After a failed suicide attempt leaves him partially crippled, Rory begins spending a lot of time at a neighborhood bar full of interesting misfits. When Jerry the bartender suddenly finds himself playing basketball for the Golden State Warriors, Rory and the rest of the bar regulars hope his success will provide a lift to their sagging spirits. Will Jerry forget his friends? What about his junkie hooker girlfriend and her pimp?
Acting
Diana Scarwid's Oscar-nominated wreckage as Louise
Direction
Donner's pre-Superman humanism, surprisingly tender
Writing
Barry Levinson & Valerie Curtin's lived-in dialogue
Director
Richard Donner
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Diana Scarwid was so committed she reportedly stayed in character's physicality between takes, annoying some castmates.
This bombed in 1980 because audiences wanted escapism, not disabled veterans—only later recognized as Donner's most personal film.
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