The Miracle of Kathy Miller
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The Miracle of Kathy Miller | |
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Genre | Drama |
Written by | Ethel Brez Mel Brez |
Directed by | |
Starring | Sharon Gless Frank Converse Helen Hunt |
Theme music composer | Patrick Williams |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers | (producer) (associate producer) (producer) |
Cinematography | |
Editor | Les Green |
Running time | 98 min. |
Production companies | Universal Television |
Distributor | CBS |
Release | |
Original network | CBS |
Picture format | Color (Technicolor) |
Audio format | Mono |
Original release | October 5, 1981 |
The Miracle of Kathy Miller is a 1981 American made-for-television drama film based on the real-life story of a Scottsdale, Arizona teenager who was critically injured in a 1977 car accident. Helen Hunt, in an early starring role, plays the title part; Frank Converse and Sharon Gless are cast as Kathy's parents. Kathy, a high school track and field athlete, overcame the severe mental and physical injury to compete in and finish a long-distance race (shown at the climax of the film). The distributor was Universal TV.
Primary cast[]
- Helen Hunt : Kathy Miller
- Frank Converse : Larry Miller
- Sharon Gless : Barbara Miller
- : Larry Don Miller
- John de Lancie : Dr. Christiansen
- Michele Greene : Sherrie
- Rance Howard : Dr. Jewell
- Julie Piekarski : Carol
References[]
Categories:
- Films based on actual events
- 1981 television films
- 1981 films
- English-language films
- American television films
- American films
- American drama television film stubs