The Terry Fox Story (Full Movie, 1983)

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The Terry Fox Story
His courage made an entire nation stand up and cheer!
On April 12, 1980, a brave young man who had lost his right leg dipped his artificial limb into the Atlantic Ocean off St. John's Newfoundland, and set off on a Marathon of Hope across Canada to raise money for cancer research - the disease he had been battled for three years. That summer, the young man hobbled triumphantly into Toronto, cheered by over 10,000 Canadians who had adopted the 22 year-old as a national hero. On September 1, after over 3,000 miles, he collapsed in Thunder Bay, Ontario and was hospitalized.
The young runner, who died soon after, was Terry Fox. This is his fascinating story.
Starring actor ROBERT DUVALL and screen newcomer ERIC FRYER, himself a cancer victim and amputee like Terry Fox. THE TERRY FOX STORY is the highly acclaimed tale of one young man's incredible courage and determination to make a difference with his life.
Note: This movie was uploaded on KZbin on April 12, 2013, the 33rd anniversary of the start of the Marathon of Hope. (It was 33 years ago today when Terry Fox dipped his leg in the chilly Atlantic and began his Marathon of Hope.)
The Marathon of Hope began April 12, 1980 in St. John, Newfoundland. Terry ran an average of 42 kilometers a day through six provinces before he was forced to end his journey of courage after 143 days September 1st outside Thunder Bay. His primary cancer had spread to his lungs.
Before returning to BC for treatment, Terry said, "I'm gonna do my very best. I'll fight. I promise I won't give up."
Terry Fox died at Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster in June of 1981, one month short of his 23rd birthday.
Program Time: Approx. 96 Minutes
Program Copyright 1983

[@mistergamerguy]

He ran in canada when I was 8 years old. When I turned 35, I lost my left leg below the knee to other causes, and now this story means more to me than I ever thought possible!

[@meganprivitecodarin6587]

Scott Major keep going you can do it I believe in you never lose faith in yourself.

[@drabya]

Scott Major idols

[@streamznipi2015]

Wow You where young Are you canadian???

[@PlebWRLD]

Aren't you from TikTok

[@kippyhcr2424]

Hoooooo

[@richardoki8320]

The greatest inspiration this nation has ever known

[@ayaankassem4250]

good

[@MegaGivenGrace]

I was 11 years old when Terry ran through Sault Ste. Marie, ON. My family waited 4 hours for him by the roadside and I remember my mother saying "you'll remember this" and she is right. He was so close I could have touched him. I still have the Marathon of Hope pin we bought. He is truly a hero.

[@sujeen1996]

Wauw... great that you got to see him.

[@PACINO1965]

I was 15 years old when Terry went on his "foxtrot" for life. I never forgot it and went on to participate in the "Marathon Of Hope" several years later twice. I was past 40 yrs the first time. It was an amazing experience to work with people so caring about a single cause.

[@Meishija]

MegaGivenGrace wow you were there

[@kaileyroest5720]

MegaGivenGrace me to I saw him as well

[@nightmarefoxygaming8737]

MegaGivenGrace I have been there a lot of times

[@albertcalleros9489]

There is absolutely no doubt that Eric Fryer's portrayal of the late Terry Fox was both uncanny and riveting. Like the late Terry Fox, Eric Fryer is a real-life Canadian amputee who lost his right leg to cancer at the age of eighteen. As an American, i have always admired the extraordinary courage of the late Terry Fox.

[@s.h.1639]

i was wondering if he had a real leg or not. thank you for answering. just wondering about the scenes where they show him with both legs... were those shots of someone else?

[@bongobongo985]

When I was a kid, I remember him running with a bloody stump at one time. That had to be so painful.

[@stephenalanmoore7278]

@@s.h.1639 Yes. For those early scenes (especially where Terry is seen running normally) they would've had to use an able bodied stand-in for those long shots, as there is no way that actor Eric Fryer could've done them himself and still been convincing. For the 2005 film 'Terry' starring Shawn Ashmore, the reverse was the case. As Ashmore is not a real life amputee, they used CGI special effects to make it look like he only had one leg, but the producers also hired an actual amputee to do the long shots for him.

