Temple Grandin (2010) (TV)

Director:

Mick Jackson

Writers (WGA):

Temple Grandin (based on the book: "Emergence") and
Margaret Scariano (based on the book: "Emergence") ...
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Release Date:

6 February 2010 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama

Tagline:

What made her different made her exceptional.

Plot:

A biopic of Temple Grandin, an autistic woman who has become one of the top scientists in the humane livestock handling industry.

Plot Keywords:

Cattle | Book | Colorado State University | Phd | Scientist

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 26 wins & 23 nominations

Cast

Claire Danes	...	Temple Grandin
Julia Ormond	...	Eustacia
David Strathairn	...	Dr. Carlock
Catherine O'Hara	...	Aunt Ann
Stephanie Faracy	...	Betty Goscowitz
Barry Tubb	...	Randy
Melissa Farman	...	Alice
Steve Shearer	...	Jeff Brown
Richard Dillard	...	Don Micheals
Jenna Hughes	...	Four-Year-Old Temple
Michael Crabtree	...	Uncle Mike
Charles Baker	...	Billy
David Born	...	Professor Shanklin
Rutherford Cravens	...	Feedlot Guard
Clark Perry	...	Cody the Woodshop Guy
Matthew Posey	...	Ted Gilbert
Toby Metcalf	...	Stacey
Cyndi Williams	...	Saughterhouse Clerk
Steve Uzzell	...	Psychologist
Rick Espaillat	...	French Lecturer
Jim Flowers	...	Dr. Spenk
Michael D. Conway	...	Mr. Peters (as Michael Conway)
William Akey	...	Mr. Hodges
Kristin McCollum	...	Madame Favide (as Kristin Mccollum)
Penny Goff	...	Riding Mistress (as Penny Reeves-Goff)
Chris Olson	...	Mr. Povey
Joe Nemmers	...	Mr. Neal
Gerry Robert Byrne	...	John Richmond
Aaron Johnson	...	Sanchez
Jacquejoy Littlefield	...	Mary-Anne
Cherami Leigh	...	Marcia
John Rawley	...	Red Harris
Phil Harrington	...	Dr. Ladenham
Cassandra L. Small	...	Suzanne
Robert Newell	...	Henry
Jessica Wilson	...	Iris
Cynthia Huerta	...	Joan
Ken Webster	...	Blueprint Draftsman
Carl Savering	...	Mr. Goscowicz
Brady Coleman	...	Abbot Chief Executive
Butch Anderson	...	Security Guard
Megan Moser	...	Melanie
Chloë Evans	...	Dorothy (as Chloe Evans)
Blair Bomar	...	Ellen
Xochitl Romero	...	Penelope
Tamara Jolaine	...	Nancy (as Tamara Jolaine Haasen)
David Blackwell	...	Supermarket Clerk
Sheila Bailey	...	Small Store Clerk (as Sheila Bailey-Lucas)
Wally Welch	...	Cowboy
Marissa Joy Davis	...	FPU Student (as Marissa Davis)
Cheryl Wheeler Duncan	...	Hostess
Michael Costello	...	Jim
Brian Bentley	...	Scott
Diane Perella	...	Wendy
Blake Duncan	...	Auctioneer
Marvin D. Yeaman	...	Auctioneer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nolan Bennett	...	Christmas Party Guest (uncredited)
Patrick Bertucci	...	Autism Symposium Attendee (uncredited)
Kelli Bland	...	Science Student / Dorm Girl (uncredited)
Fred Bothwell	...	Airport Greeter (uncredited)
Kelsey Buchanan	...	Birthday Party Friend (uncredited)
D.J. Castillo	...	JD (uncredited)
Cheryl Cave	...	Autism Symposium Attendee (uncredited)
Kurt Cole	...	Autism Symposium Attendee (uncredited)
David L. Dunn	...	Cowboy at Auction (uncredited)
Michelangelo Flores	...	Abbott Executive (uncredited)
Mike Gassaway	...	Pall Bearer (uncredited)
Brett Hill	...	Birthday Party Boy (uncredited)
Mark Holliway	...	Parent of Graduation Student (uncredited)
Christopher Holt	...	Autism Symposium Attendee (uncredited)
Nicole Holt	...	Autism Symposium Attendee (uncredited)
David Houston	...	Car Dealer (uncredited)
Diane Howard	...	Parent (uncredited)
Helen Ingham	...	Teacher (uncredited)
Marc Isaacs	...	Autism Symposium Attendee (uncredited)
Max W. Jenkins	...	Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
Andrew Kantowski	...	Autism Symposium Attendee (uncredited)
Gabriel Luna	...	Student Wit (uncredited)
Adam Maurer	...	Cowboy (uncredited)
James Leonardo Mayberry	...	Kid in Wheelchair (uncredited)
Rachel McDaniel	...	Autism Symposium Attendee (uncredited)
Chad McMinn	...	Graduating Student (uncredited)
Jake Messinger	...	Pallbearer (uncredited)
Amy L. Mitchell	...	Funeral Attendee (uncredited)
Joe Nelson	...	Abbott Board Member (uncredited)
Earl Nottingham	...	Auction Bidder (uncredited)
Vincent James Prendergast	...	Autism Conference Attendee (uncredited)
Dean Reading	...	Wrangler / Cow's Groom (uncredited)
Mike Rembis	...	Professor of Letters (uncredited)
Silver Renee	...	Kid / Patient in Waiting Room (uncredited)
Jordan Strassner	...	Science Student (uncredited)
Hailey Tuck	...	Lab partner (uncredited)
Debbi Tucker	...	Airline Passenger (uncredited)
Robin Lee Walper	...	Autism Symposium Host (uncredited)
Allison Wood	...	Asylum Nurse (uncredited)

