Plot
A short kid from a Canadian army base becomes the international pop culture darling of the 1980s—only to find the course of his life altered by a stunning diagnosis. What happens when an incurable optimist confronts an incurable disease?
Cast
Michael J. Fox
Self
Tracy Pollan
Self
Sam Fox
Self
Aquinnah Fox
Self
Schuyler Fox
Self
Annabelle Fox
Self
Susan Bressman
Self
Ryan Orser
Self
Siobhan Murphy
Self
Danny Irizarry
Little Michael
Hannah Galway
Tracy
Miles J. Meacham
Little Michael #1
Crew
Davis Guggenheim
Director
Davis Guggenheim
Producer
Jonathan King
Producer
John Powell
Original Music Composer
Will Cohen
Producer
Annetta Marion
Producer
C. Kim Miles
Director of Photography
Clair Popkin
Director of Photography
Julia Liu
Director of Photography
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