Like Normal People (1979) (TV)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Harvey Hart

Writers:

Joanna Lee (writer)
Robert Meyers (book)

Release Date:

13 April 1979 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A mentally-challenged man and woman meet, fall in love and are determined to get married, despite the initial objections of their families and friends. Based on a true story. |

Plot Keywords:

Retardation | Marriage | Based On Book

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 nominations

Cast

Shaun Cassidy	...	Roger Meyers
Linda Purl	...	Virginia Rae Hensler
Zalman King	...	Bill Stein
James Keach	...	Robert Meyers Jr.
Michael McGuire	...	Robert Meyers
Hope Lange	...	Roz Meyers
Maureen Arthur	...	Aunt Kate
Jack Murdock	...	Lloyd Davis
Jim Gatherum	...	Roger - age 11 (as Jimmy Gatherum)
Doreen Lang	...	Grandma Teresa
McKee Anderson	...	Dorothy
Miriam Byrd-Nethery	...	Billie
Carmen Zapata	...	License Clerk
Fritzi Burr	...	Mrs. Patterson
Rhea Perlman	...	Jan

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Quotes:

Roger Meyers: Ginny!
Virginia Rae Hensler: No babies Roger, they say we will eat them.

Badly acted and insulting.

My girlfriend and i watched this movie for the first time the other day and actually laughed at the acting in it. I have never seen such bad acting, i know this was never made to be a Hollywood blockbuster but "Waa-Jah" was just a joke. How did they ever get the budget to make this film? After getting over the initial laughter of the acting we realised that the way the actors were playing these characters was actually quite insulting. There is a very fine line when playing someone with any kind of disability, it is either very good i.e Sean Penn in "I am Sam", or what we have here in this movie which amounts to playing the character more like a playground taunt rather than with any thought or feeling.