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, rarely written Aids) is a disease characterized by the destruction of the human immune system. ... // Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but keeping the same mind-set. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... DVD is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for storing data, including movies with high video and sound quality. ...

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)

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Trivia

The late Quentin Crisp has a cameo apperance in the film when Hanks and Bandera's characters throw a Halloween party. There was a statistic that there were 53 gay men who appeared in various scenes in the movie and within the next year, 43 of them had died. Quentin Crisp For the writer of supernatural fiction, see Quentin S. Crisp Quentin Crisp (December 25, 1908 - November 21, 1999), born Denis Pratt, became a gay icon in the 1970s after becoming famous for his defiant and longstanding refusal to conceal his true sexuality. ...

External links

• Philadelphia at the Internet Movie Database