Cast
Dr. Don Francis
Dr. Robert Gallo
Dr. Luc Montagnier
Dr. Françoise Barre
Dr. Dale Lawrence
Mr. Johnstone
Eddie Papasano
Antique shop owner
Dr. Mika Popovic
Dr. Mervyn Silverman
The Choreographer
Dennis Seeley
Dr. Jean-Claude Chermann
Dr. Mary Guinan
Dr. Betsy Reisz
Dr. Dennis Donohue
Dr. Marc Conant
Dr. Willy Rozenbaum
Mrs. Johnstone
Brian McDonough
Bobbi Campbell
The Brother
William W. Darrow, PhD
Congressman Phil Burton
Bill Kraus
Dr. Max Essex
Chip
Gaetan Dugas
Dr. Jim Curran
Dr. Harold Jaffe
Stephen Spinella
Brandy Alexander
Dr. Selma Dritz
Kico Govantes
Blood Bank executive
Red Cross spokesperson
Alan Barry
Hemophiliac patient
Neal Benari
Dr. Tom Spira as Neal Ben-Ari
David Dean Bottrell
Man #3
Rico Bueno
Bellevue Hospital Patient
Bill Carmichael
Delivery Man
Christopher Carroll
Dr. Aaron Kellner
Reg E. Cathey
Staff Doctor #2
John Del Regno
Man in Grand Central
John Durbin
6th Man
Mogens Eckert
Chief Executive Copenhagen
Carey Eidel
Tennis Player
Robert Briscoe Evans
2nd Reporter
Dr. Michael Gottlieb
Keythe Farley
Lab Technician
Christopher John Fields
Lawyer
Dave Florek
Doughnut Shop Counterman
Niki Gilbert
Sudanese Girl
Yasmine Golchan
Dr. Françoise Brun-Vezinet
Charles Dauget
James Greene
Dr. Alvin Freedman-Kien
Jeff Hayenga
Dr. Bruce Voeller
Daniel Henning
Blaine
Ike Ikediashi
Sudanese Boy
Hemophiliac Representative
Laura James
Margaret Heckler
Michael Kearns
Cleve
Erasor Kemie
Sudanese Student
Jack Kenny
San Francisco Activist
Blood Bank Executive
Blood Bank Executive
Frank Li'Bay
Desk Clerk
Gay Rights Activist
Neal Lerner
1st Man
René Le Vant
Blood Bank Executive
Geoff Lower
Dr. David Simpson
Anthony Lucero
Mailroom Man
James Mastrantonio
8th Man
Jon Matthews
Greg
Blood Bank Executive
Susanne Olsen
Intern Copenhagen
Angela Paton
Woman in Denver
Sierra Pecheur
Female Reporter
Reporter
Martin Raymond
4th Man
Jeremy Regan
Ticket Seller
Robert Martin Robinson
Chief Administrator French
Valeri Ross
Jim's Secretary
Hildur Ruriks
Female Danish 2nd Executive
Tom Schanley
Waiter
Sean Whitesell
Country Club Attendant
Michael Winters
Middle-aged Man
William Wintersole
Dr. Paul Florino
Lenny Wolpe
Dr. Joseph Bove
Himself
Edafe Okurume
Sudanese Driver as Edafe Okorume
Himself epilogue sequence
Aric Cushing
Street Walker
Billy Hayes epilogue sequence
Undetermined film role epilogue sequence
Ryal Haakenson
Physician
Conference's Audience Member
Himself epilogue sequence
Himself epilogue sequence
Giorgio Kokosin
Hospital patient
Himself epilogue sequence
John Lizzi
Congressional aide
Geoffrey Lower
Dr. David Simpson
Roger Gail Lyon
Himself
Richard Marcus
Reporter
Himself epilogue sequence
Paul Moncrief
Court photographer
Himself epilogue sequence
Herself, in epilogue sequence
Richie Solomon
Procession Marcher
Michael Szymanski
Reporter
Herself epilogue sequence
Director
Writer
Randy Shilts
Book
Arnold Schulman
Teleplay
Producer
Marcia Basichis
Associate producer
Omneya 'Nini' Mazen
Associate producer
Karen J. McCabe
Line producer: San Francisco
Sarah Pillsbury
Producer
Midge Sanford
Producer
Arnold Schulman
Co-producer
Albert M. Shapiro
Associate producer
Executive producer
Edward Teets
Co-producer
E. Duke Vincent
Executive producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Paul Elliott
Editor
Lois Freeman-Fox
Casting Director
Judith Holstra
Nikki Valko
Production Designer
Victoria Paul
Art Director
Lee Mayman
Set Decorator
Diana Allen Williams
Costume Designer
Patti Callicott
Makeup Department
Allan A. Apone
Key makeup artist
Adam Brandy
Makeup artist
Martin Christopher
Additional hair stylist
Arturo Rojas
Hair stylist
Michael Spatola
Additional makeup artist
Production Manager
Jeffrey Downer
Production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Scott Bryant
Dga trainee
Albert Cho
Second assistant director
Mark Hansson
Second second assistant director
Toby Lavallo
First assistant director: San Francisco
Albert M. Shapiro
First assistant director
Art Department
Michael Atwell
Construction foreman
Kris Boxell
Art director: San Francisco
Gary L. Brennan
Gang boss as Gary Brennan
Richard J. Brown
Assistant props
Tom Craig
Set dresser
Charles Doane
Swing gang
James Michael Drury Jr.
