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Act of Love (1980)
A tragic motorcycle accident leaves one brother paralyzed while the other brother is left guilt-ridden. Seeing his brother struggle with his new life of limited mobility and function, the young man finds his own life weighed down by his thoughts and feelings about the accident. Motivated by his emotions and the suffering of his brother, the young man performs an "act of love" which creates more chaos for him.
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A tragic motorcycle accident leaves one brother paralyzed while the other brother is left guilt-ridden. Seeing his brother struggle with his new life of limited mobility and function, the young man finds his own life weighed down by his thoughts and feelings about the accident. Motivated by his emotions and the suffering of his brother, the young man performs an "act of love" which creates more chaos for him.
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Genre:Drama, TV Movie
Written By:Michael De Guzman
In Theaters:9/24/1980
Box Office:
Runtime:104 minutes
Studio:Cypress Point Productions, Paramount Television
Cast
Jud Taylor
Director
Ron Howard
Leon Cybulkowski
Robert Foxworth
Andrew Rose
Mickey Rourke
Joseph Cybulkowski
David Spielberg
Victor Burton
Jacqueline Brookes
Eugenia Cybulkowski
Sondra West
Margaret Cybulkowski
Gail Youngs
Joan Gruber
Mary Kay Place
Becky Wiggins
Peter Michael Goetz
Dr. Warren Fitzpatrick
Peter Hobbs
Judge Traviera
Kent Williams
Dr. Mitchell
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