[@AdamB12]

My family and I have stopped by the monument outside of Thunder Bay on several occasions when traveling to visit family in Winnipeg. Terry Fox is a textbook definition of stoicism. Many times I've seen that statue, the inspiration that I feel is incredible. He is Canada's greatest humanitarian.

[@toniyeats9169]

I was not even born when Terry ran through Ontario at the end of the Marathon Of Hope. If he did not pass away I know he would have kept going to the very end. He will forever be a hero of mine. I might have to have treatment for my cancer, but the doctors are doing the best they can and then I can move on to the next stage of my life. I remember growing up and doing the run for school and learning his story. I will never forget.

[@lindapirie7021]

Toni Yeats God bless you and I wish you a full recovery 😊

[@nikhildas3742]

Hope you have a speedy recovery, all the best

[@keri117]

Thank you Terry Fox, I hope you are looking down and are proud that your marathon of hope continues every single year and has raised millions for cancer research. Thank you Canadian hero❤️🇨🇦❤️

[@stvinney]

I remember watching this when i was like 8 years old. That was back when HBO would run movies 4-6 times daily for what seemed liked months and i watched this one maybe 40 times i think I don't know what made me think of it but i could only find it on KZbin Thanks for uploading! It still holds up as a uniquely inspiring story

[@99jpatrick]

Special thank you to whoever posted this. Even though some of the facts are a little mixed up, it still pretty much captures the summer of 1980. Because of Terry, osteogenic sarcoma (the cancer that took Terry's leg) is now 95% curable without amputation. Please support your local Terry Fox Run - all proceeds go to the Terry Fox Foundation (where it is used for cancer research) and NOT the Canadian Cancer Society (where it was used for whatever the Canadian Cancer Society wanted to use it for).

[@amiakellestine696]

I also agree

[@kelleyannethomas5372]

99jpatrick-Really? Bone cancer is now 95% curable with no amputation? I didn't know that! 🙃👍

[@mctransportation9831]

Yes. They are funneling the money toward M2F operations for toddlers.

[@Tell_It_Right]

What an absolute legend. He was so young and brave to face death but had a heart for the children and others facing cancer too. He truly showed how 1 brave person can change the world positively and sacrifice themselves for others!

[@thereeldrummerboy]

His supposed last words show that even on his deathbed he cared more about other people than himself.

[@sujeen1996]

Very inspiring movie. I saw this movie when I was a kid, but today I watched it as a advanced breastcancer patient. It vieuwed the movie in a whole other way giving the strength to go on. I know it is not an easy journey but complaining about it spills the day and every new day is given to enjoy. God Bless all the people still suffering and fighting the battle.

[@D33Lux]

+Janine Diaz van den Ham Hope your doing well. Be well, live happy.

[@lindapirie7021]

Janine, thank you so much for sharing. You are a courageous lady. God bless you and hope you are now well xx

[@iasandgk1332]

I'm reading this after 6 years, i don't know how are you now, but I only want to saw one thing we are there for you and God bless you.

[@cassandranorman]

I was 12 years old when we would watch Terry on the news every night to see his progress, I also ran in the very first Terry fox run. He was my idol back then

[@PCKL3B01]

Ever since elementary school Terry Fox was such an inspiration to me & always gave me the determination to not give up. His story will always be in my mind when things are tough.

[@terrelljestin376]

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[@GoldenGateNum9]

*"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith."* 2 Timothy 4:7

[@lindapirie7021]

Steel Fury Very apt Bible verse for Terry's life. And he became a Christian too, so even more fitting :-D

[@michellelovesanimals2237]

Amen

[@catedoge3206]

*cries

[@carmenpineda2197]

That's beautiful. Amen 😊

[@lizzysheet8832]

My whole SCHOOL IS Gonna run for terry fox WE WILL NEVER FORGET YOU TERRY FOX

[@john-paulnagel2732]

Mahliqa Shah God Bless

[@andrewhadden3052]

literally every elementary/junior high school does that every year in canada

[@itsklowklow2710]

Andrew Hadden ture

[@hausuandim1193]

I'm at Gladstone

[@reiner5593]

Same my school and i would always run during that time I remember me and my friends trying to walk like terry fox.

