“The best cure for a disease is friendship.”
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.
Joseph Mazzello
Dexter
Brad Renfro
Erik
Annabella Sciorra
Linda
Diana Scarwid
Gail
Bruce Davison
Dr. Stevens
Nicky Katt
Pony
Aeryk Egan
Tyler
Renée Humphrey
Angle
Peter Moore
Male Nurse
John Carroll Lynch
Skipper #1
John Beasley
Skipper #2
Jeremy Howard
Tyler's Buddy #2
East Side Story
Quintessence
Shimaneko
The Man I Love
A Dirty Carnival
His Secret Life
A Home at the End of the World
Buddies
Mud
The Derby Stallion
The Stray
Skater Girl
The Straight Story
Gummo
Dog Tags
My Dog Skip
Where the Red Fern Grows
And the Band Played On
I Am David
Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story