Perfectly Normal (1991)

Director:

Yves Simoneau

Writers:

Eugene Lipinski (screenplay), Eugene Lipinski (story),

Stars:

Robbie Coltrane, Michael Riley, Deborah Duchene

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robbie Coltrane	...	Alonzo Turner
Michael Riley	...	Renzo Parachi
Deborah Duchene	...	Denise
Eugene Lipinski	...	Hopeless
Kenneth Welsh	...	Charlie Glesby
Patricia Gage	...	Mrs. Hathaway
J.D. Nicholsen	...	Duane Bickle (as Jack Nichols)
Elizabeth Harpur	...	Gloria
Kristina Nicoll	...	Tiffany
Peter Millard	...	Bunden
Bryan Foster	...	Gig Manyon
Andrew Miller	...	Pizza Guy
Warren Van Evera	...	Old Man
Douglas C. Frye	...	Boy in Cab
Graham Harley	...	Middle-aged Man

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

opera singer | money | moocher | dream house | independent film | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

UK Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

April 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

Genial normal

Filming Locations:

Fleetwood Apartments, 64 St. Clair Ave. W., Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

BSB, Bialystock & Bloom Limited, British Screen Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Alonzo Turner: Morning is a state of mind, Lorenzo. It is that period of the day, before you've had a coffee and a satisfying bowel movement.

User Reviews

A perfect film

If you like slow, stylish, cynically heart-warming humor...this movie is for you. This isn't sleepless in seattle or when harry met sally. This is a brilliantly conceived, written, directed and acted masterpiece that exalts the multifaceted idiosyncrasies of the great white north, combining it with a deft touch of the quieter side of British humor.

It combines my love of humor, hockey and music in a tale of romance and transformation that is smart, rather than sickly sweet.

Kenneth Walsh is great as the no-holds-barred coach that will fake cancer to motivate his team. Michael Riley gives a performance even more subdued and complex than Bud Cort in Harold and Maude. And Robbie Coltrane is a hugely under-appreciated comic talent - the John Candy of Great Britain.

I seldom gush over a movie...but this one hit the spot.