The Terry Fox Story

The Terry Fox Story
Written byEdward Hume
Story byJohn Kastner
Rose Kastner
Directed byRalph L. Thomas
StarringEric Fryer
Music byBill Conti
Country of originCanada
United States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerBob Cooper
Running time97 minutes
Production companyHBO Premiere Films
Budget$2,400,000
Original release
NetworkHBO
Release22 May 1983 (1983-05-22)
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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.

  1. ^ 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.