Max's Bar

Movie
German title	Max's Bar
Original title	Inside moves
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1980
length	113 minutes
Rod
Director	Richard Donner
script	Valerie Curtin Barry Levinson
production	RW Goodwin Mark M. Dance
music	John Barry
camera	László Kovács
cut	Frank Morriss
occupation
John Savage : Roary David Morse : Jerry Maxwell Diana Scarwid : Louise Amy Wright : Anne Tony Burton : Lucius Bill Henderson : Blue Lewis Steve Kahan : Burt Jack O'Leary: Max Bert Remsen : Stinky Harold Russell : Wings Pepe Serna : Herrada Harold Sylvester : Alvin Martin Arnold Williams: Benny George Brenlin: Gil Gerri Dean: Hooker William Frankfather : Fryer

Max's Bar (OT: Inside Moves ) is an American drama film directed by Richard Donner . The film is based on the novel by Todd Walton .

action

After attempting suicide, Roary is left partially crippled. He continues his life in a shabby Oakland , California home . There he spends a lot of time in a nearby bar where numerous other crippled people meet. Roary befriends the barman Jerry.

Jerry also has health problems with his leg. As he demonstrated his skill as a basketball player, he caught the attention of Golden State Warriors players .

They borrow money for Jerry, which he uses to pay for an operation on his leg. Jerry becomes a successful basketball star and no longer wants to have anything to do with his old, crippled friends.

Awards

Diana Scarwids View as Louise, Roarys girlfriend, earned in 1981 a nomination for the Oscar as best supporting actress .

Web links

• Max's Bar in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• AllMovie
• Max's Bar at Rotten Tomatoes (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Inside Moves . In: TCM database . Turner Classic Movies . Retrieved February 28, 2016.
2. ^ Todd Walton, Inside Moves . Doubleday , New York City 1978, ISBN 978-0-9850355-8-7 .
3. ^ The 53rd Academy Awards (1981) Nominees and Winners . Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved June 4, 2013.