President Clinton speaks at the intro of the film about Pedro Zamora. A reality show re-enacted, dramatized and expanded on might seem superfluous, but the movie provides a more holistic view of Pedro's life and impact. Agreeing to be on MTV's Real World, Pedro became the face of someone real who America knew was gay and HIV positive. His relationship with Sean Sasser was nominated as 'favorite love story' on MTV. I was in college in 1993 and not really having time to see the Real World, but now after viewing the 3 included episodes, I can see how it made a difference.
Some IMDB reviewers had higher expectations and down-rated the movie. I think perhaps they wished there was more footage of the charismatic Pedro himself rather than an actor playing him. In the extras, we do get to see Pedro's Real World audition tape submission.
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