The Emmett Smith Story
1979 | 23m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Douglas G. Johnson |
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| Writer: | Chris Conkling |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 31, 1979 |
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| Director: | Douglas G. Johnson |
| Writer: | Chris Conkling |
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| Keywords | rehabilitation, graduation, coach, handicap, track and field, determination |
| Production Companies | Brigham Young University, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: May 08, 2024 Entered: May 07, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Michael LaGuardia | Emmett Smith |
| Jane Milmore | Cindy Duncan |
| Daryle Ann Lindley | Mrs. Smith |
| Burke Rhind | Mr. Duncan |
| Thomas Boore | Principal |
| Carol Kane | Miss Kurtz |
| Dick Alexander | Bus Driver |
| Melva Blancett | School Nurse |
| Name | Job |
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| Merrill B. Jenson | Music |
| Cindy Duncan | Technical Supervisor |
| W. Grant Williams | Gaffer |
| Deborah Goppert | Production Office Assistant |
| Donald W. Fisk | Sound |
| Reed Smoot | Director of Photography |
| Peter G. Czerny | Editor |
| Shane Nelson | Set Decoration |
| Michael Schroeder | Production Manager |
| Stan Wadley | Grip |
| Michael Amundsen | Assistant Director |
| Michael L. McDonough | Sound |
| Roger Crandall | Grip |
| Emmett Smith | Technical Supervisor |
| Chris Conkling | Screenplay |
| Douglas G. Johnson | Director |
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