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 Ryan White Story
1989 ‧ Drama/Drama ‧ 1h 45m
7.1/10 · IMDb
68% · Rotten Tomatoes
In Kokomo, Ind., in the early 1980s, an adolescent hemophiliac named Ryan White (Lukas Haas) contracts AIDS through a routine blood transfusion. The fear and misinformation caused by the then-new disease causes his school to bar him from attending...
Release date: January 16, 1989 (USA)
Director: John Herzfeld
Story by: Phil Penningroth
Executive producers: Alan Landsburg; Howard Lipstone
Production companies: Landsburg Company; Saban International
Production locations: Russiaville, Indiana; Statesville, North Carolina
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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.
The Ryan White Story. 1989 | Maturity Rating:TV-PG | 1h 34m | Drama. After contracting HIV from a tainted blood treatment, teenaged ...
Feb 4, 2022 · Ryan White was 13 when he was diagnosed with AIDS after a blood transfusion in December 1984. Living in Kokomo, Indiana, doctors gave him ...
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In Kokomo, Ind., in the early 1980s, an adolescent hemophiliac named Ryan White (Lukas Haas) contracts AIDS through a routine blood transfusion.
This movie tells the story of Ryan first contracting AIDS and what the city of Kokomo, Indiana put him through when he attempted to return to school. Thankfully ...
Throwback: In 1989 ABC airs 'The Ryan White Story' - WRTV
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Jan 10, 2019 · The movie focused on the struggles of the White family in Kokomo.
In 1989, ABC aired the television movie The Ryan White Story, starring Lukas Haas as Ryan, Judith Light as Jeanne and Nikki Cox as his sister Andrea. Ryan White ...