Terrible Joe Moran (1984) (TV)

Director:

Joseph Sargent

Writer:

Frank Cucci (writer)

Release Date:

27 March 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A wheelchair-bound, former boxer deals with his long estranged granddaughter whom is seeking financial help for her writing career and helping her loser boyfriend get out of debt with the local mob.

Plot Keywords:

Boxer | Writer | New York | Irish American | New York City

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy.

Cast

James Cagney	...	Joe Moran
Art Carney	...	Tony
Ellen Barkin	...	Ronnie
Peter Gallagher	...	Nick
Joseph Sirola	...	Capo
Edward I. Koch	...	Moe
Floyd Patterson	...	Himself
Harris Laskaway	...	Minty
Lawrence Tierney	...	Pico
Terrance Ellis	...	Young Hopeful (as Terry Ellis)
Peter DeAnello	...	Young Boxer
Susan Lowden	...	Lady with Dog
Anna Berger	...	Real Estate Agent
Andrew MacMillan	...	Announcer
Maurice Shrog	...	Benny the Wino

Runtime:

120 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Robert Halmi

Trivia:

The story was originally intended as a vehicle for Katharine Hepburn, with the main character a retired tennis champion. When she declined the project, it was rewritten for James Cagney, with the lead character changed to a retired boxer.

Movie Connections:

Features Winner Take All (1932)

This film is full of old fashioned family values and love.

Those who think it a tripe and shallow movie are too young to remember when families were real and full of love, truth and morality. Ellen Barkin holds her own with the powerful cast of James Cagney and Art Carney. The film brings back reality of what true love and family means.The comedy and one liners are great.