Carpenter
Peter Emshwiller
Set dresser
Barry Franenberg
Property master
Aaron Groszmann
Swing gang
Aaron J. Harney
Construction foreman
Franklin R. Healy
Carpenter
Dannen King
Carpenter
Josh Koral
Property master: San Francisco
Christine Lanier
Construction production assistant
David E. Leicester
Construction coordinator
William Livingston
Swing gang
Caryn Marcus
Buyer
Ray Maxwell
Propmaker
Paul McConnell
Lead man
Kim McDonald
Propmaker
Pat Morache
Lead scenic artist
Roger Nall
On-set dresser
Steve Olson
Gang boss as Stephen E. Olson
Hector Rivera
Swing gang
John W. Rozas
Swing gang
Erich W. Schultz
Construction coordinator
Maya Shimoguchi
Set designer
Wendy Smith
Art department coordinator
Richie Solomon
Swing gang
Ryan Wilson
Set dresser
Sound Department
Peter Austin
Supervising sound editor
David Beadle
Sound editor
Peter Bergren
Sound editor
Paul Coogan
Boom operator
Dean Drabin
Adr mixer
Steve Dutkovich
Sound editor
Scott Edelson
Cable person
Ron Evans
Sound editor
David Hawkins
Supervising sound editor
James Hebenstreit
Sound editor
Sonya Henry
Sound editor
Chris Jenkins
Sound re-recording mixer
Gary Lewis
Sound editor
Albert Edmund Lord III
Sound editor
Walt Martin
Sound mixer
Pat McCormick
Sound editor
Brian Ruberg
Foley mixer
Brad Sherman
Sound re-recording mixer
Mark Smith
Sound re-recording mixer
Bruce Tanis
Sound editor
Camera and Electrical Department
Steve Austin
Video playback operator
Joseph P. Clem
Best boy electric
John L. Dardis
Electrician
Willie E. Dawkins
Electrician
Debra Dotts-Sladek
Second assistant camera
Doug Hunt
First assistant camera: San Francisco
Rick Kangrga
Grip
Jules Labarthe
Rigging gaffer
Michael Listorti
Dolly grip
Jerry L. Mandley
Electrician
Bruce McCleery
Gaffer
Gary Molyneux
Grip
Steven Pehl
Best boy grip
Michael Pizzuto
Key grip
Dennis Pope
Key grip: San Francisco
Scott Andrew Ressler
First assistant camera
Jeffrey P. Soderberg
Rigging gaffer
Chris Squires
Camera operator
Bill Summers
Grip
Peter Thomas
Gaffer: San Francisco
Ric Urbauer
Key rigging grip
Janet Van Ham
Still photographer
Casting Department
Jill Anthony
Casting assistant
Bill Dance
Casting assistant
Barbara Harris
Voice casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ariella Berbrier
Costume assistant
Sandy Kenyon
Costumer
Rosa Leo
Assistant to costume designer as Rozanna Leo
Salvador Pérez Jr.