Directed by
Mick Jackson

Writing credits (WGA)
Temple Grandin		based on the book: "Emergence" and
Margaret Scariano		based on the book: "Emergence" and
Temple Grandin		based on the book: "Thinking in Pictures"
Christopher Monger		(screenplay) and
Merritt Johnson		(screenplay) (as William Merritt Johnson)

Produced by
Gil Bellows	....	executive producer
Dante Di Loreto	....	executive producer
Anthony Edwards	....	executive producer
Scott Ferguson	....	producer
Paul Lister	....	executive producer
Alison Owen	....	executive producer
Emily Gerson Saines	....	executive producer
Greg Spence	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Alex Wurman

Cinematography by
Ivan Strasburg		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Leo Trombetta

Casting by
Richard Hicks
David Rubin

Production Design by
Richard Hoover

Art Direction by
Meghan C. Rogers

Set Decoration by
Gabriella Villarreal

Costume Design by
Cindy Evans

Makeup Department
Tarra D. Day	....	department head makeup
Paul Huntley	....	wig maker
Meredith Johns	....	key makeup artist
Geordie Sheffer	....	department head hair stylist
Charles Yusko	....	key hair stylist
Jacenda Burkett	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Alissa Shores	....	hairdresser (uncredited)

Production Management
Gerry Robert Byrne	....	production supervisor
Richard E. Chapla Jr.	....	assistant unit production manager
Scott Ferguson	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Robbie Friedmann	....	second second assistant director
Kayse Goodell	....	second second assistant director
Phil Hardage	....	first assistant director (as Philip Hardage)
Glen Moorman	....	additional second second assistant director
Shawn Pipkin	....	second assistant director

