The Terry Fox Story
Brief Synopsis
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Young Canadian athlete Terry Fox's cross-country Marathon of Hope after losing a leg to cancer was dramatized in this movie heralded as the first made exclusively for HBO. Filmed in Canada with a basically local cast and crew (and Eric Fryer making his acting debut as Fox), it had two actors from th
Cast & Crew
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Ralph L Thomas
Director
Robert Des Roches
Chris Makepeace
Patrick Watson
Chuck Shamata
R.h. Thomson
Film Details
Also Known As
Heart of a Champion, Terry Fox Story
Genre
Biography
Release Date
1983
Location
Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Young Canadian athlete Terry Fox's cross-country Marathon of Hope after losing a leg to cancer was dramatized in this movie heralded as the first made exclusively for HBO. Filmed in Canada with a basically local cast and crew (and Eric Fryer making his acting debut as Fox), it had two actors from the United States: Robert Duvall as the opportunistic PR man who helps turn Fox into a national hero, and Rosalind Chao (Soon-Ling Klinger on "M*A*S*H" and "AfterMash") as Fox's girlfriend.
Director
Ralph L Thomas
Director
Cast
Robert Des Roches
Chris Makepeace
Patrick Watson
Chuck Shamata
R.h. Thomson
Jeremy Brown
Howie Seigel
Brian Kaulback
Jaclyn Stevens
Robert Duvall
Gary Darycott
Frank Adamson
Laura Vickers
Chris Stodard
Steven Hunter
Wayne Brace
Roberta Weiss
Marie Mccann
Jane Foster
Matt Craven
Susan Payne
Michael Zelniker
Eric Fryer
Laurie Oberding
Al Coombs
Ian Heath
Saul Rubinek
Gary Baker
Barry Greene
Dorothy Wyatt
Sheldon Rybowski
Lori Chodos
Clyde Rose
Rosalind Chao
Gloria Figura
Austin Davis
Elva Mai Hoover
Murray Lowry
Karen Racicot
Alfred E Humphreys
Crew
Mike Beer
Generator Operator
Debbie Beers
Craft Service
Hagan Beggs
Assistant Director
Michele Burke
Makeup
Terry Burke
Foley Editor
Bruce Carwardine
Sound
Andy Chmura
Camera Operator
Ted Churchill
Other
Richard Ciupka
Director Of Photography
Bill Conti
Music
Bob Cooper
Producer
William J Corcoran
Assistant Director
Bruce Crawford
Sound Mixer
John Eckert
Associate Producer
Linda Egan
Extras Agent/Coordinator
George Farrell
Assistant Property Master
John C. Ferguson
Best Boy
Steve Ferriera
Gaffer
Ann-marie Fitzgerald
Production Accountant
Mark Freeborn
Set Decorator
Glen Gauthier
Boom Operator
Sarah Grahame
Script Supervisor
Austin Grimaldi
Sound
Joe Grimaldi
Sound
Otta Hanus
Unit Location Manager
Paul Harding
Assistant Set Decorator
Rolf Harvey
Art Assistant
Stephen A Hope
Music Editor
Jim Hopkins
Sound Editor
Jacques Hubert
Assistant Director
Edward Hume
Screenplay
John Kastner
From Story
Rose Kastner
From Story
Richard Kelly
Assistant Sound Editor
Lynda Kemp
Wardrobe
Joyce King
Production Manager
James Kohne
Grip
Michael Kohne
Key Grip
Erla Lank
Wardrobe
Michael A Levine
Executive Producer
Kelly Makin
Production Assistant
Gavin Mitchell
Art Director
Bruce Moriarty
Assistant Director
Ryan O'hara
Driver
Karen Pike
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Lawrie Raskin
Photography
Carole Riback
Production Assistant
Gurston I Rosenfeld
Executive Producer
Neil Seale
Assistant Camera Operator
Kerry Smart
Assistant Camera Operator
Malcolm Tanner
Hair
Bryon White
Assistant Editor
Kim Winther
Assistant Director
Ron Wisman
Editor
Dan Wladyka
Property Master
Deborah Zwicker
Production Coordinator
Film Details
Also Known As
Heart of a Champion, Terry Fox Story
Genre
Biography
Release Date
1983
Location
Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States May 25, 1983
HBO's first original telefilm.
