Daybreak Movie Review 1993

In the near future America has been decimated by a nameless, sexually transmitted disease (read AIDS parable) and public policy is to quarantine the infected in concentration camp-like prisons. This leads to a quasi-official group of green-shirted thugs roaming the streets and imprisoning or killing anyone they suspect has the disease. A small resistance movement is lead by Torch (Gooding Jr.), who happens to fall in love with Blue (Kelly), the sister of one of the fascist leaders. Based on Alan Bowne's play "Beirut, Daybreak."

Distribution

HBO, 1100 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10036, Phone: (212)512-7400, Fax: (212)512-7498, URL: http://www.hbo.com, Remarks: Online sales through www.store.hbo.com

Available on VHS
Running time 91 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Drama, Post-Apocalypse, Disease of the Week, Rebel With a Cause, Adapted from a Play

Screenplay

Stephen Tolkin

Cast

Cuba Gooding, Moira Kelly, Omar Epps, Martha Plimpton, Alice Drummond, David Eigenberg, John Savage

Director

Stephen Tolkin

Other

Phil Hartman