The Cure
Erik, a loner, finds a friend in Dexter, an eleven-year-old boy with AIDS. They vow to find a cure for AIDS together and save Dexter's life in an eventful summer. Having just moved to a new town, Erik…
The Cure
Erik, a loner, finds a friend in Dexter, an eleven-year-old boy with AIDS. They vow to find a cure for AIDS together and save Dexter's life in an eventful summer. Having just moved to a new town, Erik (Brad Renfro) is thrilled when he makes friends with his younger neighbor, Dexter (Joseph Mazzello), and his friendly mom (Annabella Sciorra). Despite the disapproval of his own neglectful mother (Diana Scarwid), Erik grows close to Dexter, who suffers from AIDS. As the disease's impact on Dexter's life grows more noticeable, Erik and Dexter embark on a quest to New Orleans down the Mississippi River, where hope may yet lie with a doctor there. —yusufpiskin Dexter, age 11, who has AIDS, and his next door neighbor Erik, a little older and much bigger, become best friends. Erik also becomes closer to Dexter's mother than to his own, who is neglectful and bigoted and violently forbids their friendship upon learning of it. When they read that a doctor in distant New Orleans claims to have found a cure for AIDS, the boys leave home on their own, planning to float down the Mississippi river and find him. —Paul Emmons <pemmons@wcupa.edu> Dexter has AIDS and becomes friends with Erik, the kid next door. Erik becomes closer to Dexter's mom Linda than his own who is neglectful, bigoted, and violently forbids their friendship. When the boys hear of a doctor in New Orleans who has a cure for AIDS, they leave home and embark on a journey down the Mississippi River and find him. —Corey Semple <HSMRules222> A boy, aged 11 called Dexter has AIDS and is a good target for being picked on. He and his neighbor, Erik become best friends and start the journey to find "The Cure" they had read about in the local newspaper. —Thorpe89
The Cure
Adventure,Drama
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Erik, a loner, finds a friend in Dexter, an eleven-year-old boy with AIDS. They vow to find a cure for AIDS together and save Dexter's life in an eventful summer. Having just moved to a new town, Erik (Brad Renfro) is thrilled when he makes friends with his younger neighbor, Dexter (Joseph Mazzello), and his friendly mom (Annabella Sciorra).
Despite the disapproval of his own neglectful mother (Diana Scarwid), Erik grows close to Dexter, who suffers from AIDS. As the disease's impact on Dexter's life grows more noticeable, Erik and Dexter embark on a quest to New Orleans down the Mississippi River, where hope may yet lie with a doctor there. —yusufpiskin Dexter, age 11, who has AIDS, and his next door neighbor Erik, a little older and much bigger, become best friends.
Erik also becomes closer to Dexter's mother than to his own, who is neglectful and bigoted and violently forbids their friendship upon learning of it. When they read that a doctor in distant New Orleans claims to have found a cure for AIDS, the boys leave home on their own, planning to float down the Mississippi river and find him. —Paul Emmons <pemmons@wcupa.edu> Dexter has AIDS and becomes friends with Erik, the kid next door.
Erik becomes closer to Dexter's mom Linda than his own who is neglectful, bigoted, and violently forbids their friendship. When the boys hear of a doctor in New Orleans who has a cure for AIDS, they leave home and embark on a journey down the Mississippi River and find him. —Corey Semple <HSMRules222> A boy, aged 11 called Dexter has AIDS and is a good target for being picked on.
He and his neighbor, Erik become best friends and start the journey to find "The Cure" they had read about in the local newspaper. —Thorpe89.