The Terry Fox Story

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

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.

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.Base, Ron (May 27, 1983). "Terry Fox movie scores as a true-grit tearjerker". Toronto Star. D1. Fox's family did not like the movie because of the way they made Terry to be short-tempered.

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.

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