The Miracle of Kathy Miller

The Miracle of Kathy Miller is a 1981 American made-for-television drama film based on the real-life story of a Scottsdale, Arizona teenager who was critically injured in a 1977 car accident. Helen Hunt, in an early starring role, plays the title part; Frank Converse and Sharon Gless are cast as Kathy's parents. Kathy, a high school track and field athlete, overcame the severe mental and physical injury to compete in and finish a long-distance race (shown at the climax of the film). The distributor was Universal TV.

The Miracle of Kathy Miller
Genre	Drama
Written by	Ethel Brez Mel Brez
Directed by	Robert Michael Lewis
Starring	Sharon Gless Frank Converse Helen Hunt
Theme music composer	Patrick Williams
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Bernard Rothman Jack Wohl
Cinematography	Michael D. Margulies
Editor	Les Green
Running time	98 min.
Production companies	Rothman/Wohl Productions Universal Television
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	October 5, 1981 (1981-10-05)

Primary Cast

• Helen Hunt as Kathy Miller
• Frank Converse as Larry Miller
• Sharon Gless as Barbara Miller
• Bill Beyers as Larry Don Miller
• John de Lancie as Dr. Christiansen
• Michele Greene as Sherrie
• Rance Howard as Dr. Jewell
• Julie Piekarski as Carol
• William Forsythe as Mark

References

• The Miracle of Kathy Miller at the Internet Movie Database