Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story (1992) (TV)

Director:

Tom McLoughlin

Writer (WGA):

Deborah Joy LeVine (written by)

Release Date:

29 March 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

An AIDS-stricken woman becomes a leader in the struggle to educate people about the disease and its prevention.

Plot Keywords:

AIDS | Ignorance | Social Stigma | Female Protagonist | Hiv

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Molly Ringwald	...	Alison Gertz
Lee Grant	...	Carol Gertz
Perry King	...	Mark
Roxana Zal	...	Tracy
George Coe	...	Dr. Feldman
Christopher Meloni	...	David
Kim Myers	...	Lindy
Peter Spears	...	Peter
Robert Bauer	...	Ben
Nancy McLoughlin
Victor Brandt	...	Dr. Bernie Siegel
Janet MacLachlan	...	Mrs. Barrett
Martin Landau	...	Jerry Gertz
Jody Montana	...	Darren
Garn Stephens	...	Gwen

Also Known As:

Fatal Love (UK)

Runtime:

Brazil:90 min | USA:100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:15 | Iceland:L

Company:

Grossbart Barnett Productions

Trivia:

Alison L. Gertz was born February 27, 1966 and passed away August 8, 1992.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Rent (2005)

Wonderful

I actually taped this movie 8 years ago and watched it for the first time since I had originally seen it. I loved the movie and thought Molly did a great job doing Alison. Lee and Martin did a good job too. I think that the best line in the whole film is when Alison says that most people think that AIDS is some kind of punishment for either taking drugs and/or sleeping around. That to me could not be a better line. I would not say this is the best movie regarding AIDS but one of the first that really try to deal with it early on......