The story of Ryan White, a 13-year-old haemophiliac who contracted AIDS from factor VIII, which was used to control this disorder.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Judith Light | ... | Jeanne White | |
| Lukas Haas | ... | Ryan White | |
| Michael Bowen | ... | Harley | |
| Nikki Cox | ... | Andrea White | |
| George Dzundza | ... | Dr. Kleiman | |
| Valerie Landsburg | ... | Loretta | |
| Sarah Jessica Parker | ... | Laura | |
| Mitchell Ryan | ... | Tom (as Mitch Ryan) | |
| Peter Scolari | ... | David Day | |
| Grace Zabriskie | ... | Gloria White | |
| George C. Scott | ... | Charles Vaughan Sr. | |
| Kathy Wagner | ... | Sue Hatch | |
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Casey Ellison | ... | Heath |
| Cliff Bemis | ... | WKKI Radio | |
| Mark Joy | ... | Charles Vaughan Jr. | |
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The story of Ryan White, a 13-year-old haemophiliac who contracted AIDS from factor VIII, which was used to control this disorder. Written by <worldchanger38@hotmail.com>
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16 January 1989 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Ryan White: Doesn't bother me.
Reporter: What does bother you?
Ryan White: Things I hear people say. Like that I spit on vegetables at the supermarket. Especially when I hear them say, "We know how you really got it."
Reporter: What do you mean?
Ryan White: People think I'm gay. Gays aren't the only ones who get it.
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Written and composed by Michael Jackson
Performed by Michael Jackson
Furnished by Mijac Music (BMI)
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The real Andrea White appeared in the movie as a girl on the school bus (sitting behind the brunette girl who gets into a fight with her movie counterpart). See more »Quotes
Reporter: All this attention must be a lot for you.Ryan White: Doesn't bother me.
Reporter: What does bother you?
Ryan White: Things I hear people say. Like that I spit on vegetables at the supermarket. Especially when I hear them say, "We know how you really got it."
Reporter: What do you mean?
Ryan White: People think I'm gay. Gays aren't the only ones who get it.
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A shot of Judith Light, Lukas Haas, and Nikki Cox fades into a shot of the real Jeanne White, Ryan White, and Andrea White. See more »Soundtracks
Beat ItWritten and composed by Michael Jackson
Performed by Michael Jackson
Furnished by Mijac Music (BMI)
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The Ryan White Story
The only disease children had to worry about contracting in the early-1980s was Cabbage Patch Fever.
Unfortunately, as this biography shows, by the mid-1980s HIV/AIDS appeared.
In one fell swoop, 13-year-old Ryan White (Lukas Haas) contracted the virus through a blood transfusion and was given 30-days to live.
But it was not only the disease that weakened him, but his school banning him from attending, out of fear of infection.
Unwilling to accept the fate the doctor had prescribed and the principal has assigned her son, Ryan's mother (Judith Light) hires a hardnosed lawyer (George C. Scott) to take the school to task.
Based on the true story of one of the first non-homosexuals to get the disease, this heart wrenching made-for-television movie may be schmaltzy, but it helped bring sympathizers to the syndrome.
Mind you, the new poster child for the fight against HIV/AIDS is now Magic Johnson's robot.
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