[@adcham268]

Found out i had Cancer last year. Today I am still alive, and about to participate in my first Terry Fox Run ~!

[@gordanazakula4927]

Ad cham, see my comments! What kind of cancer was it?

[@trinalamoureux4535]

Terry Fox was a really good man he had so much courage I wish I would have got to meet him before he passed away but unfortunately I was born in 2004 ...Terry is so Inspirational

[@mikecotto1167]

I was around 6 when I saw him on the news doing his marathon of hope. I thought it was brave for a one-legged man to run across a country. However, when this movie came out a couple of years later it gave me the whole story which was heartbreaking and inspiring. This guy never let himself get down and in the process brought so much hope to a whole generation and beyond. I heard that the cancer he contracted is now 95% curable with a near full recovery. That’s where you see the hope.

[@janetkizer5956]

I will never forget my Dad crying as he called out to me, “Terry Fox has lung cancer!” We were all praying so hard for him, that he would beat this setback, but unfortunately he didn’t. He is one of our greatest Canadians.

[@AntTea]

This single Canadian makes me love being a Canadian and proud to even live in this country

[@michaelchen3765]

I'd like to say I'm incredibly thankful for what he did. It was because of him at 90% of cancer patients survive.

[@ifeoluwaawodeyi5057]

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[@baskingball4741]

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[@redwave96734]

Just visited the Royal Museum here in Victoria. The Terry Fox exhibit is something to behold. Kid was way determined. He lived and died a True Champion.

[@chugger74]

Robert Duvall's narration during the last few minutes is tear-inducing.

[@locotx215]

In the 80's I was always watching HBO as a child . . . I've seen this hundreds of times. Thank you HBO for sharing the Terry Fox story with me.

[@GoldenGateNum9]

*If you really want to do something, you’ll find a way.* *If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse.* RIP Terry Fox, & for all who have fallen. Hope Dies Last. With Love ✗✗

[@gordanazakula4927]

Steel Fury; Thank you for your words of wisdom!!! Please see my comments; please reply to me.

[@andrewhadden3052]

nice pfp

[@benedictmasilya916]

@@andrewhadden3052 really nigga

[@andrewhadden3052]

@@benedictmasilya916 yes 😍

[@SalmaAhmeditsmesalmii]

R.I.P Terry you were a true inspiration to everyone. Your heart may have stopped beating but your soul always will💕

[@da_chosen_one9922]

it made me criawenterryfell

[@mekaalkhan6568]

I just miss him so much (cries) 💔😭😭😭😭 wish you in heaven 🙏🙏

[@elizabeththepussycat.8319]

Ain Ali same

[@andysalter7192]

How does ones " soul " beat ?.

[@eczoniamorgan5179]

I saw Terry For & his brother & his best friend Doug, when they went by my hometown of Fredericton, New Brunswick on Our Trans-Canada Highway. I remember when I saw Terry Running as if it was yesterday. Bless his Heart, Terry was a Very Brave & Generous Young man & He (Terry Fox) will never be ever forgotten for what he started way back then for Cancer Patients Everywhere & given all A Real Fighting Chance In Life. My Dad Passed Away on October 9th, 2001 from Cancer & he didn't have a real fighting chance because his Army years Doctor was old & my Dad always complained of pain/discomfort in his Stomach area & his Army Doctor just kept telling him it was just old age. He Passed away at the Age of 74. But if he would've had a better, younger Doctor, I'm sure that Doctor would've ordered an actual ""TEST"" to have been done on My Dad & My Family would've definitely had him for much longer if the test were done. When my Dad 1st started having his Stomach Pains then 10-15 years earlier. My Dad had to result to being fed through a feeding tube machine for many, many months. We Miss Our Dear Dad dearly every single day since Cancer stole him from Our Lives. We Love & Miss You Dad, R.I.P & You to Angel Terry Fox...

[@robdavidson1876]

Should have a billion views this guy had guts beyond guts!

[@richardoki8320]

Isn’t it utterly amazing how much one person can do

[@AntTea]

Its amazing

[@recordball]

This was the first movie to ever make me cry. I think I was about 10 or 11 when I first saw it. I’m 44 now and watching it again for the second time.

