Touched by Love (1980)A young nurse becomes determined to reach an unresponsive teenage cerebral palsy patient by encouraging her to write to her favorite rock singer, Elvis Presley. Director:Gus Trikonis |
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Touched by Love (1980)A young nurse becomes determined to reach an unresponsive teenage cerebral palsy patient by encouraging her to write to her favorite rock singer, Elvis Presley. Director:Gus Trikonis |
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| Deborah Raffin | ... |
Lena Canada
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| Diane Lane | ... |
Karen
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| Michael Learned | ... |
Dr. Bell
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| John Amos | ... |
Tony
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Cristina Raines | ... |
Amy
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| Mary Wickes | ... |
Margaret
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| Clu Gulager | ... |
Don Fielder
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Twyla-Dawn Vokins | ... |
Monica
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Clive Shalom | ... |
Topper - Child
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Jason Bates | ... |
Child
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Joseph John Bondok | ... |
Child
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Beverly Chapman | ... |
Child
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Jennifer Collins | ... |
Child
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Cathy Corns | ... |
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Rhonda De Jong | ... |
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A young nurse becomes determined to reach an unresponsive teenage cerebral palsy patient by encouraging her to write to her favorite rock singer, Elvis Presley.
I saw this film as an accident, after having watched a film I'd planned on viewing, but actually liked this film better than the one I'd planned on watching! I've been a fan of Diane Lane for years, ever since I saw the OLDEST LIVING CONFEDERATE WIDOW that she was in, among others, and she was flawless in this one, though she was only 15 at the time. She and Deborah Raffin are simply superb as a Cerebral Palsy victim and a young woman who comes to work in a mountain therapy center (in Canada, I think) and how they differ from each other at first and come to relate to one another, with Elvis Presley as an unseen but present part of her therapy. I never was able to deduce if this was a true story or not, but I hope it is, as it is not only well acted all around but a nice story of how kind big stars can be, and I believe Elvis could have and really was as nice as he was portrayed in this film. See it; it's a winner!