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!!''Oh brother, are you gonna leave me tropin' away on the streets of Philadelphia?''
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!!''Oh brother, troper, are you gonna leave me tropin' away on the streets of Philadelphia?''
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[[caption-width-right:298:''[[Music/BruceSpringsteen Oh brother, are you gonna leave me wastin' away\\
On the streets of Philadelphia?]]'']]
On the streets of Philadelphia?]]'']]
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* FauxAffablyEvil: Charles Wheeler pretends to be friendly and sympathetic as he's about the fire Andrew.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: Charles Wheeler pretends to be friendly and sympathetic as he's about the to fire Andrew.
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* NobleBigot: Joe Miller is personally repulsed by homosexuals, but he believes that a gay man should have the same protection under the law as any other person.
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* PunchClockVillain: The lawyers representing Andrew's former employers. Belinda hates the fact that she has to hit Andrew below the belt with attacks on his personal life and character, but it's her job.
-->'''Belinda Conine''': (as a quiet aside) I hate this case.
-->'''Belinda Conine''': (as a quiet aside) I hate this case.
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* ShoutOut: Joe's newborn daughter is named Clarisse. Creator/JonathanDemme's previous film was ''Film/SilenceOfTheLambs''.
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* ForegoneConclusion: Andrew's status as an AIDS patient ensures that he doesn't have long to live thanks to the lack of reliable and accessible antiviral medications at the time[[note]]some real-life AIDS patients were able to survive despite this, but the chances were low enough for the disease to be regarded as a death sentence prior to the 2000s[[/note]]. Consequently, the film derives its drama from whether Andrew can win the case against his former employers in what little time he has left.
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* TragicAIDSStory: Andrew Beckett develops AIDS symptoms around the beginning of the film, is fired from his job once word gets out, and dies of it by the end. However, his lover Miguel lives and, it is specifically noted, has not been infected with AIDS. In addition, [[spoiler:Beckett won his case against his former law partners for firing him on the basis of his suspected illness and sexuality]].
