Joni (1979)
You've never met anyone quite like Joni.
Based on Joni Eareckson's autobiography. She becomes paralyzed after breaking her neck in a swimming accident at age 17. Trying to cope with her new life, she learns to paint using her mouth.
- Date of release
- 1979-06-01
- TMDB
- 6.3 / 10 (13)
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- James F. Collier
Casting
- Joni Eareckson Tada — Joni
- Bert Remsen — John Eareckson
- Katherine De Hetre — Jay Eareckson
- Cooper Huckabee — Dick Filbert
- John Milford — Dr. Sherrill
- Jay W. MacIntosh — Lindy Eareckson
- Ernie Hudson — Earl
- Michael Mancini — Don Bertolli
- Louise Hoven — Diana
- Richard Lineback — Steve Estes
- Sarah Rush — Kathy Eareckson
- Jeff Austin — Butch
Interesting facts
Joni is a 1980 American independent biographical drama film directed by James F. Collier. It is the true story of Joni Eareckson Tada, a seventeen-year-old girl who becomes paralyzed after a diving accident. It is based on her autobiography of the same name. Through her physical, emotional and spiritual struggles, Joni learns to trust in God. Billy Graham financed the film through his company World Wide Pictures and appeared in a cameo.
Production
This film was shot on location at Kernan Hospital and the University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. In Los Angeles, California, it was shot at Rancho Los Amigos Hospital, Veterans Administration and Wadsworth Hospital Center. This movie was filmed in sequence, to help Joni revisit her events surrounding the injury.
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