Red Ribbon Blues
Red Ribbon Blues | |
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Directed by | Charles Winkler |
Written by | Charles Winkler |
Produced by | Dale Rosenbloom Brad Wyman |
Starring | Paul Mercurio RuPaul Debi Mazar |
Cinematography | Larry Blanford Rudy M. Fenenga Jr. |
Edited by | Clayton Halsey |
Music by | John Frizzell |
Release date | June 7, 1996 |
Running time | 97 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $3,000,000 (estimated) |
Red Ribbon Blues is a 1996 comedy-drama with classic heist/caper elements and written and directed by Charles Winkler and starring Paul Mercurio, RuPaul, and Debi Mazar.[1] The film played the gay and lesbian film festival circuit in 1996.
Synopsis[]
Troy (Paul Mercurio) and Duke (RuPaul) have attended dozens of funerals for friends who have died of AIDS. Many of them were unable to afford the prohibitively expensive drugs they needed to stay alive. With their own funds running low, Troy and Duke decide to stage a series of robberies, stealing supplies of the life-saving drugs. Their heists are so successful that they're soon able to begin distributing medications throughout the community.
Cast[]
- Paul Mercurio as Troy
- Debi Mazar as Darcy
- RuPaul as "Duke"
- John Epperson as Harold
- Lisa Waltz as "Bones"
- David Spielberg as Yorkin
- Leland Orser as James
- Alan Boyce as Craig
- Gabriella Lamiel as Nadine Scott
- Robert Sherman as Alex
- Steve Park as Kris Lee
- Margo Winkler as Helen
- Lee Mathis as Francis
- Paul Bartel as Fred, The Pharmacist
- Charles Winkler as Angry Man With Shotgun
Awards and nominations[]
It was nominated for a Special Grand Prize at Deauville Film Festival.
References[]
- ^ Sandra Brennan. "Red Ribbon Blues". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2013-01-31.
External links[]
- English-language films
- 1996 films
- 1996 comedy-drama films
- 1990s heist films
- American LGBT-related films
- American comedy-drama films
- American films
- American heist films
- HIV/AIDS in American films
- Films scored by John Frizzell (composer)
- 1996 comedy films
- 1996 drama films
- 1996 LGBT-related films
- 1990s comedy-drama film stubs