Fight for Life
1987 | 94m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Elliot Silverstein |
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| Writer: | Thomas Nesi |
| Staring: |
| Jerry Lewis plays an Ohio optometrist who has a six-year old daughter with epilepsy. He fights to get the FDA to approve a drug (at that time only available in England) for use in the U.S. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 23, 1987 |
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| Director: | Elliot Silverstein |
| Writer: | Thomas Nesi |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | |
| Production Companies | Fries Entertainment |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jerry Lewis | Dr. Bernard Abrams |
| Morgan Freeman | Dr. Sherard |
| Jaclyn Bernstein | Felice Abrams |
| Gerard Parkes | Father Robert Hunt |
| Patty Duke | Shirley Abrams |
| Barry Morse | Dr. Whalley |
| James Bearden | |
| Robert Benson | Dr. Keith |
| Eve Crawford | |
| Marcia Diamond | |
| Rosemary Dunsmore | |
| Christopher Earle | |
| Patricia Hamilton | |
| Alana King | |
| Samantha Langevin | |
| Cec Linder | |
| Michael Millar | |
| David B. Nichols | |
| Sean Roberge | |
| John Stocker | |
| Robert Wisden |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Thomas Nesi | Story, Teleplay |
| Scott Nisor | Teleplay |
| Albert J. Dunk | Director of Photography |
| Leslie Dennis Bracken | Editor |
| Charles L. Dunlop | Production Design |
| Blanche McDermaid | Script Supervisor |
| Judith Holstra | Casting |
| Marcia Ross | Casting |
| Joyce Liggett | Set Decoration |
| Beverly Carr | Key Makeup Artist |
| Albert Paradis | Hairstylist |
| S. Bryan Hickox | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Jesse Cohoon | Unit Manager |
| Claude Binyon Jr. | First Assistant Director |
| Izidore K. Musallam | Second Assistant Director |
| Ford Langevin | Camera Operator |
| Douglas Thane Stewart | Sound Mixer |
| David Flaherty | Location Manager |
| Mort Freedman | Property Master |
| Donald Vandewater | Construction Coordinator |
| Richard Stern | Scenic Artist |
| Robert Turturice | Wardrobe Designer |
| Gaye Gardiner | Wardrobe Coordinator |
| Howard Galbraith | Gaffer |
| Andrew Mulkani | Key Grip |
| Bruce Raymer | Transportation Coordinator |
| Paul Anderson | Assistant Editor |
| John Mick | Music Editor |
| John Fresco | Music Supervisor |
| Joan Stevenson | Production Controller |
| Sheena Graham | Production Coordinator |
| Rita Rokisky | Production Coordinator |
| Maureen Fitzgerald | Production Accountant |
| Joan McIntosh | Production Accountant |
| Karen Cohen | Production Accountant |
| Wendy Petrozzi | Production Secretary |
| Andrea Goodman | Production Secretary |
| Amy Paterson | Production Assistant |
| Cristi G. Hooper | Producer's Assistant |
| M.L. Tanner | Producer's Assistant |
| Elliot Silverstein | Director |
| Laurence Rosenthal | Original Music Composer |
| Maria Armstrong | Casting |
| Ross Clydesdale | Casting |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Charles W. Fries | Executive Producer |
| Irv Wilson | Executive Producer |
| Ian McDougall | Producer |
| Thomas Nesi | Associate Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
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| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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