Buddies (1985 film)

For the 1983 Australian film, see Buddies (1983 film).

Buddies
Film poster
Directed byArthur J. Bressan Jr.
Written byArthur J. Bressan Jr.
Produced byArthur J. Bressan Jr.
Starring
  • Geoff Edholm
  • David Schachter
CinematographyCarl Teitelbaum
Edited byArthur J. Bressan Jr.
Music byJeffrey Olmstead
Production
companies
Film and Video Workshop
Distributed byNew Line Cinema
Release dates
  • September 20, 1985 (1985-09-20) (Chicago Gay and Lesbian Film Festival)
Running time
81 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$27,000 (estimated)

Buddies is a 1985 American drama film. It is the first film to deal with the AIDS pandemic, preceding the television film An Early Frost (also released in 1985). Directed by Arthur J. Bressan Jr., who died of complications from AIDS two years after the film was released, the film follows a New York City gay man in a monogamous relationship becoming a "buddy" or a volunteer friend to another gay man dying of AIDS and the friendship that develops. The film stars Geoff Edholm, David Schachter, Billy Lux, and David Rose.