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Title: If You Could See What I Hear (1982)
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| Marc Singer | ... | Tom Sullivan | |
| R.H. Thomson | ... | Will Sly | |
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Sarah Torgov | ... | Patti Steffen |
| Shari Belafonte | ... | Heather Johnson (as Shari Belafonte Harper) | |
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Douglas Campbell | ... | Porky Sullivan |
| Helen Burns | ... | Mrs. Ruxton | |
| Harvey Atkin | ... | Bert | |
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Barbara Gordon | ... | Molly |
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Sharon Lewis | ... | Helga |
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Lynda Mason Green | ... | Sharon |
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Tony Van Bridge | ... | Dr. Roger Wells |
| Jack Creley | ... | Dean Franklin | |
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David Gardner | ... | Jack Steffen |
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Gary Reineke | ... | Phil Lucas |
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Bob Warner | ... | Sergeant |
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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. Written by Huggo
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Country:
CanadaLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
23 April 1982 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
CAD5,600,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$2,408,000, 25 April 1982Gross USA:
$8,693,512Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$8,693,512Company Credits
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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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As stated in the end credits, the little girl Sullivan saved from drowning was not his girlfriend's little sister, as portrayed in the film, but actually his own daughter. See more »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. See more »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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I also saw this on cable in 1983 and can't believe it is not currently available on DVD or video. It is a fun movie with alot of laughs, and at the same time a "heartwarming", feel-good movie. Very memorable from my teen years, but it is timeless in its comedy. Marc Singer plays the blind real-life Tom Sullivan. I remember one scene in particular that was hilarious: Tom (Marc Singer) was the most sober (and blind, too) of the group after they had been out all night drinking, he is behind the wheel and gets pulled over by a police officer. I have to see this movie again! What can we do to get it to be released on DVD/video???