american biographical drama film written directed film tells story aids patient diagnosed mid 1980s hiv aids treatments researched disease understood highly experimental aids treatment movement smuggled drugs texas treating symptoms distributed fellow people aids establishing dallas buyers club facing opposition fictional supporting characters composite roles created writer interviews aids patients activists doctors interviewed wrote script polished writer sold producer actors directors producers attached times development film left project tried film couple wrote drafts rejected producer involved texas origins selected draft written film set direct film principal photography began november new_orleans louisiana continuing days filming included shooting produced film official soundtrack album featured artists released digitally october premiered toronto international film festival released theatrically united_states november strategically entering wide release november award season film grossed million domestically million internationally box office revenue returned million budget million days theatrical run grossed million dvd million blu ray sales film received universal critical acclaim resulting numerous accolades praised performances received best supporting actor respectively academy awards making film fifth movie win awards film won award garnered nominations best editing plot dallas cowboy diagnosed aids given days live initially refuses accept diagnosis remembers having unprotected sex drug prostitute soon family friends gets fired job eventually evicted home hospital tended tells testing drug called drug thought life aids patients drug approved testing humans informs clinical trials half patients receive drug half given way determine drug working bribes hospital worker soon begins taking finds health deteriorating exacerbated cocaine use returns hospital meets drug addicted hiv positive trans woman hostile health drives mexican hospital american medical license revoked tells poisonous kills cell comes contact instead protein approved months later finds health improved occurs money drugs selling hiv positive patients drugs illegal able border priest swearing personal use begins notice negative effects told supervisor discontinued begins selling drugs street comes contact reluctantly sets business bring clients pair establish dallas buyers club charging month membership extremely popular gradually begins respect think friend heart attack caused recently acquired dose learns club alternative medication angry trial threatens arrested agrees benefits aids medicine buyers clubs country feels powerless change processes uses research test approve drugs seen flawed problem aids patients strike friendship gets police permit raid fine changes regulations drug illegal club runs funds addicted cocaine begs father money tells sold life insurance policy raise money travels mexico gets return ron finds died taken hospital upset death asked resign hospital discovers linking patients refuses comply insists fired time passes shows compassion gay lesbian members club making money concern priority provision drugs gets increasingly difficult acquire files lawsuit seeks legal right protein confirmed non toxic approved judge lacks legal tools film ends screen text reveals later allowed personal use died aids seven years later doctors initially predicted cast real life aids patient smuggled drugs texas found effective improving symptoms interview february said selected role thought normal story story wild man born raised near dallas familiar culture additionally thought script incredibly human lost nearly pounds kilograms play film treats aids patients like garner casting reading script expressed heard seen pictures matthew losing weight couldn imagine going happy home fictional trans woman hiv helps accurately portray role lost pounds kilograms shaved entire body stated portrayal grounded meeting people researching role stated moved los_angeles roommate died aids worked voice weeks refused break character filming director stated don know showed hare tucker lover cross dying aids scott cameo production development film based real life patient hiv aids subject lengthy article written journalist author month died september screenwriter told story friend went interviewed create screenplay recorded hours interviews access personal journals wrote script believed great movie attempted attract interest making film mid attached direct set buy script film unable secure financial backing interview revealed met asked help script said yes year working script sold producer set direct film left personal delays june talks join film produced writing script time reportedly written subsequent drafts film producer got involved rejected script original version sent actor dallas native interested playing role march confirmed direct film based script attached produce film november announced acquired canadian rights entertainment handle united_kingdom rights film april acquired united_states latin american distribution rights theatrical release film closed deal produce film casting attached film play left film financing issues attached play lead role june talks join film lead role play couldn role producer sent script actor got involved star film wondering texas native interested playing texas native originally says asked mind matthew like ron dallas handsome eye matthew intensity intelligence like ron mixed cowboy charisma fighter spirit perfect role writer said ron charismatic funny real salesman making fun wanted continue charming matthew possesses lot qualities march los_angeles_times confirmed