drew Beckett, un joven y prometedor abogado de Philadelphia, es despedido del prestigioso bufete en el que trabaja cuando sus jefes se enteran de que ha contraído el sida. Decide entonces demandar a la empresa por despido improcedente, pero en un principio ningún abogado acepta defender su caso.
Crédito: TriStar Pictures, Clinica Estetico Productions
Crédito: TriStar Pictures, Clinica Estetico Productions
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00:00Highline Incorporated is now represented by Wyant, Wheeler, Hellermann, Ketlow, and Brown.
00:12And more specifically, Andrew Beckett.
00:15Yes!
00:16Bravo!
00:17I sincerely appreciate your faith in my abilities.
00:25Mr. Beckett, how are you?
00:29I have AIDS.
00:31Oh.
00:32I'm seeking representation.
00:34You want to sue Wyant, Wheeler, Hellermann, Ketlow, and Brown?
00:38I was diagnosed with AIDS eight months ago during a bout with pneumonia.
00:41It wasn't your forehead, pal.
00:43Andy, everyone in this room is your friend.
00:46I misplaced an important complaint. That's their story.
00:49We've been talking it over. Your future, that is.
00:51And we feel that because we respect you so much, we must be honest with you.
00:56Excuse me. Am I being fired?
00:59Would you accept a client if you were constantly thinking,
01:02I don't want this person to touch me.
01:04I have a case.
01:05I don't want them to even breathe on me.
01:07You don't want it for personal reasons.
01:09Thank you, that's correct. I don't.
01:11That's very disappointing.
01:14Sir, wouldn't you be more comfortable in a research room?
01:18No. Would it make you more comfortable?
01:23Beckett, how you doing?
01:26Counselor.
01:27Did you find a lawyer?
01:29There's going to be things said at the trial that are going to be hard for you to hear.
01:32I want to know everything about his personal life.
01:34What deviant group did he secretly belong to?
01:37I didn't raise my kids to sit in the back of the bus.
01:40Is Andrew Beckett the kind of lawyer who misplaces crucial documents?
01:43An excellent lawyer.
01:45Andrew Beckett is dying.
01:46You were impressed with Andrew Beckett's work.
01:49Andrew Beckett, yes, angry.
01:51What powerful force has caused him to change his mind?
01:54And he wants someone to pay.
01:58The law's been broken.
01:59I just want what is fair and what is right.
02:01You remember the law, don't you?
02:04So let's talk about what this case is really all about.
02:07Did you fire Andrew Beckett because he had AIDS?
02:11The general public's hatred, our loathing, our fear.
02:15In this courtroom, Mr. Miller, justice is blind to matters of sexual orientation.
02:20We don't live in this courtroom, we don't do it.
02:23Tom Hanks.
02:24I love the law.
02:25Denzel Washington.
02:26Are you gay?
02:28Objection!
02:30In a story about our lives.
02:32Oh, Mom, today's a good day.
02:34Our fears.
02:35Andy brought AIDS into our offices.
02:38And our humanity.
02:40I hate this case.
02:47Philadelphia.
02:48How many lawyers you go to before you call me?
02:50Nine.