ACT OF LOVE(1980)
I was very disturbed by this movie! Ron
Howard is a great actor, even in this early
of an outing! But the subject matter is
as I said disturbing to say the least! C-
From a reviewer at IMDb.com:
This is a gut wrenching story of a two
brother that were extremely close, Leon
& Joseph Cybulkowski. Joseph was riding
a motorcycle, had an accident that left
him a quadriplegic. Joseph did not want
to live that way - he felt he was only
a "head", that's all he was able to
use - so he made his brother Leon promise
to kill him if the operation still left
him a quadriplegic. Leon did shoot his
brother - kill him as promised. A lawyer
took Leon's case because the courts want
him charged with 1st degree murder,
the lawyer does not want to use the
euthanasia (mercy killing) defense,
he wants to use the "not right in
the head" defense. Now it's Leon
himself and his lawyer to convince
the court to let Leon go.
Watching this film I do not see Opie Taylor
nor do I see Richie Cunningham - I see
Ron Howard the actor. And Ron Howard is
damned good in this film. The rest of
the cast is also super. Everyone is
very convincing.
I really enjoyed this film. I know that
if I ended up in a situation like Joseph
I want to be euthanized too but NOT by
gunshot though!! I felt pity for both
brothers and their family.
8/10 - Rainey-Dawn
Ron Howard ... Leon Cybulkowski
Robert Foxworth ... Andrew Rose
Mickey Rourke ... Joseph Cybulkowski
David Spielberg ... Victor Burton
Jacqueline Brookes ... Eugenia Cybulkowski
Sondra West ... Margaret Cybulkowski
Gail Youngs ... Joan Gruber
Mary Kay Place ... Becky Wiggins
Peter Michael Goetz ... Dr. Warren Fitzpatrick
Peter Hobbs ... Judge Traviera
Kent Williams ... Dr. Mitchell
Chris Mulkey ... Nurse Watkins
Michael Flanagan ... Dr. Gerald Oliver
Laurence Haddon ... Doctor
Brian Farrell ... Mr. Carney
Pat Corley ... Sgt. Waterson
David Faustino ... Joey
Jane Bray ... Ruth
Jonathan Estrin ... Specialist
Kathleen Brown ... Secretary (as Kathleen L. Brown)
Adam Kennedy ... (uncredited)
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