reviews_and_ramblings | Jeffrey (1995) directed by Christopher Ashley

Director: Christopher Ashley

Writers (WGA): Paul Rudnick (play)
Paul Rudnick (screenplay)

Release Date: 4 August 1995 (USA)
4 March 1997 (Italy)

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Tagline: Love is an adventure when one of you is sure... and the other is positive.
It's Just Sex!

Plot: In this comedy adapted from Paul Rudnick's off-Broadway hit play, a young, gay actor/waiter (Steven Weber) finds "Mr. Right" after becoming celibate -- a move inspired by his fear of AIDS. Struggling with the notion of commitment after learning his perfect mate is HIV positive, he relies on his best friend (Patrick Stewart, as an interior decorator), and a hilariously lascivious priest (Nathan Lane) to help him find the way.

Awards: 1996 American Comedy Award Nominations as Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Nathan Lane)
1996 Chlotrudis Award Nomination as Best Movie and Best Supporting Actor (Patrick Stewart)
1995 Fun Radio Trophy Award to Christopher Ashley and Grand Special Prize Nomination to Christopher Ashley, (Deauville Film Festival)

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Cast (in credits order)
Steven Weber ... Jeffrey
Michael T. Weiss ... Steve Howard
Patrick Stewart ... Sterling
Bryan Batt ... Darius
Peter Jaconson ... Man #1
Tom Cayler ... Man #2
David Thornton ... Man #3
Lee Mark Nelson ... Crying Guy
John Ganun ... Tourist
Joe Dain ... Movie Theatre Guy #1 (as Joseph Dain)
Jeffrey Ross ... Movie Theatre Guy #2
Irma St. Paule ... Mother Teresa
Nicky Paraiso ... Salesman
K. Todd Freeman ... Barney's Waiter
Robert Klein ... Skip Winkley
Patti Ann O'Connell ... Cheryl, the Showgirl
Patrick Kerr ... Waiter / Actor / Policeman
Peter Bartlett ... Casting Director
Christine Baranski ... Ann Marwood Bartle
John Seidman ... Boss
Victor Garber ... Tim
Barton Heyman ... Elderly Man
Darryl Theirse ... Homeboy
Camryn Manheim ... Single Woman
Sigourney Weaver ... Debra Moorhouse
Kathy Najimy ... Acolyte
J. Smith-Cameron ... Sharon
Ethan Phillips ... Dave
Lou Sumrall ... Thug #1
Robert Capelli Jr. ... Thug #2
Vince Cupone ... Thug #3 (as Vinny Capone)
Nancy Ticotin ... Woman in the Window
Peter Maloney ... Dad
Debra Monk ... Mom
Marcus Lovett ... Memorial Guest
Michele Pawk ... Young Mother
Demitri Corben ... House Manager
Alexander Cohen Smith ... Child
Nathan Lane ... Father Dan
Mary Bond Davis ... Church Lady #1
Lenka Peterson ... Church Lady #2
Olympia Dukakis ... Mrs. Marcangelo
Gregory Jbara ... Angelique
Peter B. Master ... Master (as Peter B.)
Albert Macklin ... Slave
Michael Duvert ... Sean
Alison Sheehy ... Network V.O.
Sarah Peterson ... Nurse
Marylouise Burke ... Aunt Phyllis
Joe Ponazecki ... Uncle Barney
Alice Drummond ... Grandma Rose
Henry Stram ... Cousin Gary
Leroi Freman ... Cater-Waiter Dancer
Scott Fowler ... Cater-Waiter Dancer
Christopher Harrison ... Cater-Waiter Dancer
Sergie A. Trujillo ... Cater-Waiter Dancer
J. David Elder ... Cater-Waiter Dancer
Christopher Davis ... Cater-Waiter Dancer
Richard Amaro ... Cater-Waiter Dancer
Andreas Beckett ... Cater-Waiter Dancer (as Andreas Niedermeier)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jimmy Ashmore ... Cater-Waiter (uncredited)
Michael Robert Brandon ... Todd Malcolm (uncredited)
Brian Ferrari ... Cater-Waiter (uncredited)
Thom Fitzgerald ... Guy in Central Park (uncredited)
Kevin Nealon ... TV Reporter (uncredited)