Why would Ryan White have a bedroom without curtains drawn so the prying press couldn't constantly intrude? Not one person stood up for him at school board meetings, not even his teacher who obviously wanted him in the class. No kids were seen telling their parents how wrong they were but were verbally welcoming him enthusiastically when he phoned in for the first day of class. Overlooked by accident? Possible, but unlikely.
That being said, this TV movie about the case surrounding a hemophiliac boy who's discovered to have AIDS is well done, if flawed. Lukas Haas is excellent as Ryan, and Judith Light turning in another super performance as his mother fighting for his right to go to school. George C. Scott never makes you forget it's George C. Scott, but he's truly commanding, and his compassion brave and strong.
As this was made before Ryan's death the following year, it's like many TV movies about front page headlines that didn't yet have a conclusion. It seems that it was rushed out with a bit of an agenda, compassionate certainly, but feeling like they should have taken further care about certain aspects of the story. I still came out of this with great respect for the real life people involved and the actors, and perhaps the unsung characters, kids who went to school with him and didn't judge, unlike their parents.
That being said, this TV movie about the case surrounding a hemophiliac boy who's discovered to have AIDS is well done, if flawed. Lukas Haas is excellent as Ryan, and Judith Light turning in another super performance as his mother fighting for his right to go to school. George C. Scott never makes you forget it's George C. Scott, but he's truly commanding, and his compassion brave and strong.
As this was made before Ryan's death the following year, it's like many TV movies about front page headlines that didn't yet have a conclusion. It seems that it was rushed out with a bit of an agenda, compassionate certainly, but feeling like they should have taken further care about certain aspects of the story. I still came out of this with great respect for the real life people involved and the actors, and perhaps the unsung characters, kids who went to school with him and didn't judge, unlike their parents.