Philadelphia

Philadelphia (1993)

Timing: 2:6 (126 min)

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Release date

1993-12-22

Country

United States

Production

TriStar Pictures, Clinica Estetico, A Luta Continua

Genre

Drama

Budget

$26 000 000

Revenue

$206 678 440

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Director

Jonathan Demme

Actors

Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Jason Robards, Mary Steenburgen, Antonio Banderas, Ron Vawter, Robert Ridgely, Charles Napier, Lisa Summerour, Obba Babatundé
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Scenario

Ron Nyswaner

Producer

Jonathan Demme, Edward Saxon, Ronald M. Bozman, Kenneth Utt, Gary Goetzman

Operator

Tak Fujimoto

Composer

Howard Shore

Artist

Audition

Howard Feuer

Editing

Craig McKay, Thomas A. Imperato
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• Among the extras who appeared in the film, there were 53 homosexuals, 43 of whom died of AIDS within the following year.
• The release of “Philadelphia” was accompanied by massive protests from the Baptist Church in Kansas.
• Courtroom scenes were filmed in a real courtroom without the use of sets.
• The role of Andrew Beckett was offered to Daniel Day-Lewis, Michael Keaton, and Andy Garcia.
• For his role in the film, Tom Hanks lost 12 kilograms.
• John Leguizamo turned down the role of Miguel.
• The film was partially inspired by the legal battle between Jeffrey Bauer and the law firm Baker&McKenzie.
• The home recordings at the end, showing Andrew as a child, are actual footage of a young Tom Hanks.