05-26-2008, 04:22 AM
princealbertofb Wrote:Sexy and beautiful, but dark... And when you think handsome Brad Davis died of Aids, it sort of dampens the mood a bit... I think it may have been drug related though. We originally saw his sweet face in Midnight Express, which, while not being gay had something very homo erotic about it.
I forgot that he had died of AIDS. from IMDB:
Quote:Davis contracted AIDS in 1979 apparently from his one-time cocaine addiction, but in response to the anti-AIDS hysteria in Hollywood, Davis kept his illness a secret for a number of years and continued to act. His later years had him finally revealing that he had AIDS and he became an AIDS activist in bashing the Hollywood industry and US government for ignoring and shunning victims suffering from the hideous disease. Davis died in 1991 at age 41. His widow, Susan Bluestein, continues his activist work in the fight against AIDS.
He won a Golden Globe for Midnight Express.
On another topic. I am glad that this generation has a much happier gay cinema. So many great sexy comedies.
I think I just saw Kinky Boots. It was a fun movie.