[@GinaMadrigranoPhD]

Thank you Terry... u also ran for my daughter. She is a strong survivor. U r our hero. U r missed.

[@Stano97]

What an inspiration Terry, was and still is! I remember lst seeing the movie on HBO 1983 Summer, with my family. And this has inspired me ever since. God Bless, Terry Fox, and his family and friends! :)

[@cliffcomber3631]

He will never be forgotten. Cliff in the U.K

[@syd.1416]

This is an amazing movie. My class is actually doing a school Terry Fox run tomorrow. I am a proud Canadian and Terry is one of my many heroes. I am close to tears now after watching this. He is an inspiration to people of all ages. He shows that you can accomplish any dream you have; you just have to work hard to reach that goal.Btw, does anyone think Eric Fryer (Terry) looks a bit like a young Rob Lowe? Lol.

[@aaliameharkhan3102]

Same!

[@kelleyannethomas5372]

I saw this movie back in 1983, when I was 14 years old. Yes, he did a very brave & courageous act. Unfortunately, he did all that hard work & there's still no cure for cancer. I saw this movie again today. I didn't like the fact that he was so nasty to his friend Doug though & also to Bill at times. (Yelling at Doug & calling him an asshole, that wasn't nice! ☹) To me, his friend Doug was a true friend, a real Saint, & also a hero just for putting up with him. I sure hope that the real Terry Fox wasn't like that. (I'm sorry to talk this way but having cancer doesn't give you a bitch pass, either). My favorite scenes were with him & that cute little 10 yr old boy with cancer. If that was boy was alive today he would've been 50, & Terry would've been 62.

[@stephenalanmoore7278]

@@kelleyannethomas5372 Apparently, one of the main reasons why Terry Fox's family authorised the production of the 2005 TV version of the story called 'Terry' (and starring Shawn Ashmore) is that they felt that the writers of the earlier 1983 film got Terry's personality wrong and made him sound too nasty and aggressive. Therefore, his family much prefer the 2005 version of it instead.

[@lindapirie7021]

I wish with all my heart that I'd known Terry Fox in person, or met him. But I was 4, nearly 5, when he died and living in the UK (my birthday is also in July), and didn't hear about him until high school where they showed this video. I've watched videos of him online since then, and researched some more, as well as watching this film again. It breaks my heart that the cancer returned and he died so young, yet at the same time my heart is uplifted by what he did, in the face of so much adversity. My mum died of cancer in 2000. It was and still is a sore loss. But it is comforting to know that she is in heaven with Terry. Like Terry, she believed in God and heaven. Also like Terry, she was sad to leave her family behind. I found out through other links/online pages about Terry finding faith after getting cancer. In one KZbin interview, after the cancer returned, he said that this faith helped relieve him of some of the loneliness. This film portrays Terry with his faults as well as his strengths, which simply shows he was a real human being. We all have faults, nobody is perfect. But you can be a wonderful person and imperfect at the same time. That is how I see Terry on his life on earth. Also, whilst he really really wanted to do this marathon, and succeeded in doing it brilliantly, he also went through a lot of physical discomfort and exhaustion....no wonder he got irritated sometimes. As for the "bitching" as he puts it in this film at his best friend Doug - if I was on the road constantly in his situation with just one other person for long periods of time and feeling under pressure as the marathon progressed, and time limits were set, the media on my back and growing expectations to turn up for speeches, I think I'd get crabby too! That is understandable, and what I read elsewhere is that Terry's brother Darrell joined later on as a buffer to even things out, which probably helped Terry and Doug a lot. One day I will see my mum again, and meet Terry. As much as I miss my mum and wish Terry was still here on earth with us, I thank God that they are both free from suffering forever.

[@lyncy2229]

Linda Pirie ❤️❤️

[@empireplex]

Thank you for uploading this video, Terry Fox was really an inspirational person. May him rest-in piece!

[@michellelovesanimals2237]

I saw this in the 80s , I was 12 years old & it touched my heart even then

[@ledger28]

WOW!!! I can't tell you how long I've been looking for this. I've searched for on-line for years and even looked on Amazon for the DVD to no avail. Thank you so much for uploading!!! This brings back memories, I remember watching this on Citytv in Toronto.

