| The Terry Fox Story | |
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| Written by | Edward Hume |
| Story by | John Kastner Rose Kastner |
| Directed by | Ralph L. Thomas |
| Starring | Eric Fryer |
| Music by | Bill Conti |
| Country of origin | Canada United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Bob Cooper |
| Running time | 97 minutes |
| Production company | HBO Premiere Films |
| Budget | $2,400,000 |
| Original release | |
| Network | HBO |
| Release | 22 May 1983 |
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The Terry Fox Story is a 1983 Canadian-American biographical film of Canadian amputee and runner Terry Fox. It was written by Howard Hume, John Kastner and Rose Kastner, and directed by Ralph L. Thomas. The film stars Eric Fryer as Fox, Chris Makepeace as his brother Darrell, and Robert Duvall as Fox's publicist, Bill Vigars. The cast also includes Rosalind Chao, R. H. Thomson, Elva Mai Hoover, Michael Zelniker, Saul Rubinek and Patrick Watson.
The film was produced for HBO in the United States with Canadian co-producers. Although it was also released in Canadian and British theatres, it was the first television film ever made for a cable network.[1]
The movie included the song "Runner", which was written by rock artist Ian Thomas in response to the coverage of Terry Fox's efforts.
- ^ Gritten, David, ed. (2007). "The Terry Fox Story". Halliwell's Film Guide 2008. Hammersmith, London: HarperCollins Publishers. p. 1181. ISBN 978-0-00-726080-5.