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PhiladelphiaPart 1 Movie ExplorationSection A More Information About the Movie 1.SourcesPhiladelphia is a historically important film because it is the first Hollywood studio picture to take AIDS as its primary subject.It is inspired in part by Geoffrey Bowers’AIDS discrimination lawsuit.Geoffrey Bowers was a litigation associate of Baker McKenzie,an international law firm founded in Chicago in 1949 by Russell Baker and John McKenzie.Bowers joined Baker McKenzie in August 1984.In April 1986,he was diagnosed with AIDS.In May 1986 the law firm’s partners gave Bowers a satisfactory evaluation.But two months later,inJuly,the voted to dismiss him,without consulting with his supervisor objected to the decision,delaying its implementation,but on October 12,the 15 partners again voted th dismiss him,and he left the company on December 5,1986.Bowers subsequently charged the law firm with discrimination.But the firm claimed that Bowers was dismissed because of performanceissues,while his complaint charged that he had been fired from his job because of his disease.Bowers died in September 1987 before the case was settled.It took more than six years for the case to be finally resolved, when in December 1993 he was awarded a satisfactory settlement.2.On the Movie’s Title“People Like Us”was the original title of the movie,which tends to portray homosexuals and AIDS patients as people who live next door.Later,the title has been changed to “Philadelphia”,which means to present an “every-town”sort of setting,a city that is as open to equality and brotherhood as it is prone to racial mistrust and discrimination.3.More About Awards1994——Nominated for Oscar Academy Award for Best Makeup,BestMusic,Song,and Best Writing,Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen 1994——Won Golden Globe,USA for Best Performance and Best Original Song1994——Won ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards for Most Performed Songs from Motion PicturesTask 3 (for reference)Beckett’s bosses claim he has been fired