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4 June 1979 (Denmark)
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The story of a woman with the courage to risk everything for what she believes is right. more
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A young single mother and textile worker agrees to help unionize her mill despite the problems and dangers involved. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won 2 Oscars.
Another 9 wins
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6 nominations
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(11 articles)
Glee recap (1.09): "Wheels"
(From AfterElton.com. 12 November 2009, 7:20 AM, PST)
ReThinking Norma Rae: A Union Icon Falls Fighting the Healthcare Industry
(From Huffington Post. 16 September 2009, 11:08 AM, PDT)
(From AfterElton.com. 12 November 2009, 7:20 AM, PST)
ReThinking Norma Rae: A Union Icon Falls Fighting the Healthcare Industry
(From Huffington Post. 16 September 2009, 11:08 AM, PDT)
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a documentary?
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Sally Field | ... | Norma Rae |
 | Beau Bridges | ... | Sonny |
 | Ron Leibman | ... | Reuben |
| Pat Hingle | ... | Vernon |
| Barbara Baxley | ... | Leona |
| Gail Strickland | ... | Bonnie Mae |
 | Morgan Paull | ... | Wayne Billings |
| Robert Broyles | ... | Sam Bolen |
| John Calvin | ... | Ellis Harper |
| Booth Colman | ... | Dr. Watson |
 | Lee de Broux | ... | Lujan (as Lee DeBroux) |
| James Luisi | ... | George Benson |
| Vernon Weddle | ... | Reverend Hubbard |
| Gilbert Green | ... | Al Landon |
| Bob Minor | ... | Lucius White |
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110 min | Canada:96 min (Ontario) | USA:123 min (TCM print)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Norway:12 |
Iceland:L |
Canada:PG (Ontario) |
Singapore:PG |
Argentina:X (original rating) |
Argentina:13 (re-rating) |
Australia:PG |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-16 |
USA:PG |
Netherlands:16
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The movie is based on a true life union organizing campaign at J.P. Stevens Mill. The real life Norma Rae is named Crystal Lee Sutton. It took 10 years to get a union contract at J.P. Stevens after the workers won the election.
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Factual errors: When Norma's father suffers a heart attack on the job, we see him as the first symptoms start until he collapses onto the textile mills floor. The problem here is that as he enters the first stages of his coronary, he grasps his RIGHT arm rather than his left. Anatomically, the nerve conduction with regards to a cardiac event, target the left arm - except in cases of extremely rare congenital abnormality (i.e. dextrocardia).
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Reuben Warshowsky:
Under the circumstances, best wishes hardly seem enough. Thanks are in order. Thank you for your companionship, for your stamina, your horse sense, and a hundred and one laughs. I also enjoyed looking at your shining hair and your shining face.
Norma Rae Webster: Reuben, I think you like me.
Reuben Warshowsky: I do.
Norma Rae Webster: I was gonna get you a tie clip or some shaving lotion, but I didn't know what you'd like.
Reuben Warshowsky: Norma, what I've had from you has been sumptuous.
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Norma Rae Webster: Reuben, I think you like me.
Reuben Warshowsky: I do.
Norma Rae Webster: I was gonna get you a tie clip or some shaving lotion, but I didn't know what you'd like.
Reuben Warshowsky: Norma, what I've had from you has been sumptuous.
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Referenced in "Psych: Who Ya Gonna Call? (#1.7)" (2006)
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Soundtrack:
It's All Wrong, But It's All Right
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This film is in no way a documentary, but the filming style and plot line lend to its feeling so. Sally Field's acting in this movie is impeccable. She becomes Norma Rae. We see her fear, her disgust, her anger at the mill's treatment of its employees, and the passion she has for what she believes in. Although the best known scene from the movie is her standing at the mill with the "Union" sign, I believe the most memorable scene is towards the end when she talks to her children, telling them what to expect. The movie tends to turn away from her children, but this scene focuses in on her relationship with them. Beau Bridges is great, and the character of the Union leader (can't remember his name) is terrific. The sexual tension between Norma Rae and he is palpable. I strongly recommend this film to any Sally Field fans, or anyone interested in social issue films.