The Terry Fox Story

The Terry Fox Story
Directed by	Ralph L. Thomas
Written by	Edward Hume
Produced by	Bob Cooper
Starring	Eric Fryer Robert Duvall Chris Makepeace Rosalind Chao Michael Zelniker
Music by	Bill Conti
Production company	HBO Premiere Films
Release date	May 22, 1983
Running time	97 mins.
Countries	Canada United States
Language	English
Budget	$2,400,000

The Terry Fox Story is an Canadian-American biographical movie. It was released on May 22, 1983 in North America. It was directed by Ralph L. Thomas.^[1]

Principal photography for the movie started on August 23, 1982 and ended on October 14, 1982. The movie cost USD$2,400,000 to make.^[2]

The movie focuses on the life of Terry Fox, an amputee athlete and cancer research activist. It follows Fox's Marathon of Hope run as he travels from St. John's, Newfoundland across Canada to help raise money for cancer research.

Cast

• Eric Fryer as Terry Fox
• Robert Duvall as Bill Vigars
• Chris Makepeace as Darrell Fox
• Rosalind Chao as Rika Noda
• Michael Zelniker as Doug Alward
• Elva Mai Hoover as Betty Fox
• Frank Adamson as Rolly Fox
• Marie McCann as Judith Fox

Reception

The movie recieved mixed and positive reviews from critics.^[3][4] Fox's family did not like the movie because of the way they made Terry to be short-tempered. ^[5]

The movie won in six categories at the 5th Genie Awards. It won Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Sound, Best Sound Editing, and Best Film Editing.^[6]

References

1. "Managing the Extra Mile". Reelingback.com. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
2. Turner, D. John, ed. (1987). Canadian Feature Film Index: 1913-1985. Canadian Film Institute. ISBN 0660533642.
3. "The Terry Fox Story Review". Variety. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
4. Base, Ron (May 27, 1983). "Terry Fox movie scores as a true-grit tearjerker". Toronto Star. D1.
5. "The Terry Fox Story Review". Variety. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
6. "The Terry Fox Story". Canadian Film Encyclopedia. Retrieved July 8, 2024.

Other websites

• The Terry Fox Story on IMDb