Red Ribbon Blues

Red Ribbon Blues
Directed by	Charles Winkler
Produced by	Dale Rosenbloom Brad Wyman
Written by	Charles Winkler
Starring	Paul Mercurio RuPaul Debi Mazar
Music by	John Frizzell
Cinematography	Larry Blanford Rudy M. Fenenga Jr.
Edited by	Clayton Halsey
Release dates	1996 (1996)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$3,000,000 (estimated)

Red Ribbon Blues is a 1996 comedy-drama with classic heist/caper elements and written and directed by Charles Winkler.^[1] The film played the gay and lesbian film festival circuit in 1996.

Synopsis

Troy (Paul Mercurio) and Duke (RuPaul) have attended dozens of funerals for friends who have died of AIDS. Many of them were unable to afford the prohibitively expensive drugs they needed to stay alive. With their own funds running low, Troy and Duke decide to stage a series of robberies, stealing supplies of the life-saving drugs. Their heists are so successful that they're soon able to begin distributing medications throughout the community.

Awards and nominations

Deauville Film Festival Special Grand Prize - nominated

References

↑ "Red Ribbon Blues". The New York Times.

External links

Red Ribbon Blues at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Charles Winkler

Disturbed (1990) Red Ribbon Blues (1996) Rocky Marciano (1999) Shackles (2005) The Net 2.0 (2006) Streets of Blood (2009)

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