Costumer
Garet Reilly
Costumer
Sharon Rosenberg
Costume supervisor
Editorial Department
Camille Bourque
Assistant editor
Bill Couturié
Editorial consultant
Daniel Craven
Assistant editor
Garth Craven
Additional editor
Cynthia Fitzpatrick
Editor: video montage
Carrie Elizabeth Foresman
Assistant editor
Terry Kelley
Additional editor
Dan Muscarella
Color timer
Barbara Riley
Negative cutter
Gary Weimberg
Additional editor
Brent White
Additional editor
Music Department
Gary Chester
Scoring engineer
Adam Milo Smalley
Music editor
Yvonne Yedibalian
Second scoring engineer
Conductor
Orchestrator
John Moses
Musician: clarinet soloist
Transportation Department
Ernie Adams
Transportation captain
Fred Robbins
Transportation coordinator
Jacqueline Travers
Transportation coordinator: San Francisco
Other Crew
Kevin Aiello
Caterer
Bill Bence
Unit publicist
Jeff Bova
Craft service
Helen Caldwell
Script supervisor
Donna Cline
Medical advisor
Medical coordinator
Casey B. Collins
Production assistant
D. Michael Dahlquist
Production assistant
Blake Danforth
Production assistant
Title designer
Sarah Elgart
Choreographer
Anne Marie Feldman
Assistant: Ms. Mazan
Maxine Garcia
Production coordinator: San Francisco
Michael Haro
Location assistant
Susan J. Hellmann
Key set production assistant as Susan Hellmann
Steven E. Housewright
Location assistant
Jay Hoyle
Clips and photos: Mark Hoyle
B. Richard Jeffery
Post-production accountant
Mia Levinson
Assistant production coordinator: San Francisco
Richard Lorenzana
Production accountant
Diana Lui
Assistant production coordinator
Patt McCurdy
Production coordinator
Nicholas Mook
First aid
Darryl Mori
Assistant to producers
Deborah Ricketts
Film/historical research
Nick Roberts
Security officer
Lauren Ross
Location manager
Richard Rothenstein
Special consultant
Gail Stempler
Location manager: San Francisco
Myles Troughgood
Assistant choreographer as Myles Thoroughgood
Ron Cosmo Vecchiarelli
Production assistant
Sharon Vise
Assistant accountant as Sharon L. Vise
David L. Wolfson
Assistant location manager
Chuck Workman
Consultant: historical montage
Thanks
Matt Herron
Acknowledgment: "The Quilt" photos courtesy of
Billy Howard
Acknowledgment: "Epitaphs For the Living" photos courtesy of
Production Company
Home Box Office (HBO)
Odyssey Motion Pictures
Spelling Entertainment
Distributor
Home Box Office (HBO)
1993 USA TV original airing
Home Box Office Home Video (HBO)
1994 USA video laserdisc
2001 USA DVD
Cipa
1994 France theatrical
Escarlata Films S.A.
1994 Spain theatrical
Sonet Film
1994 Sweden theatrical
Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI)
1994 Sweden theatrical as Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet
Kinowelt Home Entertainment
2008 Germany DVD
National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
1993 USA TV broadcast premiere
Odessa Home Vídeo
???? Brazil VHS
Sonet Film
1995 Sweden VHS
Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE)
1994 Argentina VHS
Special Effects
Makeup Effects Laboratories
Miscellaneous
ABC News
Additional footage provided by
Bill Dance Casting
Extras casting
CBS News Archives
Additional footage provided by
Cable News Network (CNN)
Additional footage provided by
Cinema Research
Titles and opticals
Columbia Pictures Corporation
"Midnight Express" clips provided by
Elizabeth Bardsley & Associates
Script annotation
Glen Glenn Studios
Sound effects
Sound post-production
Group W Television
Additional footage provided by
Hollywood Records
Clips: The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
Inter Video
24 frame video playback
KPIX
Additional footage provided by
KRON San Francisco
Additional footage provided by
KTVU
Additional footage provided by
Maryland Public Television
Additional footage provided by
Mercury Phoenix Trust
Clips: The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
Movie Movers
Cast trailers
NBA Entertainment
Additional footage provided by
NBC News Archives
Additional footage provided by
NW Aids Video Project
"Finding Our Way Together" clips provided by
NYC Commission on Human Rights
"The Second Epidemic" clips provided by
National Edison Recording Studio
Music recording studio
OM Productions Ltd.
Clips: The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
October Films
Additional footage provided by
Otto Nemenz International
Arriflex camera equipment provided by
Pan American Health Organization
Additional footage provided by
Sichov
Additional footage provided by
Sipa Press
Additional footage provided by
The Sherman Grinberg Film Libraries
Additional footage provided by
Todd-AO Studios
Sound effects provided by
Sound post-production