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Writer (WGA):
Neal Jimenez (written by)
Release Date:
13 May 1992 (USA)
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Imagine being trapped inside your own body. Imagine being set free. more
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An oft overlooked film about struggling to deal with paralysis. Author Joel Garcia breaks his neck while hiking...
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Funny and poignant
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Eric Stoltz | ... | Joel Garcia | |
| Helen Hunt | ... | Anna | |
| William Allen Young | ... | Les | |
| James Roach | ... | Guy in the Electric Wheelchair | |
| Elizabeth Peña | ... | Rosa | |
| Henry Harris | ... | Mr. Gibson | |
| Tony Genaro | ... | Victor | |
| Eva Rodriguez | ... | Victor's Wife | |
| Erick Vigil | ... | Victor's Son | |
| Edgar Rodriguez | ... | Victor's Son | |
| Angélica Castell | ... | Victor's Daughter | |
| William Forsythe | ... | Bloss | |
| Grace Zabriskie | ... | Pat | |
| Wesley Snipes | ... | Raymond Hill | |
| Kimberly Scott | ... | Alice |
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106 min
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Eric Stoltz spent three months in a wheelchair in preparation for his role in this movie, and stayed in the chair throughout filming as well.
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Raymond Hill:
If a man's got a problem with race, it means he's ignorant and fearful. Right? You're a writer, tell him!
Joel Garcia: Could just be a zinc deficiency.
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Joel Garcia: Could just be a zinc deficiency.
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References Ordinary People (1980)
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Eric Stoltz, Wesley Snipes and William Forsythe play three very different men brought together into a hospital ward after each of them has received a paralyzing injury. This is a great film based on the true life experiences of writer/co-director Neil Jiminez. This isn't your typical, sappy, uplifting film about men overcoming personal tragedy. The characters here aren't idealized. They aren't saints. They are alternately angry, confused, prejudiced, self-pitying or funny: in other words, real human beings. This is perhaps the best film ever about men in wheelchairs, but don't let that image scare you. This film is both funny and poignant. Don't miss it.