Inside Moves

Name: Inside Moves
Genre: Drama, Sport, Comedy, Romance
Released: December 19, 1980
Duration: 113 min
Rating: 63
Cast: Amy Wright, Bert Remsen, Bill Henderson, David Morse, Diana Scarwid

1980

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Associated Film Distribution (AFD) | Release Date: December 19, 1980 | TV-14

Starring: Amy Wright, Bert Remsen, Bill Henderson, David Morse, Diana Scarwid, Harold Russell, Jack O'Leary, John Savage, Steve Kahan, Tony Burton

Summary: After a failed suicide attempt leaves him partially crippled, Roary 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, Roary and the rest of the bar regulars hope his success will provide a lift to their saggingAfter a failed suicide attempt leaves him partially crippled, Roary 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, Roary 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?… Expand

Director: Richard Donner

Genre(s): Drama, Sport, Comedy, Romance

Rating: TV-14

Runtime: 113 min

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Jack Kroll

Donner has directed with a strong, quiet sense of human nuance that includes enough irony to give the bum's rush to the self pity that keeps trying to sneak into Max's Bar. [05 Jan 1981, p.55]

Gary Arnold

Inside Moves is sneaky-funny and sneaky-affecting. It's an artfully old-fashioned morale booster celebrating comeback kids: apparent losers, outcasts and hard-luck cases who manage to pull themselves together, buck the odds and reaffirm their pride, dignity and masculinity. [18 Dec 1980, p.C1]

Janet Maslin

It's a modest and sentimental movie, but also one that, on its own terms, accomplishes what it means to. Read full review

Adam Nayman

As an attempt to cash in on the inspirational-underdog-sports-movie model popularized a few years earlier by Rocky, Inside Moves is rather transparent: Morse’s Jerry Maxwell is an even longer shot for stardom than the Italian Stallion. But what’s affecting here is the relationship between Jerry and Roary (John Savage), who is the film’s true protagonist. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

Inoffensive and essentially compassionate, Inside Moves is also a highly conventional and predictable look at handicapped citizens trying to make it in everyday life. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

Despite a predictable plot and an abundance of stereotypes--the product of a surprisingly clunky script by Barry Levinson and Valerie Curtin--this is a well-meaning film with strong performances all around. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

Sheer eccentricity and ambitiousness place Inside Moves above the Kramer class, but ultimately the film only reconfirms that good liberal intentions rarely produce good Hollywood movies. Read full review

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