star film quoted saying great script great story think great movie sister reportedly pleased casting similar personality shown concern earlier development process attached personalities matching reportedly talks join film role confirmed october announced dropped film talks play hiv patient meets hospital helps club november hollywood reporter confirmed returning acting play role previously talks play january admitted sent script years ago read asked role said special movie think role lifetime best things said tried stay focused role knew incredible opportunity november joined film roberts play ron defense attorney play dallas police officer sympathetic ron november hare joined cast shooting underway new_orleans lost pounds role going pounds pounds reportedly stayed indoors texas mansion months paler ceased find new ways entertain reached low began fail began feel extremely weak point sore push ups legs lock running feet lost pounds role said stopped eating lose weight quicker lowest record weight pounds filming principal photography began november new_orleans louisiana filming took place stated film shot quickly days remarked gave performance takes didn appear onscreen stated riding new way making film lights camera minute takes half shots lit artificial light half said perfect opportunity try shoot entire movie artificial lights digital camera like red offers broad spectrum colors shadows natural lighting conditions felt approach right project look feel capturing reality documentary content structure subtle quality shot movie handheld lenses millimeter millimeter close actors don images director photography adjusted shot light sensitivity displaying different color balance played aids patient trans woman drug problem film refused break character days shooting interviews people new_york_times premiere involved film said sense met months shoot said character phrase staying character means commitment focus role like intense challenging extreme lot ways demanded attention music official soundtrack album announced october released digitally october soundtrack album featured artists include band thirty seconds mars naked famous cold war kids capital cities announced cents sale album itunes aids relief charity new noise magazines said score record incredibly diverse equally incredible quality unlike pick matt said album overall soundtrack little bit works perfectly themes emotions moments film reviewed renowned sound gave soundtrack ratings said set 80s drugs experimentation rage music plays big factor entire atmosphere movie soundtrack includes diverse group artists country stars indie icons modern songs featured help bring kind mood movie like said accurate soundtrack film wouldn big impact visual aspects work create beautiful story man fighting right live life music critic reviewed music sputnikmusic said breathtaking motion picture driven extraordinary performances accompanying soundtrack satisfying filled indie rock tracks supporting album year gripping films complete waste talent potential baron thought saved excellent songs ready called scripture city angels said overall soundtrack isn worth time money aside superb songs album collection indie pop rock ultimately falls flat lack release trailer launched august film premiered toronto international film festival september deadline said absolute sitting center come march 2nd theatre oscar winners announced better performances year seen released film november box office film release previously set december hoping gain competitive edge amid crowded playing field shifted release date november believing new date ideal launch platform release awards season expecting wide release day thanksgiving weekend november december film awards contender focus set date november strategy like oscar winner released october opening weekend november limited release los_angeles new_york toronto montreal film grossed theaters average theater second weekend november film grossed making total average theaters expanded locations week release grossed average making total opened wide november weekend thanksgiving theaters grossed november total average location wide release coincided ballots deadline ballots nomination ballots voters november nomination ballots members november announced january winning nominations film earned academy awards nominations announced january twelfth weekend limited release film theater run jumped screens total film grossed average theater january 20th screen actors guild awards announced january winning nominations thirteenth weekend january film expanded locations highest playing film grossed weekend average weekend grossing markets los_angeles new_york san_francisco chicago dallas total days film ended american theatrical run gross north_america grossed foreign countries including united_kingdom australia making worldwide total gross home media released dvd blu ray february united_states film grossed dvd sales blu ray sales making total reception critical response premiere toronto international film festival received universal acclaim critics audiences greatly praised film acting particularly screenplay direction review website rotten_tomatoes gives film score based reviews average score site consensus reads rests shoulders carries burden career best performance metacritic gives film score based critics indicating universal acclaim time magazine considered portrayal bold drastic utterly inhabiting doomed fighter remarking camera occasionally suffers fashionable case movie agitated dramatic truth reviewed film gave said like film wants pity tears doubt shed watching earned philadelphia_inquirer talked role right