Inside Moves (1980)

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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… More 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. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: PG, 1 hr. 53 min.
Directed By: Richard Donner
Genres: Drama

In Theaters: Mar 26, 1982 Wide
On DVD: Feb 3, 2009

Critic Reviews

Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Diana Scarwid received a Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for this sensitive but uneven melodrama about an embittered disabled man, well played by John Savage.
Pete Croatto, Filmcritic.com
There is so much high drama and splendid triumph that the movie loses any basis in reality, so it's impossible to relate to what anyone's enduring
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Inside Moves is a film that celebrates human solidarity and the true meaning of friendship.