Jerry Lacy Dr. Jenson as Dr. Barton Heyman Coach as Coach. Robert Lieberman. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. Boss Art Rooney's sympathy and regard for Bleier pays off when Bleier improbably comes all the way back, ultimately playing for a Super Bowl Championship with the Steelers. But are all the good feelings and inspiration Bleier engenders enough to carry him to an NFL championship?
Not Rated. Add content advisory. Did you know Edit. Goofs After the Steelers win their first playoff game in December with the famous "Immaculate Reception", Rocky as narrator says, "We figured it was our year for the Super Bowl, so we went tearing into Miami for the League Championship Game. User reviews 2 Review.
Top review. The story of Rocky Bleier is a story of courage and perseverance, and this movie is rather poignant despite its, "Movie of the week," trappings. As Rocky himself played very well by the late Robert Urich points out in the movie, it wasn't just courage, but fear that motivated him to overcome the near loss of his foot in Viet Nam to become one of the NFL's star players.
While there is a bit too much melodrama covering Rocky's personal life, the scenes covering Rocky's fight to come back from what should have been a career ending, and crippling, injury are truly inspiring. The music, the direction, the acting - it's all spot on. Fighting Back truly captures the spirit of the times. Heck, Howard Cosell's appearance is perfect as well - he was such a cultural icon in the 70's and 80's, and his cameo really taps into that. Special mention should also be made of Art Carney's performance as Art Rooney.
He did a great job portraying a much loved team owner. Richard Herd was also fairly good in his scenes as Chuck Noll. You don't have to be a Pittsburgh Steelers fan to enjoy Fighting Back. All of a sudden I found myself rooting for them to make it to the Super Bowl while watching it - even though I knew the outcome of almost all the games shown!
Even fans of other teams will find themselves becoming big Rocky Bleier fans while watching this movie. That version isn't even worth showing. Hopefully the full length version shows up on DVD before too long. I'm sure it would sell fairly well - especially in Pittsburgh!
Details Edit. Release date December 7, United States. United States. Categories Biography TV Movie. Tags s USA. It may be I have a biase against made-for-television movies. I want to thank Jon for once again finding a rare television entry and making it available for us cinemaphiles. But surely they cannot all be interesting cinema.
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