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Like Normal People (1979) (TV)
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13 April 1979 (USA)
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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. | add synopsis
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Nominated for Golden Globe.
Another 2 nominations
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A highly recommended, challenging, touching portrayal of two slightly retarded young people who fall in love and want to marry.
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 |
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97 min
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Robert Meyers Jr.:
Mom, Dad. All my life I've wanted to be a writer. This meeting is for me, it's about *me*. Not once have you ever talked about finding me an agent.
Robert Meyers: You're normal, you don't need our help...
Robert Meyers Jr.: [astonished and angry] Whatever gave you that idea?
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Robert Meyers: You're normal, you don't need our help...
Robert Meyers Jr.: [astonished and angry] Whatever gave you that idea?
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Cassidy and Purl give credible, moving performances as a slightly retarded young couple who fall in love and want to get married--to be "like normal people". Unfortunately, their parents and their friends don't believe they have the ability to do so. Thus the story moves along their struggles to overcome a system which seeks to suppress those "outside the norm"; in a more profound sense, it is a realistic, gritty look at what obstacles true love can overcome. An extremely difficult, challenging role for each to play effectively; but how magnificently they rose to that challenge. It is certainly worth the time to view this film--like rare flowers, the fragrance remains long after the blossoms are gone.