A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story
| Written by | Jeff Andrus |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Richard Michaels |
| Starring |
Mario Van Peebles Lane R. Davis Polly Holliday Lynn Whitfield |
| Theme music composer | James McVay |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Cinematography | Mike Fash |
| Editor(s) | Andrew Cohen |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release |
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A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story is a 1991 CBS made-for-TV movie that recounts the life of Ricky Bell, a Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back sickened with dermatomyositis, and Ryan Blankenship, a physically impaired child. The movie takes place during the 1981 Buccaneers season, including actual gameplay footage and a dramatized role played by Mario Van Peebles. Bell finds himself befriending an impaired child who inspire each other to become better in their own ways.
Cast
- Mario Van Peebles as Ricky Bell (including actual gameplay footage of the real Ricky Bell)
- Lane R. Davis as Ryan Blankenship
- Polly Holliday as Ruth Weidner
- Lynn Whitfield as Natala Bell
- Susan Ruttan as Carol Blankenship
- James Zachary as Lee Roy Selmon
- John Schumacher as Charley Hannah
- Duriel Harris as Danny Reece
- Dennis Letts as Ed Warren
- Woody Watson as Larry Blankenship
- Marcus Allen as himself
- Jay Pennison as Steve Wilson
- Doug Williams as himself (only through gameplay footage)
References
External links
- A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story at the Internet Movie Database
- A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story at the TCM Movie Database
- A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story at AllMovie
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