Based on Joni Eareckson's autobiography. She becomes paralyzed after breaking her neck in a swimming accident at age 17. Trying to cope with her new life, she learns to paint using her mouth and finds strength in her new Christian faith.
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Title: Joni (1979)
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Joni Eareckson Tada | ... | Joni |
| Bert Remsen | ... | John Eareckson | |
| Katherine De Hetre | ... | Jay Eareckson | |
| Cooper Huckabee | ... | Dick Filbert | |
| John Milford | ... | Dr. Sherrill | |
| Jay W. MacIntosh | ... | Lindy Eareckson | |
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Louise Hoven | ... | Diana |
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Michael Mancini | ... | Don Bertolli |
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Cloyce Morrow | ... | Barbara Marshall |
| Richard Lineback | ... | Steve Estes | |
| Sarah Rush | ... | Kathy Eareckson | |
| Jeff Austin | ... | Butch | |
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Cheryl Harvey | ... | Betty |
| Ernie Hudson | ... | Earl | |
| Barbara Mallory | ... | Ann Wilson | |
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Based on Joni Eareckson's autobiography. She becomes paralyzed after breaking her neck in a swimming accident at age 17. Trying to cope with her new life, she learns to paint using her mouth and finds strength in her new Christian faith.
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She built her future on shattered dreams See more »Parents Guide:
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Music by Tedd Smith
Lyrics by Rob Tregenza
Performed by Joni Eareckson Tada
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Referenced in Joni and Friends: I'd Rather Be in This Wheelchair Knowing Him... (2007) See more »Soundtracks
Journey's EndMusic by Tedd Smith
Lyrics by Rob Tregenza
Performed by Joni Eareckson Tada
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1 June 1979 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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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!!!