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The Ryan White Story is a american film of genre Drama directed by John Herzfeld released in USA on 16 january 1989 with Lukas Haas
The Ryan White Story (1989)
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Add to a movie listThe Ryan White Story is a 1989 television film starring Lukas Haas, and Judith Light, directed by John Herzfeld. The film first aired on the ABC network on January 16, 1989.
The film was 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.
Synopsis
Ryan White is a teenage hemophiliac who discovers he has contracted AIDS through contaminated blood products, and is then barred from attending school by Western School Corporation in Russiaville, Indiana just outside of Kokomo. Unfairly judged and emotionally abused by the community, Ryan and his mother engage the services of a high-powered attorney to win back his basic rights to attend school.Actors
Lukas Haas
(Ryan White)
Michael Bowen
(Harley)
Judith Light
(Jeanne White)
Nikki Cox
(Andrea White)
George Dzundza
(Dr. Kleiman)
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