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Love Leads the Way: A True Story

  • TV Movie
  • 1984
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
226
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Love Leads the Way: A True Story (1984)
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A recently blinded man becomes one of the first American users of a seeing eye dog and must fight to remove the legal barriers impeding its use.A recently blinded man becomes one of the first American users of a seeing eye dog and must fight to remove the legal barriers impeding its use.A recently blinded man becomes one of the first American users of a seeing eye dog and must fight to remove the legal barriers impeding its use.

  • Director
    • Delbert Mann
  • Writers
    • Henry Denker
    • Jimmy Hawkins
  • Stars
    • Timothy Bottoms
    • Eva Marie Saint
    • Arthur Hill
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    226
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Delbert Mann
    • Writers
      • Henry Denker
      • Jimmy Hawkins
    • Stars
      • Timothy Bottoms
      • Eva Marie Saint
      • Arthur Hill
    • 7User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Timothy Bottoms and Pilot in Love Leads the Way: A True Story (1984)
    Timothy Bottoms and Susan Dey in Love Leads the Way: A True Story (1984)
    Susan Dey in Love Leads the Way: A True Story (1984)
    Timothy Bottoms and Susan Dey in Love Leads the Way: A True Story (1984)
    Timothy Bottoms and Pilot in Love Leads the Way: A True Story (1984)
    Timothy Bottoms, Eva Marie Saint, and Pilot in Love Leads the Way: A True Story (1984)
    Eva Marie Saint in Love Leads the Way: A True Story (1984)

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    Timothy Bottoms
    Timothy Bottoms
    • Morris Frank
    Eva Marie Saint
    Eva Marie Saint
    • Mrs. Eustes
    Arthur Hill
    Arthur Hill
    • Mr. Frank
    Glynnis O'Connor
    Glynnis O'Connor
    • Lois
    Susan Dey
    Susan Dey
    • Beth
    Gerald Hiken
    • Jack
    George D. Wallace
    George D. Wallace
    • Blind Institute Director
    Michael Anderson Jr.
    Michael Anderson Jr.
    • Hank
    Stephen Young
    Stephen Young
    • Mike McShane
    Ralph Bellamy
    Ralph Bellamy
    • Sen. Christi
    Ernest Borgnine
    Ernest Borgnine
    • Sen. Brighton
    Patricia Neal
    Patricia Neal
    • Mrs. Frank
    Pilot
    • Buddy
    Richard Roat
    Richard Roat
    • Proprietor
    Richard Speight Jr.
    Richard Speight Jr.
    • Jimmy
    Paul Klapper
    • Veterinarian
    Terri Gardner
    • Secretary
    Bill Ewin
    • Mailman
    • Director
      • Delbert Mann
    • Writers
      • Henry Denker
      • Jimmy Hawkins
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    • Trivia
      Arguably the rarest film in the Disney canon because it was initially funded by the studio as a direct-to-video promotional tool for The Seeing Eye and Guide Dogs of America organizations. The film's broadcast premiere was on the Disney Channel on October 7, 1984, and it was aired two years later on The Disney Sunday Movie on ABC on May 4, 1986. Unlike most Disney films, it was not circulated beyond this, and was released on home video only briefly in the late 1980s. As such, VHS and beta copies of the film continue to sell upwards of $200.
    • Quotes

      Proprietor: [at a fancy restaurant] ... Sir, you asked to see the proprietor? If something's wrong, I'm sure we can straighten it out to your satisfaction.

      Morris Frank: I hope so. I'm guided by a dog; she acts as my eyes.

      Proprietor: Ah, yes; I've heard about you. You want me to allow dogs into my restaurant. I'm sorry, but I can't do that.

      Morris Frank: Why not?

      Proprietor: People would be very disturbed at having animals in eating places.

      Morris Frank: How about the other folks eating here now? Will they second that, if we go and ask them?

      [He turns to speak up, but the owner prevents him from doing so]

      Proprietor: Sir - Sir...! I'd rather not have it come to such.

      [He struggles to maintain his composure]

      Proprietor: The issue is that dogs give off an *odor*.

      Morris Frank: Do you smell anything strange?

      Proprietor: I smell nothing, sir.

      Morris Frank: Neither do I. Come on out, Buddy.

      [Buddy emerges from under the table, where she has been hidden the whole time]

      Morris Frank: So, my friend, what do you have to say about that? You never knew she was there, did you?

      Proprietor: Three words: *No. Dogs. Allowed!* Now KINDLY take your *mutt* and leave, before I call the city pound.

      Morris Frank: [with a shrug] Fine. Let's go, Buddy. I know a classier place than this!

      [He leaves with Buddy]

    User reviews7

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    10/10
    The story of overcoming obstacles for the blind to use seeing eye dogs, and of the first seeing eye dog and the relationship with her handler
    What a beautiful, loving movie! It's the story of a blind man's attempt to get legislation passed to allow seeing eye dogs into public places, like restaurants and offices--things that we, today, just take for granted. It has many sub-plots as well, though, like the relationship between Morris and his parents and between him and his fiancé. My favorite is the relationship that develops between Morris and Buddy. It shows the work that goes into training a dog to work with the blind, and makes us appreciate what these dogs are capable of. It's a "feel-good" movie--one that everyone who has ever loved a dog would appreciate.
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    • debbysea
    • Oct 7, 2006

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    • Release date
      • October 7, 1984 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Augen in der Dunkelheit
    • Filming locations
      • Leavenworth, Washington, USA(Swiss village scenes)
    • Production companies
      • A Jimmy Hawkins/David Permut Production
      • Walt Disney Television
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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