Jeffrey

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Summary: Funny, sexy and sensitive
Review: Don't let the gay storyline keep you from seeing this video. Although a couple scenes may be too graphic for some, the humor in the opening scenes helps get almost any viewer involoved in the story, which, by the end of the movie, will have you rooting for Jeffrey and Steve. And several of the scenes do appeal to the female viewers. Jeffrey (Steven Weber) is confused and afraid when having to deal with AIDS on a personal level, and Steve (Michael T. Weiss) is lonely and angry, and craves the meaningful relationship we all want and deserve. The well-known cast is impressive, and deserves a round of applause for making us all more aware of the devastating affects of the AIDS crisis on human relationships, and for reminding us that being HIV+ does not make a person any less of a person.

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Summary: Sort of a "Torch Song Trilogy" for the 1990's
Review: Steven Weber stars as Jeffrey, a New York guy struggling with life, love and relationships in the height of the AIDS epidemic. The film, from 1995, is based on Paul Rudnick's off-Broadway comedy of a few years earlier. The movie is full of humor, love and pain as Jeffrey struggles with his love for "the man of his dreams", who happens to be HIV-positive. The movie deals with the issue in a pretty straight-forward way (pardon the pun). One of my favorite scenes features Jeffrey dancing alone in his apartment to the song "Helpless" - very intense! Like "Torch Song Trilogy", I wish I could have seen this in live theater. If you liked "Torch Song Trilogy", you will enjoy this movie - the primary difference? "Torch Song Trilogy" was set in a time BEFORE the AIDS crisis. The movie also features Patrick Stewart (famous for his role in the "Star Trek" series - and yes, his character in the movie is gay). Also, Michael T. Weiss, Bryan Batt, Nathan Lane "("The Birdcage") and Sigourney Weaver ("Alien").

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Summary: Brilliant, hilarious, witty - MUST SEE
Review: This offbeat comedy about the trials of life as a single gay man will have you laughing until it hurts, whether or not you're part of the gay scene. Side-splitting daydream sequences in Jeffrey's mind give the entire thing a surreal feel, and Patrick Steward (Star Trek TNG's Captain Picard) as a lisping, leopard-skin-clad interior decorator is a sight that nobody should miss. Cleverly written, well choreographed, fast-paced, light-hearted, and very, very, VERY funny. Homofiles and homophobes alike should watch this movie.

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Summary: A "Classic" Returns
Review: When this movie was originally released by Orion pictures, the gay and lesbian community flocked to see Steven Webber, Patrick Stewart, Olympia Dukakis and Michael T. Weiss, among the other star studded cast each play a part in this rendition of Paul Rudnick's novel & play of the same name. The movie is much brighter and upbeat than the book. It is a great movie about life in the AIDS epidemic. I recommend this movie to anyone and everyone.

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Summary: A love story between gay men.
Review: "Jeffery" is the story of a man that is afraid of sexual activity in the 90's. A hilarious, accurate portrayal of problems of homosexual men in the 90's. This film stars Steven Weber of "WINGS" and Patrick Stewart of "Star Trek." This silm is a very moving tale of love, and fear. Jeffery meets Steve, and handsome man, that is HIV positive, Jeffery's worst fear. But soon after ignoring Steve, Jeffery starts to think about Steve 24 hours and day, and soon realizes he is in love. Steve is also in love with Jeffery. But first, Jeffery has to look beyond his fear of AIDS, and learn to love unconditionally. I reccomend this film.

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Summary: Touching and humorous!
Review: I loved this movie, It was touching and humorous, but it didn't diminish the emotion. _Jeffery_ is a wonderful movie, maybe not for small children that wouldn't comprehend the meanings of the story, but for watching alone or among friends.

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Summary: Whatever!
Review: This movie was alright. I give it five stars for being artsy, quirky.
It makes Gay love look systematically funny, and easily made fun of. Even people with AIDS deserve a better look at their lives. I do not have HIV/AIDS but have lost friends over it. This is a movie for those who either want a good laugh, or a good cry.
I know of nobody who really acts as these characters do. I doubt it goes on in New York Citys Manhattan either.
Purchase this if your just wanting to add to your GLBT VHS, or DVD collection.

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Summary: Consequences...
Review: Jeffery swears off sex. Why? Well after an encounter with a guy in which the condom breaks, you could almost see why. Safe sex is portrayed as the not so fun variety of sex and through the eyes of Jeffery, it seems so pointless. Then he meets someone who turns out to have HIV and despite that major calamity, sparks fly. Of course Jeffery manages to come off as cold and shallow at times, but anyone watching this has probably done something similar in their time. "Jeffery" is a top notch movie and features some pretty interesting 'cameo's'. Sigourney Weaver does a veery funny bit as an inspirational speaker who tries to tackle Jefferies issue. The cater waiter scene is just fabulously coreographed and it is one of the funniest, and possibly sexiest, scenes in the movie. And then there is Patrick Stewart who is just hilarious as he plays over the top. You can tell he, as well as the rest of the cast, are having a blast with this movie. That is what makes "Jeffery" fun. Its romantic moments are nice and the oddly interjected moments with Mother Theresa are strange, but a nice touch. This is a good movie with good performances and a very good, detailed plot.

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Summary: "Just think of AIDS as the guest that won't leave."
Review: In 1995, the light-hearted comedy named "Jeffrey", which examines the troubled life of a fictional gay man named Jeffrey (Steven Weber), was released to theaters. Living in NYC, Jeffrey makes the unusual decision to become celibate due to his fear of contracting HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. The gay couple of Sterling (Patrick Stewart) and Darius (Bryan Batt) befriend Jeffrey and introduce him to a single guy named Steve Howard (Michael T. Weiss), but Jeffrey is afraid to get involved with Steve because Steve has HIV. Along the way, an assortment of different people attempt to help Jeffrey, including the psychologist Debra Moorhouse (Sigourney Weaver), Mother Teresa (Irma St. Paule), his father (Peter Maloney), his mother (Debra Monk) and Father Dan (Nathan Lane). Other interesting characters include Acolyte (Kathy Najimy), Mrs. Marcangelo (Olympia Dukakis) and her son Angelique (Gregory Jbara).

The two best performances in the film were those of Patrick Stewart and Nathan Lane. Also very good were those of Bryan Batt, Michael T. Weiss and Olympia Dukakis. Sigourney Weaver, Kathy Najimy and Gregory Jbara were also very entertaining. Unfortunately, the least memorable performance was that of Steven Weber (who is best remembered as the character Brian Michael Hackett in the 1990-1997 TV sit-com "Wings") as his portrayal of Jeffrey was rather wooden. The most memorable scenes in the film include the telephone call with Jeffrey's parents, the church, the parade and the hospital.

Overall, I rate "Jeffrey" with 4 out of 5 stars. It's not a great film, but it is very entertaining.

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Summary: GREAT, BUT AGAIN, THEY DIE
Review: I HATE gay male movies now. It's about sex with strangers, getting sick with AIDS, and finding your life marginalized as everyone makes fun of the effeminate.

This isn't normal gay life.

JEFFREY is a fine film, but really, it beats to death all the stereotypes that don't really exist.

Plus, like all gay films, someone is really sick with AIDS.

It's all there.

michael