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And the Band Played on

Matthew Modine (Actor), Alan Alda (Actor), Roger Spottiswoode (Director) | Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | Format: VHS Tape
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)

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A superior, made-for-cable film, this Home Box Office adaptation of Randy Shilts's chronicle detailing the emergence of AIDS in America and the fight against bureaucracy and society for a cure is a taut, outrageous, and affecting true-life drama. Matthew Modine (Birdy, Married to the Mob) is featured as a doctor with the Centers for Disease Control at the time when the first reports of a disease plaguing the gay community were heard. Modine and his colleagues embark on an investigation that resembles a compelling detective story as they try to track the source of the disease and discover a cure. Their efforts are thwarted by an ambivalent government and a turf war between French physicians and a celebrated American researcher (Alan Alda) who seems to place his own glory above the dead and the dying. Featuring heartfelt performances from a stellar cast including Richard Gere, Glenne Headly, Anjelica Huston, Steve Martin, Ian McKellen, Saul Rubinek, and Lily Tomlin, this impassioned film stands as an impressive and important document of one of the darkest eras in modern human history, and a tribute to the spirit of those who sought to save lives. --Robert Lane

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
sensational missed oppertunity Feb 17 2009
Format:DVD
A must see movie for anyone interested in Public Health and HIV/AIDS issues. Though, the information in the book by Randy Shilts is more compelling, the movie is accessible to a general audience. And the band played on, tells the story of the emergence of the AIDS pandemic in the United States and Europe. The political and social factors which led to a tragic missed oppertunity to prevent the global impact of AIDS are revealed. Sometimes sensational, especially with the telling of the in accurate "patient zero" story, the movie illuminates the inner workings of the U.S. governments fatally flawed and politically motivated scientific and public health response to AIDS.
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And the Band Played Good. Jun 15 2004
Format:VHS Tape
'And the Band Played On' is an excellent film about the true story of the discovery of the AIDS virus from the late 1970s' into the 1980s'. It has an All-Star cast that bring delight to the screen. More interesting than 'Philadelphia'.
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A+ for AIDS Awareness and Education, and Its Social History Dec 1 2005
Format:DVD
This movie is a fabulous and highly factual. Somebody wrote areview here and posted from a so-called liberal website (Dean's World) a piece refuting some of the movie's factuality.

"Dean's World" is a website that supports and promotes "AIDS skepticism" and Dr. Bialy's "False HIV/AIDS Hypothesis"(AIDS dissidents question the link between HIV and AIDS, arguing that the former is not necessarily the cause--and certainly not the sole cause--of the latter.) and its pharmaceutical treatment. As well, the spread of AIDs and the amount of infected people is questioned on that website.

Posts such as this show how relevent this movie is today, not just as an historical documentary, but for understanding persistant, apologetic attitudes concerning the terrible treatment that early AIDS patients endured and the ignorance that persists in endangering lives.

"And the Band Played On" is an essential movie for anyone trying to understand our recent social and medical history. It is a moving, and thought-provoking documentary.

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Most recent customer reviews
Lies and lying liars who tell them!
I actually got this from a blog from Dean's World (Dean is a liberal) who nailed the problem with this movie:

"Reagan had an excellent record on gay rights issues--to the extent... Read more

Published on Jun 9 2004 by coolguy247365@yahoo.com
If You Know Someone
If you have younger friends who were not there while millions died buy this DVD and let them see it. I worked for some time with a youth group and we watched this DVD together. Read more
Published on Nov 8 2003 by Dennis
What about region 4 in Australia?
I have just ordered this DVD movie thru Amazon. Unfortunately, in Australia, this movie is not available to purchase for private sale in either a DVD or VHS format. Read more
Published on Sep 19 2003 by J. Altair
One of my favorite movies of all time
I must have seen this movie at least three or four times, and it always gets to me. I will not go into the story line here, as that has been done in detail by other reviewers. Read more
Published on Sep 10 2003 by Christine
AndThe Band Played On
I watched the movie in it's entirety. This showed how the blood industry and the politicians and the owners of the Bath Houses
were willing to care more about the money they... Read more
Published on Aug 10 2003 by Lisa Sheryl Kissel
A sorrowful tune
In the midst of the growing crisis of the AIDS epidemic, one journalist who witnessed the development and destruction wrought by this disease firsthand put together a regular... Read more
Published on Jun 12 2003 by FrKurt Messick
PHENOMENAL & MOVING
In 1978, the first cases of a mysterious viral pneumonia began appearing, and people started dying. No reasonable cause of death could be found. Read more
Published on April 20 2003 by Karen L. Mcginty
An eye-opener!
Having gotten poliomyelitis in 1953, I see comparisons between the two diseases. People with AIDS suffered prejudice and lack of information of how the disease is passed just like... Read more
Published on Feb 11 2003 by J. Hartman
The Band Is Still Playing
This film, in my opinion, is a fantastic telling of the behind the scenes of the discovery and the eventual research of the AIDS disease and virus. Read more
Published on Oct 13 2002
Should be required viewing
The chilling history of the bureaucratic red tape that impeded progress in the early days of fighting the spread of the AIDS virus. Read more
Published on Aug 13 2002 by John S. Harris
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