[@BobbyIronsights]

When I was a kid we waited outside our school for him to run by. He never came, I live in Thunder Bay.

[@cfhcowboy9292]

Terry is and was an inspiration. Till this day his heart and soul lives on

[@chrispizzo94]

Memories. Please never delete!!!

[@blossomwolf5377]

Don’t worry he/she won’t never because is Terry’s fox story about how he lost his leg and got cancer

[@louisemusole3285]

Yes 👍

[@leannjessop7708]

His friend has my profound respect for making it happen...and taking his verbal abuse.

[@anitastodolak9882]

I was just thinking that watching this now. I respect Terry for what he did and the inspiration he continues to be but his friend DID NOT DESERVE THE VERBAL ABUSE! He (his friend) had his life disrupted for a long time helping Terry the way he did.

[@PaulRudd1941]

No one is perfect. We must be remembered for our flounderings and our achievements. But his friend didn't deserve that, absolutely.

[@cougarrain]

Courageous & incredible real story. I read they changed some stuff, it's all right. Beautifully made with love.. I fell in love with Terry Fox. Blessings to him & his family & friends. I'm gonna share this story with everyone I know. & his inspiration will live inside my heart. Thank you for posting this film - Texas gal

[@chugger74]

Can't believe it was 33 years ago that I was watching this on HBO. The thing I remember most was Robert Duvall's dialoque at the end, very moving.

[@patricialake6145]

when this movie first aired on HBO, i fell hard the actor whom portrayed him. he did such a wonderful job. the movie was very well done. every time it was shown i watched it. i have seen it one hundred times or more. i just finished watching the movie in honor of the 33rd anniversary. rest in peace terry fox. thank you for your courage, hope and faith. peace and love, patricia.

[@charleeisnothere3701]

The people who disliked doesn’t know what a hero is.

[@Seiraorangemermaid]

KZbin removed it

[@boardertrashtv8638]

I saw this film as a little kid about 35 years ago. It made me cry. I’m 42 now and just discovered it on KZbin

[@4everyoung348]

Honestly I think Terry Fox is an inspiring person and I love how he contributed so much to the kids who face cancer. But I hate how this movie makes him seem so dramatic when they want to cut off his leg.

[@RogetAPrice]

Well how on earth do they expect him to react to that kind of news that kind of news must've been devastating.

[@shaunhofmans1900]

Terry Fox is my hero! I hope that the nation of Canada never forgets the impact that Terry Fox has had on the lives of thousands that have had to deal with Cancer. Terry Fox raised $1.00 per Canadian in 1980 resulting in over 24 million dollars. One person can make a differnce. Thamk-You Terry Fox!

[@lynnathornhill8326]

I lost part of my leg for a different ailment, but Terry Fox inspires me to keep pushing forward. You’re missed, Terry…

[@RogerBY]

I was 14 yrs old and watched him run by...it was in Shediac NB. Just the van trailing behind him about 100 yards.

[@mohammadedeldi7699]

I live in New Brunswick

[@pdreport5226]

Your lucky

[@excaliburboi161brandon]

He got 24,17 million by himself for cancer research! The other Canadians who continued for him at Thunder Bay got over 400 million! So it was impressive yet sad he died

[@danielmarquis5258]

Thank you, thank you, so much for uploading this movie! Terry was a true hero....warrior! I saw this on HBO when I was six. This movie can make you misty eyed.

[@lindaevans1764]

I lost my deth

[@andrewmitchell9714]

Heartbreaking and inspiring. EB Hughes is one of the greatest writer's ever. You wouldn't want to say anything negative about him

[@DredWolfster]

The early 80s is like the epicentre of my life, I was born then. Terry was and still is my hero. Toronto now has the new Terry Fox park in the Cityplace neighbourhood, a place close to my home where I can remember him. He is a hero who was taken too soon. Thank you Terry for everything you did... :' )

[@nettiegurl]

I feel honored to have watched this on an HBO special when I was barely 8. I didn't understand a thing, only that this guy ran across Canada to raise money for cancer awareness. And years later as a grownup, discovered they erected a statue in his honor.

