Normal (2003) (TV)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Jane Anderson

Writers (WGA):

Jane Anderson (play)
Jane Anderson (teleplay)

Release Date:

14 April 2005 (Hungary)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Love. Marriage. Acceptance. Sex change.

Plot:

A Midwestern husband and father announces his plan to have a sex change operation.

Plot Keywords:

Alzheimer's Disease | Ostracism | Father Son Relationship | Preacher | Husband Wife Relationship

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 4 wins & 13 nominations

Cast

Richard Bull	...	Roy Sr. - Roy's Father
Mary Seibel	...	Em - Roy's Mother
Danny Goldring	...	Church Friend Pete
Jessica Lange	...	Irma Applewood
Tom Wilkinson	...	Roy 'Ruth' Applewood
Hayden Panettiere	...	Patty Ann Applewood
Randall Arney	...	Reverend Dale Muncie
Rich Komenich	...	Co-Worker Bob
Kirk Anderson	...	Machinist
Christian Ambrose	...	Band Member #1
Joe Foust	...	Roadie #1
Sean Rice	...	Band Member #2
Mickey Tuman	...	Roadie #2
Joseph Sikora	...	Wayne Applewood (as Joe Sikora)
Clancy Brown	...	Frank

Runtime:

110 min | Argentina:113 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA | Iceland:12 | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-11 | Germany:12

Filming Locations:

CNH Tractor Assembly Plant & Foundry, Racine, Wisconsin, USA

Company:

Avenue Pictures Productions

Trivia:

Tom Wilkinson had a broken rib during the scene where Roy has a fight in his workplace. He had slipped and fallen in a restaurant the night before.

Quotes:

[last lines]
Irma: Sweet Roy. Sweet soul. What we do for love.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards (2004) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Scribble

Wilkinson in top form

A beautifully written film, graced with a stunning, brave and transcendent performance from Tom Wilkinson, Normal proves that a sensitive subject can be handled tastefully, humorously, respectfully and with breathtaking subtlety. At the heart of this labor of love is the subject of the tediously restrictive and ultimately damaging nature of gender labels, but this is never depicted in a heavy-handed way; writer Jane Anderson instead creates genuine characters, human and struggling and all-too painfully real.