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Andrew seeks out the assistance of injury lawyer Joe (Denzel Washington) to help him mount a case against the law firm.

Philadelphia follows the events that led Andrew to this state, as he was inexplicably fired by his law firm.

Mention should also be made of Mary Steenburgen as the firm's attorney, Jason Robards as the president of the firm, Antronio Banderas as Andrew's lover and Joanna Woodward as Andrew's mother.

The film briefly abandons its sense of reality as Andrew and his apartment are bathed in a dark red, operatic light while Demme employs high and tight camera angles to really immerse you in the moment and Andrew's suffering.

Washington played the character of a homophobic lawyer, who eventually takes on the case and befriends Beckett.