The Terry Fox Story

They say the Dragon never sleeps. He stalks his prey in silence cold, and when he strikes, what evil fire in his venom.

One day the snake in careless greed, dared seize a Knight 'Born of the Sun.' The bite burned deep - right to the soul.

The snake held fast - damage done. But death could not win. For though the fire had pierced him through, Knight of the Sun held strong and true.

The fever broke, the serpent fled, one limb his prize.

The knight rose up, these words he spoke: 'You have broken my body but not my spirit. I will not mourn, nor will I fear it.

Beware tread beast, you have not won this battle, My quest has just begun.

From the Terry Fox Story written by Rika Noda.

This movie is right up there with Rocky and maybe even more uplifting as it is based on a true story. It is a story of Terry Fox, a young man diagnosed with cancer and forced to give up most of his leg. In the hospital he is horrified at the condition of the young children who are fighting various types of cancer. He decides to raise money by running across Canada. To this day there are Terry Fox races all over Canada to keep raising money for Terry's cause. This movie is out of production but I was able to rent it.

just as Terry did in his short but heroic life. How accurate the movie is I am sure it is quite accurate but have heard of a few inaccuracies compared to the real road trip. I recommend this movie to anyone that loves a beautiful heartwarming true story but be warned as you must know the tears will come just a matter of how many and when.......Makepeace and Duvall do a great job portraying Terry and his publicist with a lot of the inside scenes being somewhat difficult to believe. If you get a chance to watch this made for TV movie you won't regret it one bit, truly a classic in Canadian history. There is a documentary on Terry as well which I will post a review on later.

Terry Fox is a Canadian icon. Perserverance and triumph through unspeakable tragedy. This portrayal is an abomination. Early in the film we see a fellow patient sketching a flower vase. The "artist's" chalk is not even touching the canvas in the scenes. Rank amateurs attempting to cash in on a proper hero. Throw in Robert Duval in one of the penultimate scenes and you have a package toi sell. Clumsy and terrible. Avoid this film at all costs. Exploitation and offensively poor. Shame on everyone involved. There is nothing in this film that portrays the heart of overcoming personal tragedy to the spirit required to run across the country on one leg in a harsh climate to help strangers. Instead it is an exercise in misunderstanding and exploitation.

The premiere of this movie was attended by many of Terry Fox's wheelchair basketball team members. It was an emotional event to say the least. I never knew Terry, I arrived in Vancouver shortly after his death, but I took part in the first Terry Fox Run in 1982 and got myself plastered on every front page from coast to coast the following day. Terry Fox was a real person faced with a situation millions of people face everyday, he showed tenacity in the face of adversity and inspired many since - myself included. >