Parting Glances (1986)

an original favorite
I saw this back in the eighties and instantly thought it was great. At the time I was finally a good gay film with an actual story instead of some low budget film festival travesty. Also the first time to see Steve Buscemi, Kathy Kinney (Mimi from Drew Carey Show) and that guy John(?) Bolger who went on to play Philip Spaulding for a short while on Guiding Light and then I think he went on to Bold and Beautiful. Still it's a great film worth getting.

The Best!
Fortunately I saw this film only after I had seen Long Time Companion. I say "fortunately" since at the time I felt, and still do, that Long Time Companion sort of white washed the subject -- perhaps because the writer and producer wanted it to appeal to a more mixed audience and perhaps because, at the time, they wanted to get it shown on PBS.

Then I saw Parting Glances and was wowed by it. It was brilliant!

Sadly, however, as far as I know it never really gained the following and, more importantly, the recognition it deserved. Seems to me the plaudits that all went to LTC should have gone to Parting Glances.

Parting Glances
A film now dated, but for the year (1985)was a bold subject and a bit far-fetched. But, it started to get the message across of the spreading of H.I.V. An enjoyable film nicely handled.