Desc: Act of Love: Directed by Jud Taylor. With Ron Howard, Robert Foxworth, Mickey Rourke, David Spielberg. Old country traditions and values cause Ron Howard to honor the pleas of his brother (played by Mickey Rourke), a quadriplegic following a motorcycle accident, to end his life, and then to stand trial for first-degree murder after the mercy killing. Michael De Guzman's teleplay was inspired by Paige.