Fight for Life - Cast

Fight for Life (1987)
Not Rated
TV Movie | 95 min | Drama

Fight for Life (1987)

Not Rated

TV Movie | 95 min | Drama

Jerry Lewis plays an Ohio optometrist who has a six-year old daughter with epilepsy. He fights to get the FDA to approve a drug (at that time only available in England) for use in the U.S.

Director

Elliot Silverstein

Writers

Scott Nisor (teleplay) | Tom Nesi (teleplay) (as Thomas Nesi) (story) (as Thomas Nesi)

Producer

Ian McDougall

Composer

Laurence Rosenthal

Cinematographer

Albert J. Dunk

Editor

Leslie Dennis Bracken (as Leslie Dennis)

Casting Directors

Judith Holstra | Marcia Ross

Production Designer

Charles L. Dunlop (as Charles Dunlop)

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Updated Mar 23, 1987

Release date

Mar 23, 1987 (United States)

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22 cast members

Name	Known for
Jerry Lewis Dr. Bernard Abrams Dr. Bernard Abrams See fewer	The Nutty Professor (1963)
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Jaclyn Bernstein Felice Abrams Felice Abrams See fewer	The Golden Girls (1985)
Gerard Parkes Father Robert Hunt Father Robert Hunt See fewer	The Boondock Saints (1999)
Patty Duke Shirley Abrams Shirley Abrams See fewer	Valley of the Dolls (1967)
Barry Morse Dr. Whalley Dr. Whalley See fewer	Whoops Apocalypse (1982)
James Bearden Actor Actor See fewer	The Dead Zone (1983)
Robert Benson Dr. Keith Dr. Keith See fewer	By Design (1981)
Eve Crawford Actress Actress See fewer	Mean Girls (2004)
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Sean Roberge David Abrams David Abrams See fewer	In the Mouth of Madness (1994)
John Stocker Freddie Freddie See fewer	The Dream Team (1989)
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Geoffrey Kellett Medic Medic See fewer	Fight for Life (1987)