True Colors is a film written by Kevin Wade and directed by Herbert Ross. The cast included John Cusack, James Spader and Richard Widmark in his final movie role. The movie opens with Peter Burton and his best friend Tim Garrity nervously awaiting the results of Peter's congressional election. The two men met seven years earlier after getting into a fistfight over a fender bender in the parking lot at law school. After discovering that they are to be roommates, the men quickly put their differences aside and become close friends. Tim, who comes from an affluent family, plans a career with... the Department of Justice, a fact that doesn't sit well with his girlfriend, Diana , the daughter of Senator Stiles . The couple end their relationship before Tim has a chance to propose. Peter, who is embarrassed by his lower-class roots, plans a career in politics, eventually manipulating his way into a job on a congressman's campaign staff. The friendship between the two men is severely tested when Peter confesses to Tim during a ski vacation that he and Diana have been carrying on an affair behind Tim's back.
more
| Release date: | March 15, 1991 |
| Directed by: | Herbert Ross |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 111 Minutes |
| Cinematography: | Dante Spinotti |
| Estimated budget: | $15,000,000 |