Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story (1992)

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Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story is a 1992 American television film based on the life of prominent AIDS activist Alison Gertz. It originally aired on ABC on March 29, 1992, approximately four months before Gertz's death.

Background

A federal AIDS information number released after the film generated a record 189,251 calls within 24 hours of the film's showing, mostly from women.

In an early-1992 article published in various daily newspapers across America, author Jerry Buck noted that Ringwald had described the role as "nerve-wracking", however her portrayal of the real-life AIDS patient Alison Gertz fulfilled a personal need to combat the disease. Ringwald had stated "I'd been wanting to do something to help in the fight against AIDS, but I didn't know what to do.

In the same article, it was stated that Ringwald first became interested in the story when Gertz's diaries were submitted to a production company the actress had at Columbia Pictures. Ringwald did not pursue it at the time, but when a script for the film was sent to her, she accepted. Buck also noted that Ringwald sought to learn all she could about Alison Gertz during a brief meeting with her before filming began.

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