Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Jami Gertz | ... | Eva Martin | |
Martha Plimpton | ... | Claudia Jacoby | |
George Peppard | ... | Mr. Martin | |
Bruce Payne | ... | Dr. Burton | |
Rip Torn | ... | Dr. Markowitz | |
Gayle Hunnicutt | ... | Mrs. Martin | |
Dayle Haddon | ... | Darlene Meyers | |
Theresa Merritt | ... | Nurse Wilson | |
James Remar | ... | Charly | |
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John Farren | ... | Ivanov |
Madeleine Sherwood | ... | Grandmother | |
Matthew Burton | ... | Chaplain Lawrence | |
Yeardley Smith | ... | Karen | |
Gedeon Burkhard | ... | Bud | |
Kathleen Doyle | ... | Mrs. Jacoby |
Fact-based story of a 19 year old ballerina (Gertz) whose collapse on stage leads to the discovery that she has cancer. Transferred to a specialty clinic, she rooms with a working class girl who is directly in conflict with the more refined girl. With both facing their potential deaths, an unlikely bond is formed. Written by John Sacksteder <jsackste@bellsouth.net>
I saw this movie a very long time ago on HBO. It was a night that I could not sleep, perhaps it was around 2:00AM. I remember being taken by the characters and the pace of the film. I was interested the whole way through. My aunt died of cancer and I could understand the pain she was going through after watching this film. It is well done, and a gem. I remember the scene when Jami Gertz is brushing her hair and she realizes what is happening to her in the hospital. It is a powerful scene that simply will not leave my memory. When an image leaves an imprint in one's memory, then you know you have come across a great film.