The Emmett Smith Story

Synopsis

Emmett Smith, a competitive runner and high school track coach at Cortez High School in Phoenix, Arizona, is left without a sense of balance after a brain tumor is removed. He is told that he will never run again, but undaunted, he sets and meets a goal of not only regaining the ability to run, but to run 20 consecutive miles before a year has elapsed. Wheelchair-bound Cindy Duncan's determination gets her admitted to Apollo High School in Glendale, Arizona after she demonstrates that she will not need special attention. Coach Smith (now at Apollo) challenges her to meet the goal of recovering from her injuries (from being hit by a car) to the extent of being able to walk to the podium at graduation to receive her diploma. He bets that she can do it, and will have to wheel himself in her wheelchair the entire three miles to Cortez H.S. if she succeeds.

Main Cast

Michael LaGuardia

Emmett Smith

Age : 45 | Popularity : 3%

Jane Milmore

Cindy Duncan

Age : 69 | Popularity : 3%

Daryle Ann Lindley

Mrs. Smith

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Burke Rhind

Mr. Duncan

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Thomas Boore

Principal

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Carol Kane

Miss Kurtz

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Dick Alexander

Bus Driver

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Melva Blancett

School Nurse

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Music	Merrill B. Jenson
	Sound	Donald W. Fisk Michael L. McDonough
Camera	Director of Photography	Reed Smoot
	Grip	Roger Crandall Stan Wadley
Editing	Editor	Peter G. Czerny
Art	Set Decoration	Shane Nelson
Production	Production Manager	Michael Schroeder
Directing	Assistant Director	Michael Amundsen
	Director	Douglas G. Johnson
Lighting	Gaffer	W. Grant Williams
Crew	Technical Supervisor	Cindy Duncan Emmett Smith
	Production Office Assistant	Deborah Goppert
Writing	Screenplay	Chris Conkling
Department	Role	Name

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