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Jeffrey
by MGM (Video & DVD)
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MGM HOME VIDEO (UNDER FOX)
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Andrea Pines
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Actors: Steven Weber, Michael T. Weiss, Peter Jaconson, Tom Cayler, David Thornton
From the witty, whimsical mind of acclaimed writer Paul Rudnick (In & Out, Addams Family Values) and celebrated stage director Christopher Ashley comes a hilarious, star-studded, boy-meets-boy romantic comedy! Steven Weber, Patrick Stewart, Michael T. Weiss, Bryan Batt, Oscar® nominee* Sigourney Weaver, Golden Globe® nominee** Nathan Lane and Oscar® winner*** Olympia Dukakis star in
From the witty, whimsical mind of acclaimed writer Paul Rudnick (In & Out, Addams Family Values) and celebrated stage director Christopher Ashley comes a hilarious, star-studded, boy-meets-boy romantic comedy! Steven Weber, Patrick Stewart, Michael T. Weiss, Bryan Batt, OscarÂ(r) nominee* Sigourney Weaver, Golden GlobeÂ(r) nominee** Nathan Lane and OscarÂ(r) winner*** Olympia Dukakis star in this "warm and humorous exploration of all-too-human relationships" (Boxoffice) in the age of AIDS. Disenchanted with the not-so-romantic side of safesex, sweet, single and obsessive Jeffrey (Weber) vows to become completely celibate! No sooner has he sworn off sex than he meets hunky, sensitive Steve (Weiss). But just as passion starts to ignite,Steve reveals some earth-shattering information, leaving Jeffrey to choose between losing the man of his dreamsor taking a risk on what just might be true love!
Surprisingly lighthearted and witty, Paul Rudnick's Jeffrey (based on his off-Broadway play) was one of the first films to tackle the AIDS crisis without patting itself on the back or offering everything up in a sobering movie-of-the-week scenario. The titular Jeffrey (Steven Weber) is a happy-go-lucky gay man who suddenly comes face to face with the fact that AIDS has turned sex into something "radioactive." Paranoid in the extreme, he vows to become celibate--at just about the same time that hunky Steve (The Pretender's Michael T. Weiss) saunters into his life, eyes twinkling and hormones raging. The only problem is that Steve, for all his muscles and charm, is HIV-positive, thus setting Jeffrey's deepest fears into motion. When it was written in 1995, Jeffrey struck a nerve in mining the fear that a number of gay men felt during the height of the AIDS crisis. Even just a few years later, though, Jeffrey's paranoia (what, he's never heard of condoms?) seems dated, and his behavior more self-damaging than self-aware--basically, he needs a slap upside the head as opposed to therapy. Still, Rudnick (who went on to pen the more mainstream In and Out) is never one to pass up a witty one-liner or an opportunity to poke fun at anyone, and Jeffrey now stands as a hilarious, sometimes poignant portrait of gay single life and the perils of dating in a paranoid time. Weber's Jeffrey is simultaneously open to the possibilities of life and fearful to embrace them, and Weiss is, well... gorgeous and funny and sexy beyond belief. Still, it's Patrick Stewart, as Jeffrey's interior decorator best friend, who effortlessly steals the film with his cutting wit; in his mouth, Rudnick's lines are priceless gems. With a host of amazing cameos, including Sigourney Weaver as a conceited New Age maven, Kathy Najimy as her sad-sack follower, Christine Baranski as a high-society hostess for a roundup-themed charity dinner, and a top-form Nathan Lane as a gay priest who seems to have discovered the meaning of life--literally. --Mark Englehart
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| Not your average gay movie |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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Jeffrey is a fun movie following the trials of the main character Jeffrey. Set in the 80's with the spectre of AIDS over the community Jeffrey swears off sex. Very much akin to the '40 Days and 40 Nights' plot. However no sooner has he sworn off sex then into his life comes Steve who not only is a 'dreamboat' but is HIV+ as well.
Interestingly this movie is one of the few that breaks the '4th wall' where the characters will interact with the audience.
Patrick Stewart is a very camp interior decorator and is wonderful, and the rest of the cast is filled with some very familiar faces like Signorney Weaver, Micheal Wiess.
The pace of the movie is good, and I thought it was the right length to get the story across.
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| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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A friend recommended this film. "It's very funny," he said. He neglected to mention it's a film about a gay waiter learning about commitment and life in the age of Aids. It stars Steven Weber and Patrick Stewart. Well, I would watch Stewart read the phone book, and I've always liked Weber ever since "Wings".
This film is hilarious, poignant, and triumphant all at the same time. Stewart, as a waspish interior decorator with snappy observations, is perfection. Weber holds his own as Jeffrey, a more-or-less straight-acting young gay man looking for love on what had become the sexual minefield of the '90's. He vows abstinence, but then he meets Michael T. Weiss, a masculine bartender for catered events, who has Aids. How their relationship, and how the subplot of Stewart and his lover, who has Aids, play out, caroms from wry to heart-tugging to very witty to sad to uplift. All the performances are first class, and there are also many cameos that add to the humor.
Profound observations might be made about living and surviving in what some have called "the gay holocaust", but I think this film uses the device of high contrast to great effectiveness. Tell a somewhat frothy story set in what we know to be a milieu of tragedy. We feel the pain of what Aids has done to so many: gays and straights indiscriminately, but we are left with an ultimately positive and fulfilling experience.
Anyone can enjoy this film, gay, straight or somewhere between. It's a very human story told with great trenchant humor and leaves you feeling good. What more can you ask from a film?
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| "A Cute Adult Gay Romantic Comedy" |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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"Jeffrey" has always been one of my favorite romantic gay comedy/dramas. Its story is simple: it's about a man in his early thirties who decides to stay celibate because of the AIDS crisis. However, things change for him when he falls in love with a stud at a gym. Things are going great until the gum gym guy tells him that he is HIV positive. The movie is really about how two different gay men with different HIV statuses can have a healthy, normal life together. "Jeffrey" is widely considered the first movie to explore how an HIV positive man can have a beautiful relationship with an HIV negative man. The script is strong and the performances are flawless. Patrick Stewart also plays an older gay man whose lover dies of AIDS. A truely touching story of romance, fun, and undying friendship. Steven Weber, from TV's "Wings" and Michael T. Weiss from "Days of Our Lives" play the leads in the film. The DVD is a barebones edition, but it comes in widescreen and the trailer is included. Sigourney Weaver has a cameo as a mouthy public speaker. Enjoy.
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| JEFFREY |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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I had this movie on videotape forever and when I went to watch it the last time, the tape had warped or whatever. Luckily, I found a dvd copy available on Amazon, sent for it, and was able to watch it again in perfect condition. One of the funniest gay/lesbian movies ever! And touching as well...
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| Here's a hetro woman's feelings on this film |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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About 19 years ago I read this play called "Jeffery". It was such a departure from all the other gay/AIDS related plays I had seen or read, I wanted to see it live and not on the page. I never got to see it preformed, and was so tickled when I discovered it on dvd!
To me it was not only well acted, but covered a lot of stuff that scared all of us dating, not just gay folks, but EVERYONE concerned about losing ourselves, and our loved ones.
Jeffery isn't just scared of dying, but of losing someone he loves, so if he doesn't love anyone, his is safe....got to tell you folks that isn't just a gay issue.
All three leads in this film brought a lot of warmth and humor to the text. I am so glad I bought a copy of this movie! I plan on watching it again tonight.
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