| Jeffrey | |
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Original theatrical poster |
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| Directed by | Christopher Ashley |
| Produced by | Mark Balsam Victoria Maxwell Mitchell Maxwell Paul Rudnick |
| Written by | Paul Rudnick |
| Starring | Steven Weber Michael T. Weiss Patrick Stewart Bryan Batt |
| Music by | Stephen Endelman |
| Cinematography | Jeffrey J. Tufano |
| Editing by | Cara Silverman |
| Distributed by | Orion Pictures |
| Release date(s) | August 18, 1995 |
| Running time | 92 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $3,487,767 |
Jeffrey is a 1995 American gay romantic comedy directed by Christopher Ashley. It is based on a play by Paul Rudnick, who also wrote the screenplay.
Starring Steven Weber as Jeffrey and Michael T. Weiss as Steve, the movie features cameos by Olympia Dukakis, Victor Garber, Gregory Jbara, Robert Klein, Nathan Lane, Camryn Manheim, Kathy Najimy, Kevin Nealon, Ethan Phillips, and Sigourney Weaver. Christine Baranski has a small but memorable role as the socialite hostess of a fundraiser that (in Jeffrey's imagination) turns into a cater-waiter hoedown orgy. The film co-stars Patrick Stewart as Sterling, an older gay decorator whose partner (Bryan Batt) dies of AIDS complications.
The story takes place in Manhattan during the height of the AIDS epidemic and revolves around the title character (Steven Weber), a gay man who has sworn off sex because of it. Almost immediately thereafter he meets Steve (Michael T. Weiss), a hunky, charming HIV+ man. He then experiences an emotional conflict as he must face his fear in order to accept love, often breaking the fourth wall to do so.