Inside Moves

This article is about the 1980 film. For the Parker Brothers game, see Camelot (board game).

Inside Moves
Directed by	Richard Donner
Produced by	R.W. Goodwin Mark M. Tanz
Written by	Todd Walton (novel) Valerie Curtin Barry Levinson
Starring	John Savage David Morse Diana Scarwid Amy Wright Tony Burton
Music by	John Barry
Cinematography	László Kovács
Studio	ITC Entertainment
Distributed by	Associated Film Distribution
Release date(s)	December 19, 1980
Running time	113 min.
Country	USA
Language	English

Inside Moves (1980) is a drama film directed by Richard Donner.

Plot

After a failed suicide attempt leaves a man named Roary (John Savage) partially crippled, he finds himself living in a run-down house in Oakland, California. He spends a lot of time at a neighborhood bar, which is full of other disabled people, and becomes best friends with Jerry (David Morse), the barman with a bad leg.

Jerry's luck turns round when a professional basketball player loans him the money for an operation to fix his leg. Once he is fully healed, Jerry goes on to become a basketball star, fulfilling his lifelong dream. However, he abandons his old friends by pretending they never existed.

Production

Diana Scarwid's performance as Louise, Roary's girlfriend, earned her a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. The movie also marked the return to the screen by disabled veteran Harold Russell, thirty-four years after his Oscar-winning role in The Best Years of Our Lives.

Cast

• John Savage – Roary
• David Morse – Jerry Maxwell
• Diana Scarwid – Louise
• Amy Wright – Anne
• Tony Burton – Lucius
• Bill Henderson – Blue Lewis
• Steve Kahan – Burt
• Jack O'Leary – Max
• Bert Remsen – Stinky
• Harold Russell – Wings
• Pepe Serna – Herrada
• Harold Sylvester – Alvin Martin
• Arnold Williams – Benny
• George Brenlin – Gil
• Gerri Dean – Hooker
• William Frankfather – Fryer

External links

• Inside Moves at the Internet Movie Database
• Inside Moves at AllRovi
• Inside Moves at Rotten Tomatoes