Art Department
David Michael Ableman	....	scenic (as Michael Abelman)
J.P. Barrow	....	propmaker
Amy Bell	....	buyer
Rodney Brown	....	construction foreman
Marcia Bruscato-Poss	....	construction buyer
Kit Casati	....	propmaker (as Kit Chris Casati)
Jim Lee Dennard	....	welder
Tim Dingle	....	scenic
Travis Eisenberg	....	propmaker
Doug Field	....	assistant propmaster
William F. Gambill	....	standby painter (as William Gambill)
Juliet Guimont	....	scenic
Mark Gutierrez	....	propmaker
Elliott Hostetter	....	on-set dresser
Randy Huke	....	buyer (as Randy Smith Huke)
Garry Kirks	....	propmaker (as Garry James Kirks)
Kacey Koeberer	....	graphic designer
Timothy W. Lobdell	....	propmaker (as Lucky Lobdell)
Pat Martine	....	scenic
Brian T. McCarty	....	welder (as Brian T. Mccarty)
Andy McCauley	....	propmaker (as Andy Mccauley)
Joe McCusker	....	construction coordinator (as Joe Mccusker)
Richard Joe Moore	....	propmaker
Barbara Nadeau	....	scenic
Tyler Noel	....	painter
Shane Patrick	....	leadman
Rob Perkins	....	scenic
Ron Perkins	....	construction foreman
Adele Plauche	....	set designer
Jeff Poss	....	sculptor
Victoria Ramirez	....	props assistant
Felix Rosales III	....	propmaker
Alan R. Serotta	....	propmaker
Corissa Smith	....	scenic
John 'B.J.' Smith	....	scenic (as John BJ Smith Jr.)
Danny Sutedja	....	art department production assistant
Carrin Welch	....	art department coordinator
Gary Wimmer	....	lead scenic (as Gary W. Wimmer)
Koen Wooten	....	property master
Susan A. Benson	....	bull testicle fabricator (uncredited)
Brad Blei	....	set dresser (uncredited)
April Crump	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Doug Field	....	bull testicle fabricator (uncredited)
Jeremy Reeves	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Robert R. Wonson	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Ethan Andrus	....	sound mixer
Rick Ash	....	sound re-recording mixer
Petra Bach	....	dialogue editor
Bryan Bowen	....	supervising sound editor
Paul Curtis	....	dialogue editor
David Lee Fein	....	foley artist (as David Lee)
Hilda Hodges	....	foley artist
David Jobe	....	foley mixer (as Dave Jobe)
Vanessa Lapato	....	supervising adr editor
Sonny Pettijohn	....	assistant sound editor
Tom Sturgis	....	boom operator
Michael Swanner	....	utility sound
Bruce Tanis	....	sound effects editor (as Bruce Tannis)
Ron Bedrosian	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Chris David	....	sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Roy Machado	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Travis MacKay	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Sal Ojeda	....	dubbing mixer (uncredited)
Corey Roberts	....	additional adr recordist (uncredited)
Gabriel J. Serrano	....	sound recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Everett Byrom III	....	special effects supervisor
Craig Byrom	....	special effects foreman
Brian Cross	....	special effects technician
Stanford Gilbert	....	special effects technician
James W. McCormick	....	special effects technician
Travis Poston	....	special effects utility
Bob Trevino	....	special effects technician
Wes Aylor	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Robert Brown	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Andrea D'Amico	....	visual effects producer: Eden FX
Eric Hoskins	....	data wrangler: digital intermediate, Deluxe Digital Media
Mark Intravartolo	....	inferno artist: Eden FX
John Karner	....	digital artist: Eden FX
Toby Newell	....	digital artist: Eden FX
Fred Pienkos	....	visual effects supervisor: Eden FX
Sean M. Scott	....	digital artist: Eden FX (as Sean Scott)
Thom Whitehead	....	visual effects artist: digital intermediate, Deluxe Digital Media
Ben Campanaro	....	temps compositor: Eden FX (uncredited)
Craig Edwards	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Andrew Furlong	....	rotoscope artist: Eden FX (uncredited)
John F. Gross	....	visual effects exec producer: Eden FX (uncredited)
Eric Haas	....	digital effects artist: EdenFX (uncredited)
Eric Hance	....	visual effects artist (uncredited)
Samantha Mabie-Tuinstra	....	visual effects producer: Eden FX (uncredited)

