Freak City (1999) (TV)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Lynne Littman

Writer (WGA):

Jane Shepard (written by)

Release Date:

25 February 2007 (Sweden)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

After being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, a rebellious young woman is disease-stricken. Upon being admitted to a nursing home, she finds hope in the most unlikely of places...

Plot Keywords:

Multiple Sclerosis | Wheelchair | Independent Film

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Samantha Mathis	...	Ruth Ellison
Natalie Cole	...	Eleanor Sorrell
Marlee Matlin	...	Cassandra
Peter Sarsgaard	...	Cal Jackson
Jonathan Silverman	...	Lenny Stanapolous
Estelle Parsons	...	Mrs. Stanapolous
Eve Crawford	...	Nurse Veronica
Janet Lo	...	Nurse Fran
Karen Robinson	...	Nurse Jan
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nola Augustson	...	Evelyn Lissard
Rodger Barton	...	Tom Lissard
Anne Bellamy	...	Grandma
Kurt Brunus	...	John Sorrell
Sergio Di Zio	...	Leo Berman
Rosemary Dunsmore	...	Mary Manmouth
Michele George	...	Manti
Rio Hackford	...	Dennis
Susan Kottman	...	Mrs. Honeywell (as Susan Kottmann)
R.D. Reid	...	Jack Garfield
Paul Sybersma	...	Wyatt
David W. Thompson	...	Bartender Frank
Heather Thompson	...	Tammy
Sugith Varughese	...	Dr. Rashdi
Richard Yearwood	...	Aise Jefferson

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:15

Company:

Showtime Networks

Goofs:

Factual errors: Throughout the movie, Lenny feels around with his hands the way sighted people do. Because of the significant role fingertips play to blind people, they learn to approach objects with backs of their hands in order to protect their fingertips from damage since there's no telling what they might stumble upon.

Soundtrack:

Go To Work

IT WASN'T A MOVIE I WATCHED - IT WAS SOME PEOPLES LIVES I SAW!

IT WASN'T A MOVIE I WATCHED - IT WAS SOME PEOPLES LIVES I SAW! I think Freak City is an amazing movie. All the actors made their absolutely best. How easy is it to act someone who is so completely different? That question been made up in my mind during the time I saw the film. It is after a movie like this you can see which people who are good actors or not. An actor I think is really great in the film is Peter Sarsgaard as Cal. I think his role is really difficult to play. He made a fantastic job in the movie and he is very real and believable. I recommend this movie to all kind of persons. The movie is even funny in some scenes. I think the film would be seen by more people in the world, it is really a GREAT movie.