The Cure

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

Erik (Brad Renfro) is a 13-year-old boy whose single mother, Gail (Diana Scarwid), has just moved to a new home in Minnesota. Erik feels like a fish out of water with his Southern accent, and he has trouble making friends until he meets Dexter (Joseph Mazzello), a kid a year or two younger who lives next door. Erik and Dexter get along fine, but Gail tells Erik not to go near Dexter when she learns that he contracted AIDS from a blood transfusion a few years ago. Erik ignores his mother's instructions and stands up for the frail Dexter at school, while Dexter's mom Linda (Annabella Sciorra) gives Erik the warmth, affection, and home cooking that Gail is too busy to provide. However, both boys are painfully aware of Dexter's illness, and when one of them spots a headline in a supermarket tabloid that a doctor in New Orleans has discovered a cure for AIDS, they run away together, determined to find the doctor and bring Dexter back as good as new. The Cure was the theatrical feature debut for actor-turned-director Peter Horton, who cut his directorial teeth on the TV series The Wonder Years and thirtysomething. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: 1
• Number of Discs: 1
• Audio: DDM2.0
• Screen: Pan and Scan
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 (Pre-1954 Standard)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Joseph Mazzello - Dexter
       Brad Renfro - Erik
       Annabella Sciorra - Linda
       Diana Scarwid - Gail
       Bruce Davison - Dr. Stevens
       Nicky Katt - Pony
       Samantha Lemole - Funeral Attendant
       Fran Korba - Elderly Woman in Market
       Mary McCusker - Nurse Murphy
       Rosemary Corman - Elderly Woman on Street
       T. Mychael Rambo - Garbage Man
       John Beasley - Skipper #2
       Bill Schoppert - Funeral Director
       Delphine French - Tyler's Girlfriend
       Scott Stockton - Skipper
       Renee Humphrey - Angle
       Delia Jurek - Angry Woman
       Andrew Broder - Tyler's Buddy
       Mona Powell - Tyler's Girlfriend
       Rodney W. England - Final Doctor
       David Alan Smith - Garbage Man
       Aeryk Egan - Tyler
       Shirley Venard - Nurse Snyder
       Dale Handevidt - Skipper
       John Lynch - Skipper #1
       Jeremy Howard - Tyler's Buddy
       Raymond Nelson - Skipper #3
       Peter Moore - Male Nurse
       Stephen D'Ambrose - Bus Station Clerk
       Laurie A. Sinclair - Cheryl
       Craig Gierl - Jim

• Director:

  Peter Horton

• Producer:

  Mark Burg, Eric Eisner

• Screenwriter:

  Robert Kuhn

• Cinematographer:

  Andrew Dintenfass

• Songwriter:

  Dave Grusin

• Editor:

  Anthony Sherin

• Production Designer:

  Armin Ganz

• Art Director:

  Troy Sizemore

• Executive Producer:

  Bill Borden, Todd Baker

• Set Designer:

  Claire Jenora Bowin

• Costume Designer:

  Louise Frogley

• Makeup:

  Darcy Knight

• Special Effects:

  Paul Murphy

• First Assistant Director:

  Christine Larson

• Casting:

  Mali Finn