A Fighting Choice
Brief Synopsis
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A teenage boy with epilepsy undergoes a new drug therapy that permits him to attend a regular school for the first time. But he develops a tolerance to the drug and his seizures reappear. When Kellin, the teenage boy, discovers that his parents did not tell him about a radical, high-risk surgical pr
Cast & Crew
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Ferdinand Fairfax
Director
Beau Bridges
Thad Taylor
Karen Valentine
Meg Taylor
Patrick Dempsey
Kellin Taylor
Frances Lee Mccain
Virginia Hagan
Lawrence Pressman
Dr Tobin
Film Details
Also Known As
Disney Sunday Movie (04/13/86), Fighting Choice
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1986
Production Company
ABC Entertainment Group; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A teenage boy with epilepsy undergoes a new drug therapy that permits him to attend a regular school for the first time. But he develops a tolerance to the drug and his seizures reappear. When Kellin, the teenage boy, discovers that his parents did not tell him about a radical, high-risk surgical procedure that could relieve his symptoms, he decides to fight in court for the right to choose what he wants in order to live a normal life.
Director
Ferdinand Fairfax
Director
Cast
Beau Bridges
Thad Taylor
Karen Valentine
Meg Taylor
Patrick Dempsey
Kellin Taylor
Frances Lee Mccain
Virginia Hagan
Lawrence Pressman
Dr Tobin
Danielle Von Zerneck
Susie
Allan Arbus
Dr Andreas Hellman
Alice Hirson
Judge Rosenstiel
Parker Jacobs
Harvey
Allen Williams
Dan Goodman
Philip Linton
Eli Rhodes
Robin Thomas
Dr Gardner
Charles Lanyer
Dr Leonard Faraday
Nina Henderson
Janet
Jeanne Hepple
Martha
Don Saroyan
Dick
Rick Biggs
Process Server
Damita Jo Freeman
Natalie
Jimmy Gatherum
Boy At School
Creed Bratton
Court Clerk
Marion Yue
Newscaster
Crew
Stanford C Allen
Editor
Craig Buck
Screenwriter
Robert E Collins
Director Of Photography
Brad Fiedel
Music
Mary Ann Good
Set Decorator
Bruce Hendricks
Associate Producer
Linda Klein
Effects Assistant
Gary Liddiard
Makeup
Gregg R Mitchell
Hair
Patrick Mitchell
Sound Mixer
Dr. John I Mosseley
Effects Assistant
Lorna Neal
Production Coordinator
Nelle Nugent
Producer
Peter Reiss
Effects Assistant
Jan Scott
Art Director
William Ware Theiss
Costume Designer
Film Details
Also Known As
Disney Sunday Movie (04/13/86), Fighting Choice
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1986
Production Company
ABC Entertainment Group; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
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Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States April 13, 1986
Broadcast as a presentation of "Disney Sunday Movie."
