Fight for Life (film)
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| Fight For Life | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Elliot Silverstein |
| Produced by | Ian McDougall |
| Written by | Tom Nesi Scott Nisor |
| Starring | Jerry Lewis Patty Duke Morgan Freeman |
| Distributed by | ABC Television Network |
| Release date(s) | March 23, 1987 |
| Running time | 120 minutes (including commericals) |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Fight For Life was filmed in 1986. It was broadcast on March 23, 1987 on the ABC Network.
[edit] Plot
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
Dr Bernard Abrams (Jerry Lewis), an Ohio optometrist, and his wife Shirley Abrams (Patty Duke) have a six-year old daughter that suffers from a rare form of epilepsy. As the little girl's parents they need to have a drug approved from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). However the process is slow and they are forced to fly to England to obtain the medication. They take their cause to the media in order to highlight their case and force the FDA to expedite its decision on use in America.
[edit] Trivia
- It was made for television by Fries Entertainment.
- Also appearing is Morgan Freeman as the child's paraplegic doctor.
