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After she discovers that her boyfriend has betrayed her, Hilary O'Neil is looking for a new start and a new job. She begins to work as a private nurse for a young man suffering from blood cancer. Slowly, they fall in love, but they always know their love cannot last because he is destined to die. Written by
Harald Mayr <marvin@bike.augusta.de>
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She's giving him something nobody else could. A reason to live.
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Trivia
Julia's long red hair was actually mostly extensions. Her hair was relatively short during the filming of this movie.
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Goofs
Snow covers the ground the night of the big party in Mendocino, and the roads are frozen over with ice, but the next morning, the snow and ice is completely gone from the entire landscape.
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Quotes
Shauna:
So how much is he paying you?
Hilary 'Hil:
400 big ones.
Shauna:
Fuck me!... Not you.
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Jeopardy! (1984)
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Soundtracks
I CAN'T STAND IT!
Written by Ruud Van Rijen and Henning Reith
Performed by Twenty 4th Street
Featuring Capt. Hollywood
Courtesy of Arista Records, Inc.
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As many other comments have said, this is a truly moving film. I had a friend who suffered from leukemia, but she didn't make it. All the despair, hope, and courage she displayed is displayed by Campbell Scott.
And Campbell Scott - what an actor, who has never made it "big", but perhaps he doesn't want to. My favorite comment I ever read about him is this: with George C. Scott and Colleen Dewhurst as his parents, this guy could run the Kentucky Derby and win.
Julia Roberts, way before Erin Brockovich, shows compassion and a resilience to helping Vincent. Of course we know that she will eventually fall in love with him, as he does with her.
I like that the movie ends in a "grey" area. We are left to wonder if Vincent makes it and if Hilary stays with him. Truly a well-made film that deserved more notice.