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Director:
James F. Collier
Writers:
James F. Collier (writer)
Joni Eareckson (book)
Release Date:
28 May 1981 (Australia) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama more
Tagline:
Sometimes where the body is held captive the Spirit is set free
User Comments:
This is a true story with gut more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Joni Eareckson ... Joni
Bert Remsen ... Mr. John Eareckson
Katherine De Hetre ... Jay Eareckson

Cooper Huckabee ... Dick Filbert
John Milford ... Dr. Sherrill

Jay W. MacIntosh ... Mrs. Lindy Eareckson
Louise Hoven ... Diana
Michael Mancini ... Don Bertolli
Cloyce Morrow ... Barbara Marshall
Richard Lineback ... Steve Estes
Sarah Rush ... Kathy Eareckson

Jeff Austin ... Butch
Cheryl Harvey ... Betty

Ernie Hudson ... Earl
Jane Ralston ... B. J.
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Additional Details

Runtime:
75 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:G | USA:G

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6 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
This is a true story with gut, 26 July 2004

This movie was made very uniquely...in that Joni Earickson played herself (while she was paralysed, as you might guess).

Her two autobiographies (she has written other books also) are "Joni" and "Choices, Changes". The first bis what the movie is based on, the second is about her time making the movie and meeting her now-husband of 15+ years.

The movie shows Joni jump into a lake, then brake her neck. It follows her struggles with being sorry for herself and her rise to become an internationally renowned speaker. She also is a strong Christian. Her faith acts as a thread, tying her struggles and triumphs together.

If you want drama, you've got it. Suspense, you've got it.

Romance? - here it is

Directed with heart and a taste for what real living is....

you've read Jonathan's take, On

JONI!!!

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