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Cast overview, first billed only:
	Mark Ruffalo	...	Ned Weeks
	Jonathan Groff	...	Craig
	Frank De Julio	...	Nick
	William DeMeritt	...	Nino
	Taylor Kitsch	...	Bruce Niles
	Joe Mantello	...	Mickey Marcus
	Sean Meehan	...	Morton
	Stephen Spinella	...	Sanford
	Jill Melanie Wirth	...	Receptionist
	BD Wong	...	Buzzy
	Julia Roberts	...	Dr. Emma Brookner
	Jim Parsons	...	Tommy Boatwright
	Adam B. Shapiro	...	Bella (as Adam Shapiro)
	John Mainieri	...	John
	Matt Bomer	...	Felix Turner

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The story of the onset of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York City in the early 1980s, taking an unflinching look at the nation's sexual politics as gay activists and their allies in the medical community fight to expose the truth about the burgeoning epidemic to a city and nation in denial. Written by Home Box Office

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To win a war, you have to start one.

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Drama | History | Romance

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 May 2014 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

The Normal Heart See more »

Filming Locations:

New York, USA

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HBO Films, Plan B Entertainment, Blumhouse Productions See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

132 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Black and White (archive material)| Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

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Trivia

The original off-Broadway production of "The Normal Heart" opened in April 1985 at the Joseph Papp Public Theater, a.k.a. LuEsther Hall. The cast included: Phillip Richard Allen (Ben Weeks); David Allen Brooks (Bruce Niles); Brad Davis (Ned Weeks); William DeAcutis (Tommy Boatwright); Robert Dorfman (Mickey Marcus); Lawrence Lott (David/Hiram Keebler/Examining Doctor/Orderly); D.W. Moffett (Felix Turner); Michael Santoro (Craig Donner/Grady/Orderly); and Concetta Tomei (Dr. Emma Brookner). The Director was Michael Lindsay-Hogg. See more »

Goofs

In "Men's Country" scene, when Ned gets in his room, the hinges of the door are on the right side; when Felix followed in, the hinges are on the left side. See more »

Quotes

Dr. Emma Brookner: I am taking care of more victims of this disease than anyone in the world. We have more frozen blood samples, more data of every kind, and much more experience.
Examining Doctor: Dr. Brookner, the Government's position is this: there are five million dollars in the pipeline, for which we have received over fifty-five million dollars worth of requests.
Dr. Emma Brookner: Five million doesn't seem quite right for some two thousand cases. The Government spent three million investigating seven deaths from Tylenol. We're entering the ...
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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Steve Buscemi/Taylor Kitsch/Jon Rineman (2015) See more »

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Happy Birthday to You
Written by Mildred J. Hill (as Mildred Hill), Patty S. Hill (as Patty Hill)
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Memorable and Heart breaking

2 June 2014 | by Dominic91 – See all my reviews

This is such a well told story. Mark Ruffalo has always been an amazing actor, however here he really takes center stage.He has not had such an impacting role since his breakthrough performance in you can count on me. Julia Roberts and Matt Bomer are also excellent. It is great to see so many great actors coming together to tell such an important story. A scene towards the end of the movie between Mark Ruffalo and Matt Bomer has particularly stayed with me and really pulled at the heart strings. It is a story that needed to be told and the way the gay community were ignored during this period of time is a disgrace. This is a better movie that the much lauded Dallas Buyers Club and needs to find a wide audience.

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