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The Athlete

  • Episode aired Mar 1, 1979
  • TV-PG
  • 49m
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7.6/10
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Kristy McNichol in Family (1976)
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Volunteering at the hospital, Buddy befriends a high school basketball player recuperating from a broken leg, unaware that he is being biopsied for cancer. Annie and rival Emmy Sheldon vie f... Read allVolunteering at the hospital, Buddy befriends a high school basketball player recuperating from a broken leg, unaware that he is being biopsied for cancer. Annie and rival Emmy Sheldon vie for class president.Volunteering at the hospital, Buddy befriends a high school basketball player recuperating from a broken leg, unaware that he is being biopsied for cancer. Annie and rival Emmy Sheldon vie for class president.

  • Director
    • Kim Friedman
  • Writers
    • Marshall Herskovitz
    • Jay Presson Allen
    • Edward Zwick
  • Stars
    • Sada Thompson
    • James Broderick
    • Gary Frank
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    45
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kim Friedman
    • Writers
      • Marshall Herskovitz
      • Jay Presson Allen
      • Edward Zwick
    • Stars
      • Sada Thompson
      • James Broderick
      • Gary Frank
    • 2User reviews
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    Sada Thompson
    Sada Thompson
    • Kate Lawrence
    James Broderick
    James Broderick
    • Doug Lawrence
    Gary Frank
    Gary Frank
    • Willie Lawrence
    Kristy McNichol
    Kristy McNichol
    • Buddy Lawrence
    Quinn Cummings
    Quinn Cummings
    • Annie Cooper
    Michael Biehn
    Michael Biehn
    • Jake
    Marilyn Coleman
    • Nurse
    Bobby Ellerbee
    • Steven
    • (as Bobby F. Ellerbee)
    Louise Foley
    • Audrey Pfeiffer
    Mary Ann Hermansen
    Mary Ann Hermansen
    • Emmy Sheldon
    • (as Mary Oedy)
    David Hollander
    David Hollander
    • Billy
    Stephen Keep Mills
    Stephen Keep Mills
    • Dr. Haber
    • (as Stephen Keep)
    • Director
      • Kim Friedman
    • Writers
      • Marshall Herskovitz
      • Jay Presson Allen
      • Edward Zwick
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    • Trivia
      When Annie goes to the Election Rally with her monkey, Emmy Sheldon appears with her supporters playing the song Hail to the Chief by James Sanderson (Lyrics by Albert Gamse). The thing is, this tune is reserved ONLY for the President of the United States of America, although it is in the public domain. It was even played for Confederate President Jefferson Davis during a Rebel Council of War in 1861.
    • Goofs
      Biopsy of leg bone cannot be taken with a plaster cast still on.
    • Connections
      References King Kong (1976)
    • Soundtracks
      Hail to the Chief
      Presidential fanfare

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    • Release date
      • March 1, 1979 (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Spelling-Goldberg Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 49m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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