Fighting Back (1980)
Directed by Robert Lieberman
Genres - Drama, Action, Adventure |
Sub-Genres - Biopic [feature], Sports Drama |
Run Time - 104 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
The overused title Fighting Back made its first appearance of the 1980s in this TV biopic. Robert Urich stars as real-life football player Rocky Bleier, who joins the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1968. Rocky's career is curtailed by military service in Vietnam. On August 20, 1969, Bleier is seriously wounded by a hand grenade. The doctors are certain that he'll never walk properly again, much less play football. But several grueling years of physical therapy yield positive results--all the way to the Super Bowl. The 1980 Pittsburgh Steelers costar with Robert Urich in this inspirational tale, which utilizes stock footage of the real Rocky Bleier in action.
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comeback, football, football-player, grenade, injury, physical-therapy, soldier, Super-Bowl, Vietnam
