The Sum of Us is a play by David Stevens. The plot revolves around the comfortable relationship between widower Harry and his gay son Jeff and their individual searches for the right mate. Harry unconditionally loves his Rugby-playing son, and even takes an active part in Jeff's search for Mr. Right. Harry reveals that his mother (Jeff's grandmother) was a lesbian, perhaps accounting for his accepting attitude toward Jeff.

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  • The Sum of Us is a play by David Stevens. The plot revolves around the comfortable relationship between widower Harry and his gay son Jeff and their individual searches for the right mate. Harry unconditionally loves his Rugby-playing son, and even takes an active part in Jeff's search for Mr. Right. Harry reveals that his mother (Jeff's grandmother) was a lesbian, perhaps accounting for his accepting attitude toward Jeff. Eventually Harry, via a video dating service, finds a woman that he likes, a divorcee named Joyce, who may not be so understanding after spying a gay magazine in Harry and Jeff's house. Jeff's boyfriend, who is closeted from his own homophobic father, finds it difficult to relate to Harry's well-meaning matchmaking ways. Unfortunately, Harry suffers a massive stroke and is disabled, leaving him unable to speak or walk. Jeff cares for him as best as he can, while Jeff's boyfriend is ejected from his own home when his homophobic father sees him on TV in a gay parade. Harry and Jeff meet up with him in the supermarket one day, and Harry gives Jeff the go-ahead to go and see if Jeff can rekindle their relationship. The play, directed by Kevin Dowling, opened on October 16, 1990 at the off-Broadway Cherry Lane Theatre, where it ran for 335 performances. Tony Goldwyn and Richard Venture headed the cast. A 1994 Australian film version directed by Dowling and Geoff Burton starred Russell Crowe and Jack Thompson. The screen adaptation mimics the play's device of breaking the fourth wall with direct to camera conversational asides by both Harry and Jeff. Stevens' screenplay won awards from the Australian Film Institute and the Montréal World Film Festival, and the movie was named Best Film at the Cleveland International Film Festival.
  • Die Summe der Gefühle ist eine australische Tragikomödie aus dem Jahr 1994.
  • 『人生は上々だ!』（じんせいはじょうじょうだ、The Sum of Us）は1994年公開のオーストラリア映画。デイヴィッド・スティーヴンス原作によるオフ・ブロードウェイ劇の映画化。日本未公開。ゲイの青年と、彼を温かく見守る父親との関係を描いている。 クリーヴランド国際映画祭作品賞受賞。モントリオール世界映画祭脚本賞受賞。
  • Tacy jak my (ang. The Sum of Us) – australijski film fabularny, dramat komediowy z 1994 r. , na podstawie sztuki teatralnej Davida Stevensa pod tym samym tytułem.
  • «Чего мы стоим в жизни» — австралийский кинофильм.
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  • The Sum of Us is a play by David Stevens. The plot revolves around the comfortable relationship between widower Harry and his gay son Jeff and their individual searches for the right mate. Harry unconditionally loves his Rugby-playing son, and even takes an active part in Jeff's search for Mr. Right. Harry reveals that his mother (Jeff's grandmother) was a lesbian, perhaps accounting for his accepting attitude toward Jeff.
  • Die Summe der Gefühle ist eine australische Tragikomödie aus dem Jahr 1994.
  • 『人生は上々だ!』（じんせいはじょうじょうだ、The Sum of Us）は1994年公開のオーストラリア映画。デイヴィッド・スティーヴンス原作によるオフ・ブロードウェイ劇の映画化。日本未公開。ゲイの青年と、彼を温かく見守る父親との関係を描いている。 クリーヴランド国際映画祭作品賞受賞。モントリオール世界映画祭脚本賞受賞。
  • Tacy jak my (ang. The Sum of Us) – australijski film fabularny, dramat komediowy z 1994 r. , na podstawie sztuki teatralnej Davida Stevensa pod tym samym tytułem.
  • «Чего мы стоим в жизни» — австралийский кинофильм.
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  • The Sum of Us
  • Die Summe der Gefühle
  • 人生は上々だ!
  • Tacy jak my
  • Чего мы стоим в жизни (фильм)
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