Terrible Joe Moran (1984)
2h
Running Time
March 26, 1984Release Date
Plot.
A wheelchair-bound, former boxer deals with his long estranged granddaughter whom is seeking financial help for her writing career and helping her loser boyfriend get out of debt with the local mob.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
James Cagney
Joe Moran
Art Carney
Tony
Ellen Barkin
Ronnie
Peter Gallagher
Nick
Joseph Sirola
Capo
Ed Koch
Moe
Floyd Patterson
Himself
Harris Laskawy
Minty
Media.
Details.
This Movie Is About.
ex-boxer
Wiki.
Terrible Joe Moran is a 1984 American made-for-television drama film directed by Joseph Sargent and starring James Cagney in his final role, Art Carney, and Ellen Barkin. The film, about an aging ex-boxer (Cagney) who needs to use a wheelchair for mobility, won an Emmy Award in 1984. Clips from Cagney's 1932 boxing picture Winner Take All were used to illustrate the character's earlier career.
Reportedly, impressionist Rich Little dubbed much—if not all—of the Cagney dialog, as the stroke afflicted actor slurred his words and the decision was made to replace his voice with that of Little doing a Cagney impersonation.
The script was originally written for Katharine Hepburn. After she bowed out, the lead part was rewritten for Cagney.