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Sep 24, 1980 · Act of Love: Directed by Jud Taylor. With Ron Howard, Robert Foxworth, Mickey Rourke, David Spielberg. Old country traditions and values cause Ron Howard to honor the pleas of his brother (played by Mickey Rourke), a quadriplegic following a motorcycle accident, to end his life, and then to stand trial for first-degree murder after the mercy killing.
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- Drama
- Jud Taylor
- 1980-09-24
Act of Love is a 1980 American made-for-television film adaptation of the book Act of Love: The Killing of George Zygmanik by Judith Paige Mitchell. It is based on a true story. [1] It was directed by Jud Taylor and written for screen by Michael De Guzman. It stars Ron Howard, [2] Robert Foxworth, Mickey Rourke, David Spielberg and Jacqueline ...
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Act of Love is a 1980 made-for-TV film adaptation of the book Act of Love: The Killing of George Zygmanik by Judith Paige Mitchell. It was directed by Jud Taylor and written for screen by Michael De Guzman. It stars Ron Howard, Robert Foxworth, Mickey Rourke, David Spielberg and Jacqueline Brookes.
- Jud Taylor
"Act of Love" is a fairly effective little drama hampered by the poor visual quality. I mean it's a TV movie from 1980 so I don't expect it to look pristine but the Mill Creek copy I watched had everyone's skin appearing bright red and it's just kind of hard to look at. The plot concerns Mickey Rourke who gets paralyzed in a motorcycle accident.
Synopsis by Hal Erickson. The always-touchy issue of euthanasia has provided source material for films since the silent era. 1980's Act of Love stars Ron Howard as the brother of Mickey Rourke, who has been left paralyzed by a motorcycle accident. Howard kills Rourke with a shotgun, claiming his brother begged him to do it.
