
The Desperate Miles
Drama · TV Movie
Overview
A disabled Vietnam vet sets out to prove that disabled people don't have to be helpless by starting a 180-mile trip in a wheelchair. On the way he finds his life is endangered by a deranged truck driver.
Top Cast


Tony Musante
Tony Musante
Joe Larkin
Tony Musante
Joe Larkin


Joanna Pettet
Joanna Pettet
Ruth Merrick
Joanna Pettet
Ruth Merrick


Jeanette Nolan
Jeanette Nolan
Mrs. Larkin
Jeanette Nolan
Mrs. Larkin


Lynn Loring
Lynn Loring
Jill
Lynn Loring
Jill


John Larch
John Larch
Dr. Bryson
John Larch
Dr. Bryson


Pepe Serna
Pepe Serna
Ruiz
Pepe Serna
Ruiz
Michael Richardson
Michael Richardson
Ted
Michael Richardson
Ted


Shelly Novack
Shelly Novack
Lou
Shelly Novack
Lou
Richard Reicheg
Richard Reicheg
Al
Richard Reicheg
Al


Stacy Keach, Sr.
Stacy Keach, Sr.
Mr. Rhodes
Stacy Keach, Sr.
Mr. Rhodes
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