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Normal (2003)

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Reviews Counted: 6 Fresh: 6  Rotten:0 Average Rating: 7.2/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins

Synopsis: An official selection at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival, this HBO Films production adapted by Jane Anderson from her acclaimed play mixes humor, drama, and tenderness in telling the story of a seemingly "normal" Midwestern factory worker who stuns his family and community by revealing he... An official selection at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival, this HBO Films production adapted by Jane Anderson from her acclaimed play mixes humor, drama, and tenderness in telling the story of a seemingly "normal" Midwestern factory worker who stuns his family and community by revealing he wants a sex change operation. Roy Underwood's outrageous news shocks and angers Irma, his wife of 25 years. Despite his insistence that he wants the family to stay together, she kicks him out of the house. Their adolescent daughter, Patty Ann, takes the news more in stride as she is discovering the awkwardness of her own burgeoning sexuality. However, nothing in his career as a rock roadie has prepared the couple's grown son, Wayne, for dealing with his father's decision. As Roy begins exploring the accoutrements of being a woman (from perfume to breasts) he faces ostracism within the community and ridicule on the job. But, he also finds compassion from unlikely sources, such as his boss, who is beginning to take an interest in Irma. Ultimately, the family struggles to understand Roy's decision and he and Irma discover that love can transcend both the genders we're born with and the ones we choose. -- © HBO Films [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Jessica Lange, Tom Wilkinson, Clancy Brown, Hayden Panettiere

Director: Jane Anderson
Screenwriter: Jane Anderson
Composer: Alex Wurman

DVD Info

Release:

Jul 10, 2003

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen - 1.85

Audio:

  • Dolby 5.1 Stereo - English
  • Dolby 2.0 - English, Spanish

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - 1. Jane Anderson - Writer/Director

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Anderson's remarkable achievement here is to treat such a sensational subject with such a steady hand.

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05/22/04
Rich Cline
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10/15/03
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A television event that truly deserves the label.

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03/13/03
Rex Reed
New York Observer
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Story of a middle-aged man preparing to undergo a sex change and of the woman who slowly comes to accept him is rendered with sincerity and restraint by director Jane Anderson.

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02/20/03
David Rooney
Variety
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3.5/5

The film is sprinkled with a bit of humor right up to the charming end when we realize that this is a movie about the strangest things some of us will do for love.

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02/12/03
Eric Campos
Film Threat
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