The Ryan White Story (1989)
January 16, 1989Release Date
The Ryan White Story (1989)
January 16, 1989Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Judith Light
Jeanne White
Michael Bowen
Harley
Nikki Cox
Andrea White
George Dzundza
Dr. Kleiman
Sarah Jessica Parker
Laura
Mitchell Ryan
Tom
Valerie Landsburg
Loretta
Peter Scolari
David Day
Grace Zabriskie
Gloria White
George C. Scott
Charles Vaughan Sr.
Kathy Wagner
Sue Hatch
Casey Ellison
Heath
Mark Joy
Charles Vaughan Jr.
Ryan White
Chad
Lukas Haas
Ryan White
Sue Satoris
Jennifer
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The Ryan White Story is a 1989 American made-for-television biographical drama film starring Lukas Haas, and Judith Light, directed by John Herzfeld. The film first aired on the ABC network on January 16, 1989. It is based on the true story of the American teenager Ryan White, who became a national poster child for HIV/AIDS in the United States, after being expelled from middle school because of his infection. Nielsen ratings estimated that the movie was seen by 15 million viewers on the original airing.
Upon airing, some residents of White's hometown of Kokomo, Indiana felt that the film unfairly portrayed the town in a negative light. The office of Kokomo mayor Robert F. Sargent was flooded with complaints from across the country. Others in the film included Nikki Cox as Ryan's sister Andrea, Sarah Jessica Parker as a sympathetic nurse, George Dzundza as Ryan's doctor, and George C. Scott as Ryan's attorney from Vaughan & Vaughan, who legally argued against school board authorities. The real life Ryan White made a cameo appearance in the film as another hemophiliac AIDS sufferer named Chad. The film's final scene was filmed at South Iredell High School in Statesville, North Carolina. After its airing, the film was released on VHS in the UK.