Andrew Beckett is a young lawyer who seeks to file suit against his former employer, Philadelphia’s most prestigious law firm, for what he says was an unlawful firing for having AIDS. When he finds out that no respectable attorney is willing to take the case, he’s forced to turn to a homophobic ambulance chaser looking for money and exposure.
Philadelphia
DETAILS
Jonathan Demme's "Philadelphia" stars Tom Hanks as up-and-coming young lawyer Andrew Beckett, who has just been fired by his prestigious law firm. Andrew says he's been dismissed because he has AIDS, and prepares to sue his former employer. But his old firm is so powerful that no attorney in Philadelphia wants to take it on, until Andrew finally goes in desperation to homophobic ambulance chaser Joe Miller (Denzel Washington), who could use the money and exposure. For Andrew the battle is clear-cut: he's fighting for his reputation, for his life, for justice. But for Joe, separated from Andrew by a deep social and cultural chasm, there is a different kind of struggle as he confronts his own fears and prejudices about homosexuals.
- Duration:
- 2h 5m
- Release Date:
- 1993
- Genre:
- Drama,
- Legal
- Rating:
- Director:
- Jonathan Demme
- Starring:
- Tom Hanks
- Denzel Washington
- Roberta Maxwell
- Buzz Kilman
- Karen Finley
- Daniel Chapman