Stunts
Jody Haselbarth	....	stunt performer
Anne Clare Lush	....	stunt performer (as Anne Clare Graham)
Jeff Schwan	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Roger Basquette	....	video assist
Tony Bendt	....	dolly grip
Rich Bond	....	company electrician
Trey Cartwright	....	company electrician
Josh Cary	....	company electrician
Scott Conn	....	company electrician
Brown Cooper	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Vance Holmes	....	camera operator: "c" camera
Donald R. Howe Jr.	....	second assistant camera: b camera (as Don Howe)
Robert Janecka	....	company electrician (as Rob Janecka)
Brad Keffer	....	company electrician
Jon H. Lewis	....	gaffer
Jim McConkey	....	camera operator: "a" camera (as Jim Mcconkey)
Jim McConkey	....	steadicam operator (as Jim Mcconkey)
Matthew McGinn	....	camera loader (as Matthew Mcginn)
P.K. Munson	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Georgia Pierson	....	company electrician (as Georgia Raye Pierson)
Van Redin	....	still photographer
Froylan Reyes Jr.	....	company electrician (as Froy Reyes Jr.)
Donis Rhoden	....	company grip
Calmar Roberts	....	first assistant camera: "c" camera (as Cal Roberts)
Tom Shinn	....	best boy electric
Ferrell A. Shinnick	....	key grip
Christopher Smith	....	second assistant camera: "c" camera
Louis Smith	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera (as Louis C. Smith)
Pete Stockton	....	company grip (as Peter Stockton)
Mark Strasburg	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Leif E. Ulvog	....	company grip
Steve Urban	....	company grip (as Steven B. Urban)
Joe Vasquez	....	best boy grip
Joe Datri	....	remote control technician (uncredited)
John Eschberger	....	grip (uncredited)
Vance Holmes	....	underwater camera operator (uncredited)
Jason Keene	....	grip (uncredited)
Justin Seyb	....	electrician (uncredited)
Aaron Atom Vyvial	....	grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Kira Burns	....	extras casting
Christa del Castillo	....	extras casting assistant (as Christa Del Castillo)
Stephanie Hernandez	....	extras casting assistant
Kate Hubbell	....	casting associate
Rick Messina	....	casting assistant
Beth Sepko	....	location casting
Kera Dacy	....	casting assistant (uncredited)
Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson	....	adr voice casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Betty Chlystek	....	seamstress
Suzy Freeman	....	costume supervisor
Risa Garcia	....	key costumer
Janice Janacek	....	key set costumer (as Janice Janecek)
Rona Lamont	....	costumer
Esther Marquis	....	seamstress (as Esther Mary Marquis)
M. Caroline Pruet	....	set costumer (as Caroiline Pruet)
Cheryl G. Smith	....	set costumer: background
Stephany Baskin	....	set costumer (uncredited)
Kaivan Bazleh	....	wardrobe assistant (uncredited)
Jody Felz	....	costumer (uncredited)
Marcy Rector	....	costumer (uncredited)
Mirin Soliz	....	costume shop supervisor (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Matthew Ariail	....	post production coordinator
Jason Bretz	....	first assistant editor
Laura Geucherian	....	digital intermediate producer
Benjamin Lapides	....	post production assistant
Keith Mahoney	....	digital intermediate assistant editor
Kevin O'Connor	....	digital intermediate colorist
Sara Prokop	....	assistant editor
Stuart Sperling	....	assistant editor
Thom Whitehead	....	digital intermediate conformer

Music Department
John Jennings Boyd	....	music programmer
Tom Calderaro	....	orchestrator
Ray Espinola Jr.	....	music coordinator
Evyen Klean	....	music supervisor (as Evyen J. Klean)
Samuel Lehmer	....	score mixer
Lawrence Manchester	....	score mixer
Lawrence Manchester	....	score recordist
Dean Menta	....	music editor
Stephen Perone	....	assistant: Mr. Wurman
Jeffrey Schindler	....	score conductor
Ellen Segal	....	music editor
Alex Wurman	....	orchestrator
Alex Wurman	....	score producer
Gina Zimmitti	....	orchestra contractor
Andy Georges	....	musician (uncredited)
Braden Kimball	....	soundtrack engineer (uncredited)
Teddy Kumpel	....	musician: guitar (uncredited)
Larry Mah	....	digital score recordist (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Keith Albert	....	driver
Monica Allen	....	driver (as Monica Nelson)
Jon Bergholz	....	transportation coordinator
William Beschen	....	driver
Thomas Bunker	....	driver
Charles Coulter	....	transportation captain (as Charles F. Coulter)
Billy Cude	....	driver
Fred Davis	....	driver
Joe Dye	....	driver (as Joe N. Dye)
Dwayne Haevischer	....	driver
Cliff Hunt	....	driver
Joe Llanes	....	driver
Xavier Maldonado	....	driver
Dean Robinson	....	driver
Michael E. Royal	....	driver (as Royal)
Charles D. Russell	....	driver
Sissy Schriber	....	driver
Bobby Sconci Jr.	....	driver
Bobby Sconci	....	driver
Daniel Stewart	....	driver (as Danny Stewart)
Butch Themer	....	driver
Victor Villarreal	....	driver

