Philadelphia | movie | 1993 | Official Trailer
Two competing lawyers join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. As their unlikely friendship de | dG1fY2w0QjlBVTQ1UDQ
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00:00 [Silence]
00:05 Highline Incorporated is now represented by Wyatt Wheeler, Hellermann Tettlow, and Brown.
00:11 And more specifically, Andrew Beckett.
00:14 [Applause]
00:20 I sincerely appreciate your faith in my abilities.
00:24 Mr. Beckett!
00:26 [Laughter]
00:27 How are you?
00:28 What happened to your face?
00:30 I have AIDS.
00:31 Oh.
00:33 I'm seeking representation.
00:35 You want to sue Wyatt Wheeler, Hellermann Tettlow, and Brown?
00:38 I was diagnosed with AIDS eight months ago during a bout with pneumonia.
00:41 What's that on your forehead, pal?
00:43 Andy, everyone in this room is your friend.
00:46 I misplaced an important complaint. That's their story.
00:49 We've been talking it over. Your future, that is.
00:52 And we feel that because we respect you so much, we must be honest with you.
00:56 Excuse me. Am I being fired?
00:59 Would you accept a client if you were constantly thinking, "I don't want this person to touch me."
01:04 I have a case.
01:05 I don't want him to even breathe on me.
01:07 You don't want it for personal reasons.
01:09 Thank you. That's correct. I don't.
01:11 That's very disappointing.
01:14 Sir, wouldn't you be more comfortable in the research room?
01:18 No. Would it make you more comfortable?
01:22 Beckett, how you doing?
01:25 Counselor.
01:26 Counselor? Did you find a lawyer?
01:29 There's gonna be things said at the trial that are gonna be hard for you to hear.
01:32 I want to know everything about his personal life.
01:34 What deviant group did he secretly belong to?
01:37 I didn't raise my kids to sit in the back of the bus.
01:40 Is Andrew Beckett the kind of lawyer who misplaces crucial documents?
01:43 An excellent lawyer.
01:45 Andrew Beckett is dying.
01:46 You were impressed with Andrew Beckett's work.
01:49 Andrew Beckett is angry.
01:51 What powerful force has caused him to change his mind?
01:54 And he wants someone to pay.
01:56 TriStar Pictures presents...
01:58 The law's been broken.
02:00 I just want what is fair and what is right.
02:02 You remember the law, don't you?
02:03 A Jonathan Demme picture.
02:05 So let's talk about what this case is really all about.
02:08 Did you fire Andrew Beckett because he had AIDS?
02:12 The general public's hatred, our loathing, our fear.
02:15 In this courtroom, Mr. Miller, justice is blind to matters of sexual orientation.
02:20 We don't live in this courtroom, we don't do it.
02:22 Tom Hanks.
02:24 I love the law.
02:25 Denzel Washington.
02:26 Are you gay?
02:28 Objection!
02:29 In a story about our lives.
02:32 Oh, Mom, today's a good day.
02:34 Our fears.
02:35 Andy brought AIDS into our offices.
02:38 And our humanity.
02:40 I hate this case.
02:41 Philadelphia.
02:48 How many lawyers you go to before you call me?
02:50 Nine.
02:52 The Law is the Way.
02:54 The Law is the Way.
02:57 The Law is the Way.
03:00 [BLANK_AUDIO]