'' Variety '' wrote , " The opening section suffers slightly as a result of brevity and awkward dramatics . However , once the film moves into the actual run , it never loses its emotional grip or falters in pacing and involvement . " Ron Base of the '' Toronto Star '' wrote , " That the Toronto producer Robert Cooper , director R. L. Thomas , and the screenwriter Ed Hume have been able to get truth onto the screen with so much life and intelligence is , to put it mildly , one of the season 's most unexpected and refreshing surprises . " David Macfarlane wrote in '' Maclean 's '' that director Ralph Thomas " has chosen to avoid the risk of mystery ; instead , he portrays the legend at its most obvious and simplistic level . Courage is a windswept sky . Tragedy is a swirl of violins . Banking on the cheap but correct assumption that tears already cried are waiting to be cried again , '' The Terry Fox Story '' is neither more nor less than a newspaper story that moves . " Philip Wuntch wrote in '' The Boston Globe '' that the film was " well-acted and nicely directed " and " a solid piece of craftsmanship , but it still seems like a made-for-TV movie ... The long shots are not too expansive , and there 's an awareness of the natural boundaries of the small screen . " '' Halliwell 's Film Guide '' said of the film : " True it may be , but dramatically this is a one-note film with endless pretty pictures of the countryside and in the foreground signs of failing health . " '' The Terry Fox Story '' won six awards at the 5th Genie Awards ceremony for Canadian film in 1984 . Eric Fryer , the Scarbrough amputee who played Fox , won best actor , and Micael Zelniker , won best supporting actor for his role in playing Terry 's best friend , Doug Alward
5th Genie Awards
5th Genie Awards
The Terry Fox Story