beginning literally portrayal performance isn weight loss gaining compassion wisdom awesome san_francisco_chronicle said takes audiences worst aids crisis disease death sentence public terror hostility height film critic reviewed film website talked past stunning transformation performance reminds guy movie star place ann gave film ratings gave remarks remarkable performance washington_post delivers performance career characterized astonishing physical transformation deep compassion film critic gave film grade commented lead characters trio terrific performers aids drama heart mind film critic reviewed film boston_globe criticized movie touching gets past script sincere calculation growing sense rage medical industrial complex saw aids guinea pigs sources profit chicago_tribune film critic talked brand aids activist stuff things wrong lot right starting right criticized film character npr words selfish arguably gets pass terms looking paved way change slate performance highlighting movie deep emotions fear rage lust pure animal drive living new_york_post expressed film crew remarkable story told french canadian director pointed free script reviewed film new_york_times said brings unpredictable energy affecting conventional real life story medical activism wall_street_journal film critic thinks continues new_yorker talked physical transformation words spiritual transformation remarkable gaze desperate challenging rolling_stone said explosive portrayal defines makes actor great commitment character range felt film critic reviewed film said represents best independent film limited budget achieve powerful missed wrap said watched film reason reason film critic reviewed los_angeles_times elevate movie ordinary biography tragedy oscar worthy performances process expressed performance performance revelation authentic performance tailored suit puts meet father film moving scenes peter variety said terrific performances surprisingly true story portrayal drug addicted trans woman aids befriends character received critical acclaim writers created gradual acceptance dismissed time noted captures sweet intensity good humor glamorous poignant downright creature surrender health awarded academy award variety film critics circle awards academy awards ceremony casting non actor missed opportunity lgbt activists criticizing choice guest blogger published website compared issue white actors exploiting roles east past guest contributors noted guardian independent actors relegated roles prostitutes corpses accolades received nominations academy awards best picture best actor best supporting actor best original screenplay best film editing credited pseudonym respectively film years earlier receive awards fifth overall lee won budget film received best actor best supporting actor nominated golden globe awards won best actor motion picture drama best supporting actor motion picture respectively film nominated best original screenplay performance won range awards critics groups including named independent films historical accuracy characters fictional writers interviewed aids patients activists doctors film combined stories create composite supporting roles lose friends found hiv positive interviews implied interactions gay people living aids buyers club led apparent anti gay sentiments changed views gay people people knew said harbor anti gay sentiments bisexual rode film shows diagnosed told doctor informed disease believed infected briefly alluded flashback film known behavior according knew film actually dallas morning news reported outrageous people knew felt portrayal early film inaccurate real sister daughter approached writers left script film character study drug treatments film implies drug regime promoted safer effective drugs issued hospitals tested time criticized numerous observers article salon suggests film close endorsing frequently declares drug ineffective counter productive years later prescribed patients aids albeit lower dose hinted film medical historian wrote epidemic history aids states fact relatively effective period consistently lives year time aids mortality rate journalist directed documentary survive plague suggested actually element cocktail drugs ended era aids death sentence initial attempts use high proved effective smaller hiv aids activist consulted filmmakers believes result conspiracy initially medical researchers guess dose effective feared low dose ineffective eventually researchers realized ineffective long term hiv virus resistant treatment mid-1990s researchers found effective conjunction anti decreased chances virus developing resistance drug treatments promote effective best worst dangerous according proponent treatment panned useless therapy got approved uses today film implies helped promoted prove effective treatment proved worse effects potential cause nerve damage cases result doctors relatively short time treatment promoted called compound specifically linked deaths trials doctors buyers clubs stopped providing continued reason conflict copyright enforcement film makers australia makers attempted aggressively enforce serving discovery orders australian internet service providers served discovery application stated concerns film makers look subscribers chief regulatory officer said concerned customers targeted settle claims court practice called speculative information subscribers sought allegedly film box office release april australian federal judge justice ruled hand contact information related addresses associated sharing movie august refused application film makers force hand details 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