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Chaindance

Chaindance

A severely-disabled wheelchair patient... A violent street-hardened convict... Make unlikely partners.

19913.51h 49m

Overview

As a part of a special government reform program, inmate J.T. Blake has to take care of Johnny Reynolds who has cerebral palsy. In the meantime, another inmate wants to take care of J.T. Blake forever.

Directed by Allan A. Goldstein
Written by Alan Aylward, Michael Ironside
Produced by Richard Davis
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Top Cast

Michael Ironside

Michael Ironside

J.T. Blake

Brad Dourif

Brad Dourif

Johnny

Rae Dawn Chong

Rae Dawn Chong

Ilene Curtis

Bruce Glover

Bruce Glover

Casey

Ken Pogue

Ken Pogue

Warden Slade

Sheila Moore

Sheila Moore

Nurse Butcher

Leslie Carlson

Leslie Carlson

Willy

Tamsin Kelsey

Tamsin Kelsey

Ginger

R. Nelson Brown

R. Nelson Brown

Greason

Bill Croft

Bill Croft

Mitch

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Themes & Keywords

prisonwheelchaircerebral palsy

About Chaindance

Chaindance is a crime, drama film released in 1991 exploring themes of prison, wheelchair, cerebral palsy. Directed by Allan A. Goldstein, it stars Michael Ironside, Brad Dourif, Rae Dawn Chong. As a part of a special government reform program, inmate J.T. Blake has to take care of Johnny Reynolds who has cerebral palsy. In the meantime, another inmate wants to take care of J.T. Blake forever.

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