Don Andrew Couldn't agree more about Philadelphia. I've never been a big Tom Hanks fan, but this and Apollo 13 are my favorite Hanks films. I've read that this film is based on a true story and the lawyer it is allegedly based upon practiced in Cleveland named Joel Hyatt.
Jason Robards (who played Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee in All the President's Men) was outstanding as the partner Hanks is suing.
I think this film helped bring AIDS discrimination into the public's consciousness more than anything prior to its release. Denzel Washington gave one of his finest on-screen performances.
