- Documentary
- 95 min
- R
A short kid from a Canadian army base becomes the international pop culture darling of the 1980s—only to find the course of his life altered by a stunning diagnosis. What happens when an incurable optimist confronts an incurable disease?
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Earnest, classical in form, spare and resolved.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- resolvedopen-ended
- character-ledplot-driven
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Cast
- Michael J. FoxSelf
- Tracy PollanSelf
- Sam FoxSelf
- Aquinnah FoxSelf
- Schuyler FoxSelf
- Annabelle FoxSelf
- Susan BressmanSelf
- Ryan OrserSelf
- Siobhan MurphySelf
- Danny IrizarryLittle Michael
Crew
- Davis GuggenheimDirector
- C. Kim MilesDirector of Photography
- Julia LiuDirector of Photography
- Clair PopkinDirector of Photography
- John PowellOriginal Music Composer
- Michael HarteEditor
- Davis GuggenheimProducer
- Annetta MarionProducer
- Will CohenProducer
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