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In Search of Derrick Thomas

5.02015MovieDocumentary

Life was never easy for Derrick Thomas. At the age of 5, his father, an Air Force pilot, was lost in Vietnam during a flying mission. As an adolescent growing up in a rough Miami neighborhood, Thomas ran afoul of the law and found himself…

DirectorJoe Lavine

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Cast · Directed by Joe Lavine

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Matt Naylor
Narrator (voice)
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Derrick Thomas
Self (archive footage)

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