Themes: Prostitutes, Unrequited Love, Kids in Trouble
Main Cast: Samantha Mathis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bud Cort, Mary Woronov, William McNamara
Release Year: 1997
Country: US
Run Time: 83 minutes
Plot
Drug user Jane (Samantha Mathis) lives on the streets, but Jane's addiction puts her in the hospital after she overdoses. A doctor determines she's HIV-positive and plans tests, but she slips away and returns to the streets. She's followed by sick teen Tony (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), who sees her as a substitute mother. The two assist each other and use stolen cash to move into a nice hotel. However, Jane is helpless once Tony begins dying of AIDS. Shown at the AFI/Los Angeles Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
Mark Tillman - Casting, Tony Mariani - First Assistant Director, Joe Gayton - Director, Jennifer Lane - Editor, Joel Soisson - Executive Producer, Michael Leahy - Executive Producer, Walter Werzowa - Composer (Music Score), Clark Hunter - Production Designer, Greg Littlewood - Cinematographer, Clark Hunter - Producer, W.K. Border - Producer, Kip Gynn - Sound/Sound Designer, Joe Gayton - Screenwriter
Sweet Jane is a 1998drama about an unlikely friendship that develops between an HIV positive prostitute addicted to heroin and a terminally-ill fifteen-year-old boy. Sweet Jane was directed by Joe Gayton and stars Samantha Mathis as Jane and Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Tony. The film opened at the AFI Los Angeles Film Festival.