Other crew
Victoria Acosta	....	travel coordinator (as Victoria A. Acosta)
Donald Been	....	caterer
Andy Brunskill	....	assistant: Ms. Owen
Roy Burger	....	wrangler
Polly Businger	....	set teacher
Michael Clossin	....	production assistant
Logan Cooper	....	assistant location manager
Luke Crawford	....	set production assistant
Amanda Curry	....	first assistant accountant
Dustin Daniels	....	location assistant
Sara Denson	....	production secretary
David H. Emmons Jr.	....	caterer
Joe Forlini	....	craft service assistant
Robbie Friedmann	....	location manager
Jeffrey Gladu	....	payroll accountant (as Jeff Gladu)
Lara Graffunder	....	production assistant (as Lara G. Lewis)
Gina Grande	....	script supervisor
Matthew K. Grigsby	....	production accountant
Esther Harvey	....	assistant: Ms. Danes
Cody Haynes	....	gangboss
Susan Hegarty	....	dialect coach: Ms. Danes
Mary Beth Hollman	....	production assistant
Susan Jackson	....	representative: American Humane
Glen Kaplan	....	location production assistant
Jonathan Kaufman	....	technical consultant: Disabilityworks Inc. (as Jonathan J. Kaufman)
Janice Knox	....	wrangler (as Janice S. Knox)
Celeste Landrum	....	production assistant
Bill Lanier	....	assistant production coordinator
Ken Lewin	....	location scout (as Kenneth Lewin)
Cindy Lindauer	....	set teacher
David A. Little	....	head wrangler
Dustin Little	....	wrangler
Kana LiVolsi	....	set production assistant (as Kana Livolsi)
Melody Lloyd	....	medic: construction
David Long	....	locations catering
Shane Mallory	....	set production assistant
John P. Martin	....	accounting clerk
Antony Merkel	....	assistant: Ms. Gerson Saines
Nancy Minshew	....	autism consultant (as Dr. Nancy Minshew)
Frank Muto	....	photo by: Lyndon B. Johnson Library
C.J. Neels	....	production assistant
Anne Nevin	....	production coordinator
Daniel Norton	....	chef
Jacob Payton	....	wrangler
Rex Peterson	....	horse trainer
Colleen Porth	....	representative: American Humane (as Colleen Perth)
Ronnie Reeves	....	wrangler
Deborah Ricketts	....	stock footage researcher
Tamar Rogoff	....	movement coach
Saul Sanchez	....	craft service (as Saúl Sanchez)
Jimmy Schwertner	....	location liaison
Reneau Skinner	....	second assistant accountant
Mark Spacek	....	set production assistant
Bob Swensen	....	title producer: main title
Ian B. Williams	....	assistant: Mr. Jackson & Mr. Ferguson (as Ian Williams)
Charlie Wilson	....	caterer (as Charles T. Wilson)
Shawn Zimmerman	....	set medic
David Calabrese	....	digital dailies (uncredited)
Gil Dean	....	wrangler (uncredited)
Ryan Gladden	....	data wrangler (uncredited)
Denton Hanna	....	location scout: Arizona (uncredited)
Travis Wade Locke	....	wrangler (uncredited)
Michael Riley	....	title designer (uncredited)
Will Rimmer	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Natasha Shumny	....	post facilities coordinator (uncredited)
Rebecca Thornell	....	script clearance (uncredited)

Thanks
Eustacia Cutler	....	special thanks
Mark Deesing	....	special thanks
Jeannie Eagle	....	special thanks
Anna London	....	special thanks
Louis London	....	special thanks
Janis Xinchun Rancourt	....	special thanks
Hannah Rothman	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• HBO Films (presents) (A Mick Jackson Film) (A Gerson Saines Production)
• Ruby Films (as a Ruby Films Production)

Distributors

• Home Box Office (HBO) (2010) (USA) (TV) (A Time Warner Company)
• Audio Visual Entertainment (2011) (Greece) (DVD)
• Home Box Office (HBO) (2012) (Netherlands) (TV) (HBO2) (limited)
• LaLa TV (2012) (Japan) (TV)
• Nova Cinema (2011) (Greece) (TV)

