History Film / DallasBuyersClub

* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: Woodroof is seen having sex with women and maintains throughout the film that he is straight, though there are [[http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2014/01/17/was_dallas_buyers_club_s_ron_woodroof_gay_or_bisexual_friends_and_doctor.html reports]] that he was bisexual in RealLife. The characters Rayon and Eve Saks are not based on anyone specific, but are {{composite character}}s based respectively on AIDS patients and doctors who knew Woodroof.

Controversy struck the film after McConaughey and Leto won Oscars for their performances. As a note, be cautious when editing tropes pertaining to this movie.

* StrawmanBall: You'll notice that none of the people who support the FDA's drug policies don't present a reasonable argument of why drug approval is so slow? For instance, someone could have mentioned that it was Dr. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Oldham_Kelsey Frances Kelsey]] of the FDA who blocked the swift approval of the drug thalidomide in 1960s, and thus spared America from the wave of horrific infant birth defects that occurred around the world when pregnant women took the drug. Sure, there are people who are life and death desperate for new meds, but do they really want to roll the dice on another disaster like that because people were hasty?

* StrawmanBall: You'll notice that none of the people who support the FDA's drug policies don't present a reasonable argument of why drug approval is so slow? For instance, someone could have mentioned that it was Dr. [[en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Oldham_Kelsey Frances Kelsey]] of the FDA who blocked the swift approval of the drug thalidomide in 1960s, and thus spared America from the wave of horrific infant birth defects that occurred around the world when pregnant women took the drug. Sure, there are people who are life and death desperate for new meds, but do they really want to roll the dice on another disaster like that because people were hasty?

The film has received six AcademyAward nominations, and both [=McConaughey=] and Leto have received Golden Globe and SAG Awards for their performances.

** A lot of the tv sets that appear look a lot more recent than models from the mid eighties.

''Dallas Buyers Club'' is a 2013 drama starring Creator/MatthewMcConaughey, [[Music/ThritySecondsToMars Jared Leto]] and Creator/JenniferGarner.

''Dallas Buyers Club'' is a 2013 drama starring Creator/MatthewMcConaughey, Jared Leto and Creator/JenniferGarner.

** One of Woodroof states one biggest regrets is he never had kids. However, the actual Woodroof was married and had a daughter.

* HookersAndBlow: Ron and friend indulge right after Ron's diagnosis. However he belatedly stops short of sexual contact.

The film is [[VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory based on the true story]] of Ron Woodroof ([=McConaughey=]) an electrician and rodeo fan who discovers he has HIV in 1985, when a workplace accident lands him in hospital. After learning that the trial drug AZT he had been taking to treat himself was ineffective, Woodroof begins smuggling unapproved drugs, first from Mexico and then further afield. With the help of Rayon (Leto), a HIV-positive transgender woman, Woodroof establishes the Dallas Buyers Club, dealing in drugs to help HIV-AIDS sufferers. Though Woodroof is opposed by the FDA who attempt to shut down his operation, he finds support from Eve Saks (Garner), a doctor at a local hospital participating in the AZT drug trial. Saks witnesses first-hand the attempts by pharmaceutical reps to get the drug FDA-approved and on the market, despite the fact there are signs the drug is proving ineffective in treating her patients.

* TheDeterminator: Ron travels around the world meeting with doctors and pharmaceutical reps to get the drugs he wants imported into the US. After initially being told that he had just 30 days to live after his diagnosis, he actually lived another ''seven years'' before finally succumbing to AIDS, and along the way fought against the FDA in court to allow him to bring the drugs into the country.

* PresentDayPast: Most glaringly with the large poster of a Lamborghini Aventador (first made 2011) behind Ron's chair in his motel office.
* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: Woodroof is seen having sex with women and maintains he is straight throughout the film, though there are [[http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2014/01/17/was_dallas_buyers_club_s_ron_woodroof_gay_or_bisexual_friends_and_doctor.html reports]] that he was bisexual in RealLife. The characters Rayon and Eve Saks are not based on anyone specific, but are [[CompositeCharacter Composite Characters]] based respectively on AIDS patients and doctors who knew Woodroof.
* YourDaysAreNumbered: After diagnosing him with HIV, Dr Sevard tells Ron that he has about a month to live. Ron manages to see out that month, and with the right drugs actually managed to survive for 7 years after his diagnosis.

''Dallas Buyers Club'' is a 2013 drama starring MatthewMcConaughey, Jared Leto and Creator/JenniferGarner.