If You Could See What I Hear (1982)

A light comedy/love story based on the life of blind musician Tom Sullivan.

Director:

Eric Till

Writers:

Stuart Gillard (screenplay written by), Tom Sullivan (novel)

Stars:

Marc Singer, R.H. Thomson, Sarah Torgov

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Marc Singer	...	Tom Sullivan
R.H. Thomson	...	Will Sly
Sarah Torgov	...	Patti Steffen
Shari Belafonte	...	Heather Johnson (as Shari Belafonte Harper)
Douglas Campbell	...	Porky Sullivan
Helen Burns	...	Mrs. Ruxton
Harvey Atkin	...	Bert
Barbara Gordon	...	Molly
Sharon Lewis	...	Helga
Lynda Mason Green	...	Sharon
Tony Van Bridge	...	Dr. Roger Wells
Jack Creley	...	Dean Franklin
David Gardner	...	Jack Steffen
Gary Reineke	...	Phil Lucas
Bob Warner	...	Sergeant

Storyline

Tom Sullivan is in many ways a typical student attending a Boston area college, he, showing his immaturity, partaking in, often leading, mainly harmless student hijinks with his pipe smoking friend, Will Sly. He funnels many of his energies into his music as a singer/pianist. Tom also happens to be blind, which he's been since a newborn due to being provided too much oxygen while in an incubator. Tom is independently minded, and wants to be treated just like any sighted person. Like most men his age, he is also in the pursuit of the opposite sex, in the process of which he finds that he falls in love easily. Through all these activities, Tom is affected by real life including the temporariness of college life, some not being able to get over their own prejudices of being sighted in their dealings with him, and coming to the realization that there are some things more difficult to do in life when one is blind.

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Plot Keywords:

piano player | blindness | massachusetts | disability | overcoming adversity | 

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Taglines:

The true story of a born winner!

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Genres:

Biography | Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 April 1982 (USA)

Also Known As:

Au-delà du regard

Filming Locations:

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CAD 5,600,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,408,000, 25 April 1982, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$8,693,512

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cypress Grove, Shelter Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Tom Sullivan is heard to yell the identical recorded line "Hello? Can anybody hear me?" twice: once during the skydiving scene, and once during the swimming pool scene.

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Goofs

During the skydiving incident, Tom's friend takes off in a jeep on natural ground, but we hear the tires squeal as though he's on pavement.

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Quotes

Will Sly: Time to think about getting a new guide dog. I'm off tomorrow.
Tom Sullivan: It's tomorrow already? Jesus, what happened? We were...
Will Sly: They should make calendars in Braille. They really should.

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Connections

Featured in At the Movies: Stinkers of 1982 (1983)

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Soundtracks

Symphony No. 6 (Pastoral): Fifth Movement
(uncredited)
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Played onscreen on synthesizers by 'Marc Singer' and Shari Belafonte

User Reviews

I have searched and searched

I saw this movie ages ago and I would love to see it again to find out if it was as good as I truly remember. I loved the scene with the socks (trying not to spoil) and I think I fell in love with Shari Bellafonte when I saw this. This is the last movie that Marc singer did before Beastmaster that I saw which is the last movie of his I liked.

I am on board for getting this released on DVD. If anyone has an idea how let me know. thanks

Tagline: The true story of a born winner!

Plot Outline: A light comedy/love story based on the life of blind musician Tom Sullivan.