[@soeffingwhat]

I was 8 years old when this film came out. I didn't fully understand it and it was a much bigger deal in Canada obviously, but in the UK the actor Eric Fryer was doing interviews about it which I saw in Ireland where I lived and still live, as well as a number of clips of the film.

[@dawnwelch6579]

THANK YOU for posting this! I have not seen it in many, many years and I've been looking for this! This was how I learned about Terry Fox; what a story! :)

[@PattieLNoah]

This was one of the first movies I ever saw when we first got HBO. I must have watched it 5 or 6 times that first month. So inspiring! I wonder how many of today's youth even know that HBO stands for Home Box Office LOL....

[@CatfishSkinner]

I remember when it aired on HBO & WE just got cable, too! I was 10 yrs old back then, & I watched it several times, too! I haven't seen this film in 31 years. A Really Good Movie but a Sad Story. Thanks for the upload. R.I.P. Terry Fox

[@PattieLNoah]

Nathan Batten :-)

[@CatfishSkinner]

:-)

[@ktulu99]

he ran by my place in '80 Gaetz Brook, NS, I seen him out the window, I had no idea what was happening, I was 9. but glad I remember. My Mom's friend in Sheet Hbr. has a picture of him in her kitchen fixing something on his leg.

[@HarBuSar]

ktulu99 That's a memory to cherish!

[@sickagain7541]

DOES ANYONE REMEMBER TERRY FOX ON THE SHOW REAL PEOPLE?. THE GUY WAS DEFINITELY A REAL INSPIRATION. R.I.P TERRY!!!!!!!.

[@Gamer-vp2pe]

He's my 2nd cousin

[@MsTr1ck]

Gamer 2932 don't fucking lie

[@wilfredheggart647]

yes devon and he was sexy

[@angelaf3005]

Go Terry! He didn't wallow in self pity and he kept on running.

[@Eddie62070]

Still makes me tear up :)

[@debbiebrown4420]

When Terry Fox did his run in 1980, I had recently undergone an amputation of my left leg from the knee down myself and was undergoing chemotherapy (methotrexate and adriamycin) for osteogenic sarcoma in my tibia. It was a scary time for me, and I was often angry over it. I was 18 then and 62 now. I didn't realize how much I had to be thankful for.

[@taylorcrouse668]

Thanks for posting this. I saw this as a kid 30 years ago and have been trying to find it again since Steve Nash's documentary a few years ago.

[@PrashantSharma-qn4ml]

Tomorrow I will be running for Terry Fox. Feeling proud to be a part of his movement.

[@dannythedon82]

Love this movie. I used to own it on VHS. This is without a doubt the Best Terry Fox movie or story they ever did. Very accurate and spot on.

[@thornsofchaos]

Terry started his marathon of hope on my first birthday he true one of my biggest inspirations

[@RodStewartfan1]

I just watched this for the first time! EXCELLENT! It aired on HBO the year I was born. Ive always admired Terry. I first heard about him when I purchased Rod Stewart's album Tonight I'm Yours. The song never Give Up ON A Dream is on there that he wrote in tribute to Terry. He was an incredible person! People will learn a lot about him and what he did for Canada! I'm trying to get his name known in the USA.

[@chiarastante4108]

Terr Fox is an amazing person, i need to right 8 paragraphs about him and chose 1 song for each paragraph this helped a lot

[@zachkearnan5856]

*Terry

[@anthonypiromalli8804]

I remember seeing this movie as A kid I didn't know it was still around haven't seen it in 30yrs I still remember it being A uplifting movie

[@A-Milkdromeda-Laniakea-Hominid]

I'm just sitting down to watch this after seeing the 2005 CTV version. During the first Marathon of Hope, McDonald's did a promo to help. For some reason at 10yo I felt the need to run. No one else in my whole school got involved (it wasn't cool yet) yet I went door to door getting sponsors, ran x kms, and raised $42, 1980 dollars which I delivered to my local McD's towards cancer research. 6 yrs later, I received 36months of chemo and was cured of leukemia. Coincidence? Prob... but TY Terry!

[@huntermason3857]

Milky Way Laniakea Superclusterite that’s truly amazing where in Canada are you from?