Special Effects

• Eden FX (visual effects by)

Other Companies

• American Humane Association, The  monitored the animal action: AHAD 01374 (as American Humane Association)
• Austin Film Commission  special thanks (as The Austin Film Commission)
• Autism Speaks  special thanks
• Capitol Land & Livestock  special thanks
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies and remote camera systems
• City Of Lockhart, Texas  special thanks (as The City of Lockhart)
• City of Austin, Texas, The  special thanks (as The City of Austin)
• Clairmont Camera  camera systems
• Classic Images  stock footage provided by
• Columbia Pictures  courtesy of: "From Here to Eternity"
• Corbis Motion  stock footage provided by
• Corbis  stock footage provided by
• Deluxe Digital Media  digital intermediate
• Disabilityworks  technical consultant (as Disabilityworks, Inc.)
• Efootage  stock footage provided by
• F.I.L.M. Archives  stock footage provided by
• FotoKem Film and Video  film laboratory services
• Fujifilm  photographed on
• Getty Images  stock footage provided by
• Global Entertainment Partners  Avid rentals
• Greenlight  licensed by: Albert Einstein and related rights TM/© of HUJ (as Greenlight, LLC)
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)  provided by: NASA images (as The National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
• Newman Scoring Stage, Twentieth Century Fox Studios, The  score recorded at (as 20th Century Fox Newman Scoring Stage)
• Panavision Dallas  lighting equipment
• Phil Schriber Film Fleet  production vehicles
• Pyramid Film Corporation  courtesy of: "Sense Perception" (as Pyramid Films Corp.)
• Rhinogrip  grip equipment
• Sam Kane Beef  special thanks
• Scott Dittricht Films  stock footage provided by (as Scott Ditrich Films)
• Seven Letter Music Group  music preparation
• Shine  titles and graphic imagery designed by
• Sonart Productions  score mixed at
• SoundWorks Houston  additional adr (uncredited)
• Texas Film Commission  special thanks (as The Texas Film Commission)
• The City of Bastrop, Texas  special thanks (as The City of Bastrop)
• The City of Georgetown, Texas  special thanks (as The City of Georgetown)
• Turner Entertainment Company  licensed by: "Man from U.N.C.L.E." (as Turner Entertainment Co.)
• Warner Bros. Entertainment  licensed by: "Man from U.N.C.L.E." (as Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.)
• Wildfire Studios  sound re-recording (uncredited)
• Wrangler Western Wear  wardrobe provided by (as Wrangler)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:TV-PG | South Korea:All | Singapore:PG | Netherlands:12 | Sweden:7 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Austin Studios - 1901 E. 51st Street, Austin, Texas, USA

Company:

HBO Films

Trivia:

Danes and Grandin spent a half-day lunching and visiting in Danes' New York City apartment as part of Danes' research.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The college scenes are set in 1962, yet in a department head's office we see a push-button telephone, which were not commercially available until 1963 and not widely used anywhere until the early 1970s.

Quotes:

Mr. Peters:Does she have to chalk the walls?

Movie Connections:

Featured in 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2011) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Claire Danes better get a freakin' Emmy for this

I'm a parent of a child with high-functioning autism, and while my child's condition isn't nearly as severe as Ms. Grandin's, I was touched and awed by the portrayal in the film on a deeply personal level and as a fan of film.

Not once during the entire film was I able to sit back and say, unequivocally, that's Claire Danes on the screen. Not once, because that was not Claire Danes - it was Temple Grandin, or at the very least what we saw on the screen was %99.999 the character brought to life with an unbelievably immersive portrayal of Ms. Grandin by Ms. Danes.

I've seen those looks, those pensive stares filled with wonder and awe and fear but on a level so completely foreign to those of us who do not have autism. There were moments in this film I was looking right into my child's eyes through that screen.

Ms. Danes is an extraordinary talent, and while I've watched many of her films with interest, I will make it a point to see those I have not yet seen, and will watch with renewed interest and intensity those I have already seen.

Wow...seriously, that's about all I can say about her performance - Wow.