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Bookmark or Share- Philadelphia (film) - WikipediaFilmed on location in its namesake city, it tells the story of attorney Andrew Beckett (Hanks) who comes to ask a personal injury attorney, Joe Miller (Washington), to help him sue his former employer, who fired him after discovering he was gay and that he had AIDS.
- 11 Facts About Philadelphia - Mental FlossOn December 22, 1993, Philadelphia —one of the first mainstream Hollywood films to tackle the misinformation and biases against individuals with HIV and AIDS—was released in theaters. Tom Hanks won...
- Everything Philadelphia Doesn't Tell You About The True StoryAt the conclusion of "Philadelphia," the jury awards Andrew Beckett $143,000 in back pay and loss of benefits, $100,000 for mental anguish and humiliation, and an astonishing $4,782,000 in...
- Philadelphia (1993) - IMDbThe other, mildly annoying, factor in this film is that the writers inform us that squeaky-clean gay Andrew Beckett contracts AIDS at a porn theater from an anonymous stranger, while in a committed relationship.
- What Is the Story Behind the 'Philadelphia' Story? : Movies ...Bowers, like Beckett, said his law firm falsely accused him of poor performance in order to get rid of him.
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