[@miss_midge_]

M. W. L. S, sometimes you gotta do things that aren't cool.

[@georgfriedrichhandel4390]

I first heard about Terry Fox when he was featured on Real People in 1980. And then three years later, I saw this biopic on HBO. At that time, my first thought was how ironic it was that he helped raise so much money for cancer research and yet despite all his efforts, it was not enough to save him as he died just a few months after he started his fundraiser. A few years ago, my oldest nephew was struck with cancer. Fortunately, he survived and is still with us today. And it made me realize that it was because of the heroic effort of Terry Fox that my nephew and countless other people beat cancer. The money Terry helped raise funded the research for cancer treatment that we have today. I don't think it would be an exaggeration to say that Terry Fox helped save my nephew. He made a difference.

[@tomtrinchera8405]

Dude had a lot of chutzpah -- I've seen people run a full marathon from a water station & they looked EXHAUSTED. Imagine doing that distance each day for 3300 miles.

[@sophiastar4667]

R.i.p Terry Fox. You were a true Canadian hero❤️❤️

[@carmellblair3449]

I haven't seen this movie since it aired. Watching this movie again just reminds me that life is short and if you have a dream to reach it and never give up no matter how long it takes you to obtain it. I also remember the Terry Fox run in school, wonder if they still have the Terry Fox run today in schools.

[@kay-zx6tc]

+Carmell Blair yes they do my daughter school is doing it tomorrow and the high schools soon Peterborough raises over 200,000 a year for his cause I went to school with his niece they are truly a wonderful family

[@trollzor85]

i live in canada that is so awsome we all love you terry fox!

[@VAPOURIZE100]

One tough man didn't care if it was ambitious at all...all he cared about was fighting cancer...what a legend :)

[@blackoutgstar9949]

this movie shows much more than the legend of Terry Fox it shows the strain even friends and family have on each other out of pressure and personal problems how things can be easily worked out, start again and be worked out again when i seen the part of his mom, it reminded me of mine, tough but loving. not easy to grow up with

[@jill9975]

Terry you are the great inspiration to us

[@catmall]

everytime i see this on tv once or twice a year i cry a little watching it. Terry Fox was a true hero. total legend as someone said in the comments!

[@darylberry9047]

The most inspiring individual to ever walk the Earth. One of the few, truly, heroes mankind has ever produced. The Greatest Athlete Ever and even in death raises more money, continuously, than he could have ever dreamed of in support of his wish. That no one will ever again have to go through what he had to endure. Annual Terry Fox Runs in countries the world over continue to raise money for Terry and our children and grandchildren. Join in or start another one. Terry Fox - Hero.

[@drtabe]

I remember watching this movie as a kid in the 80s..Good story,

[@retrotributes1197]

A brave heart it's never forget through the years. R.I.P Brave Lion Heart.

[@robryder8294]

at my school i do the terry fox run R.I.P....

[@bellecervantes1402]

I did it today

[@da_chosen_one9922]

I did treeyfoxruntodaythatswhyiamwaching

[@vibecheck2163]

terry I hope you stay safe and you are a nice person ever one like you

[@Docdoherty13]

He reached everywhere in the world. I remember being a child in Ireland in the mid/late 80s and hearing of is name. Amazing.

[@Luka-vw8xh]

Terry Fox is truly a hero. An inspiration to all who battle incurable diseases.

[@AtlasBookkeeping]

The music during the end credits is perfect...sad, but, at the same time, uplifting...

[@annalisavajda252]

Well my Dad lost his leg in a car accident in 1978 when my Mother was only a couple months pregnant with me and so I'm sure life was rather traumatic when I was a baby and Dad had nearly died and had to learn to walk again etc. He did also go on to work for War Amps of Canada as their head treasurer so Terry was undeniably a very brave and strong person to endure and persevere as he did even facing death using the time he had to inspire hope for the future because anyone can get cancer or lose a limb even children and the world can be merciless to people with adversity.

[@jorgearodriguez]

I ran today for The NYC Terry Fox Virtual Run in 2020. Saw this inspirational movie as a kid! Still goes on... 👍terryfoxrunnyc

[@kay-zx6tc]

I went to school with your niece Kirsten she was amazing just like you and she adored u so much terry my daughter has been learning about u in school and decided to look up and watch your movie my uncle passed of the same thing shortly after u did hope yous met Rip gone but not forgotten

[@garethmurtagh]

I saw this on BBC in the 1980’s, I always remember the scene with the bikers so well! RIP Terry

[@alexandredumouchel8243]

Thank you Terry for what you have done with your life.

