Hi-fi stereo surround ; digitally recorded.

Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

Rated PG-13.

"This film has been modified from its original version. It has been formatted to fit this screen."

Music, Dave Grusin ; production designer, Armin Ganz ; director of photography, Andrew Dintenfass ; executive producers, Todd Baker, Bill Borden ; writer, Robert Kuhn ; producers, Mark Burg, Eric Eisner ; director, Peter Horton.

Joseph Mazzello, Brad Renfro, Bruce Davison, Annabella Sciorra.

Dexter, an eleven-year-old boy with AIDS, and his friend Erik build a raft and set sail down the Mississippi River, determined to find a New Orleans doctor they believe has a cure. Their journey gives Dexter a chance to experience life as it should be lived and will change both boys' lives forever.

VHS.