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Normal (TV 2003) 7.1
A Midwestern husband and father announces his plan to have a sex change operation. Director:Jane Anderson |
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Cast
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Roy Sr. - Roy's Father
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Mary Seibel | ... |
Em - Roy's Mother
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Church Friend Pete
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| Jessica Lange | ... |
Irma Applewood
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| Tom Wilkinson | ... |
Roy 'Ruth' Applewood
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Randall Arney | ... |
Reverend Dale Muncie
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Rich Komenich | ... |
Co-Worker Bob
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Kirk Anderson | ... |
Machinist
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Christian Ambrose | ... |
Band Member #1
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Joe Foust | ... |
Roadie #1
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Sean Rice | ... |
Band Member #2
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Mickey Tuman | ... |
Roadie #2
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| Joseph Sikora | ... |
Wayne Applewood
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| Clancy Brown | ... |
Frank
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In the countryside of the United States of America, Irma Applewood and her husband Roy Applewood have been happily married for twenty-five years and they are model citizens in their community. Roy brings Irma to meet Reverend Dale Muncie, who is their pastor and friend, to tell that he is a woman trapped in a man's body and he will have a sex-change operation. Now Roy has to face the deception of his wife and the intolerance of his colleagues, members of his church and his son Wayne. But Irma loves him and after the impact of the news, she understands and supports him with their teenage daughter Patty Ann (Hayden Panettiere) and Roy's boss Frank ('Clancy Brown' ) that is their friend. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Plot Keywords:
sex change | intolerance | alzheimer's disease | workplace bullying | transgender |Taglines:
Love. Marriage. Acceptance. Sex change.Genres:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
14 April 2005 (Hungary) See more »Also Known As:
Eine Frage der Liebe See more »Company Credits
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Written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
Performed by The Dinning Sisters
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under license from EMI Film & TV Music
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Although this was made for television by HBO Films, it was still an official selection at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival. See more »Crazy Credits
"Looking for Normal" originally produced by Geffen Playhouse, Gilbert Cates, Randall Arney, Stephen Eich, Los Angeles, CA 2001 See more »Soundtracks
"Buttons and Bows"Written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
Performed by The Dinning Sisters
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under license from EMI Film & TV Music
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This quiet film about what may be "Normal" or not, for any of us,deals with marriage, a solid relationship that has lasted for 25 years, celebrated by Jessica Lange and Tom Wilkinson at the beginning of the film. As it turns out, Roy, (wilkinson, better than ever)confess,in tears, that he feels like a woman trapped in the wrong body. There is no sensationalism in this film, or debate about sex change operations, but rather about love, understanding, enduring each other shortcomings, companionship,and a dosage of subtle humor, facing what each day may bring.While one witnesses the transformation of Roy,it also observe the acceptance that Irma offers to his husband.