The Emmett Smith Story (1979)
Emmett Smith, a competitive runner and high school track coach at Cortez High School in Phoenix, Arizona, is left without a sense of balance after a brain tumor is removed. He is told that he will never run again, but undaunted, he sets and meets a goal of not only regaining the ability to run, but to run 20 consecutive miles before a year has elapsed. Wheelchair-bound Cindy Duncan's determination gets her admitted to Apollo High School in Glendale, Arizona after she demonstrates that she will not need special attention. Coach Smith (now at Apollo) challenges her to meet the goal of recovering from her injuries (from being hit by a car) to the extent of being able to walk to the podium at graduation to receive her diploma. He bets that she can do it, and will have to wheel himself in her wheelchair the entire three miles to Cortez H.S. if she succeeds.
Director:
Douglas G. Johnson
Writer:
Chris Conkling
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Michael LaGuardia as Emmett Smith |
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Jane Milmore as Cindy Duncan |
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Daryle Ann Lindley as Mrs. Smith |
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Burke Rhind as Mr. Duncan |
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Thomas Boore as Principal |
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Carol Kane as Miss Kurtz |
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Dick Alexander as Bus Driver |
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Melva Blancett as School Nurse |
| Art | Shane Nelson | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Peter G. Czerny | Editor |
| Sound | Donald W. Fisk | Sound |
| Lighting | W. Grant Williams | Gaffer |
| Camera | Reed Smoot | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Merrill B. Jenson | Music |
| Directing | Michael Amundsen | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Roger Crandall | Grip |
| Camera | Stan Wadley | Grip |
| Production | Michael Schroeder | Production Manager |
| Sound | Michael L. McDonough | Sound |
| Crew | Deborah Goppert | Production Office Assistant |
| Crew | Cindy Duncan | Technical Supervisor |
| Crew | Emmett Smith | Technical Supervisor |
| Writing | Chris Conkling | Screenplay |
| Directing | Douglas G. Johnson | Director |