[@rcgeneration824]

After all these years I can't believe I'm watching this in 2018. Saw this when I was 9 years old.

[@canadaqbank]

Terry Fox was the reason I was introduced to running: When I was in grade one I went to a school called Marklee Campus. This was the 1980-81 school year. It was a small school - only kindergarten, grade one and grade two - in the middle of nowhere somewhere in Markham, Ontario. That summer Terry Fox had been running his “Marathon of Hope” a country wide run in the effort to raise money for Cancer research. It was due to Cancer that he had his right leg amputated. He ran with an artificial prosthetic leg from Newfoundland all the way to Thunder Bay, before having to abandon the run due to terminal illness. During the school year, I can’t remember if it was in the fall or spring, the staff decided to hold a Terry Fox run at our little school. But it was held in an interesting way. Every day at lunch time or recess you could run loops of the school field, which I remember to be quite big, but probably were very small in reality. Every time you completed one loop of the field a lady, Ms. Dixon I think it was, would give you a wood popsicle stick. At the end of the recess or lunch hour you went up to your homeroom teacher and gave her all the popsicle sticks you had collected. This went on for I think a few weeks. I remember that the most I could do was eight loops. So for a six year old kid to run that many loops, the loops must have been very short. There was this tall oriental kid, maybe Lawrence was his name, he always would go up to the teacher with nine, everyday. When me and my friends would be logging our four to eight he would be ahead of us en route to nine. So one day I got enough courage to go up to him and say “can you show me how to do nine?” I remember clearly him saying “just stay with me”. I’ll never forget how easy it was to run nine that day. I went up to friends later and told them how many loops I had done much to their amazement. When the run had finished and all the cumulative popsicle stick totals were calculated I had placed in the third category. I remember the first category was 100 sticks or more. Only a few grade two’s got that. That early running experience stayed with me in a big way. I will never forget it. It was so simple yet so influential. I always enjoyed running from then on and was enthusiastic about participating in it. Nine years later, at the end of grade ten, I joined the Brampton Track club. Fittingly, the track that the club trained at was called the Terry Fox Track and Field Stadium.

[@sjwraith]

I remember watching this movie when I was like 7 years old. Weird hero for a kid from Eastern Kentucky. But Terry Fox was one of my first.

[@ravenbaa7989]

When you were 7 not like

[@FishFeelPain]

Wonderful person and a beautiful film. Thanks so much

[@honeynation]

I remember watching this movie when I was around 6 one Saturday afternoon on Ch. 8. I didn't know the name of the movie or Terry Fox, but it kinda freaked me out watching a movie about a one legged guy. I was just so young and didn't quite understand. I only remembered bits and pieces of the movie like the part where he and his girlfriend were lying on the grass and some kids came by, that he was a runner and other runners were featured, and where he had fell down and became extremely frustrated. Watching this again after 20 yrs, I really admire his strength, perseverance, and bravery. It's really inspiring. He was pretty cute and he did had a nice body. It saddens me that they he didn't get to live long. :'(

[@julieerin115]

I was 7 when I watched this at my grandparents' house and I was such a stupid kid that I started laughing when I watched him run on tv because I didn't know anything about cancer or amputees. I think it was then that my grandmother explained that he had an illness. I only remember bits as well including that scene you mentioned with the kids. Remember watching a documentary of him in school, and they played "He Ain't Heavy" for the closing credits. It was so sad to watch. :(

[@Seiraorangemermaid]

@@julieerin115 I watched the movie in my elementary school when I was 11 :(

[@faithwindsor5789]

if terry was still alive this year he would be 61 years old!

[@bongobongo985]

I remember watching this when I was 8 or 9 years old and found Terry so inspirational. He make an impact.

[@usaalways]

WOW! This isnt available on Amazon prime to rent! Thank you so much for uploading this!!!

[@Lemon_Jackassss]

My dad saw this legend when he was driving home from work one day, definitely the coolest story he told me