Inside Moves (1980)
Directed by Richard Donner
Genres - Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sports & Recreation |
Sub-Genres - Tragi-comedy |
Release Date - Dec 19, 1980 (USA - Unknown), Dec 19, 1980 (USA) |
Run Time - 113 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - PG
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Synopsis by Paul Brenner
Richard Donner directed this compassionate tale concerning the daily struggles of handicapped citizens. The film deals with the volatile relationship between Roary (John Savage), who has unsuccessfully tried to kill himself, and the hair-trigger Jerry (David Morse), a basketball player who has no money to pay for an operation to repair his knee. Roary, who has been permanently crippled after jumping off a building, travels an emotional route from being deeply disturbed and embittered to slowly regaining confidence in himself. Helping him along the road to emotional recovery is Louise (Diana Scarwid), a young woman dealing with the handicapped who, in the process, comes to terms with her own limitations.
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handicap, basketball, friendship, self-esteem, suicide-attempt, recovery [health]