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Music Within

  • 20072007
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  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
5.8K
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Melissa George, Ron Livingston, and Michael Sheen in Music Within (2007)
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  • Biography
  • Comedy
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The true story of Richard Pimentel, a brilliant public speaker with a troubled past, who returns from Vietnam deafened, and finds a new purpose in his landmark efforts on the behalf of Ameri... Read allThe true story of Richard Pimentel, a brilliant public speaker with a troubled past, who returns from Vietnam deafened, and finds a new purpose in his landmark efforts on the behalf of Americans with disabilities.The true story of Richard Pimentel, a brilliant public speaker with a troubled past, who returns from Vietnam deafened, and finds a new purpose in his landmark efforts on the behalf of Americans with disabilities.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
5.8K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Steven Sawalich
  • Writers
    • Bret McKinney
    • Mark Andrew Olsen
    • Kelly Kennemer
  • Stars
    • Ron Livingston
    • Melissa George
    • Michael Sheen
Top credits
  • Director
    • Steven Sawalich
  • Writers
    • Bret McKinney
    • Mark Andrew Olsen
    • Kelly Kennemer
  • Stars
    • Ron Livingston
    • Melissa George
    • Michael Sheen
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 41User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
    • 53Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Ron Livingston in Music Within (2007)
    Rebecca De Mornay in Music Within (2007)
    Melissa George, Ron Livingston, and Michael Sheen in Music Within (2007)
    Ron Livingston in Music Within (2007)
    Ron Livingston in Music Within (2007)
    Ron Livingston and Michael Sheen in Music Within (2007)
    Ron Livingston in Music Within (2007)
    Hector Elizondo in Music Within (2007)
    Melissa George, Ron Livingston, and Michael Sheen in Music Within (2007)
    Ron Livingston in Music Within (2007)
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    Ron Livingston
    Ron Livingston
    • Richard Pimentelas Richard Pimentel
    Melissa George
    Melissa George
    • Christineas Christine
    Michael Sheen
    Michael Sheen
    • Art Honeymanas Art Honeyman
    Clint Jung
    Clint Jung
    • Richard's Dadas Richard's Dad
    Marion Ross
    Marion Ross
    • Grandmaas Grandma
    Rebecca De Mornay
    Rebecca De Mornay
    • Richard's Momas Richard's Mom
    Janssen Van De Yacht
    • Toddler Richardas Toddler Richard
    Ridge Canipe
    Ridge Canipe
    • Young Richardas Young Richard
    Paul Michael
    • Joeas Joe
    John Livingston
    John Livingston
    • Mr. Parksas Mr. Parks
    TyZhaun Lewis
    • Aaronas Aaron
    • (as Lewis Tyzhaun)
    Arlene Ancheta
    • Chinese Womanas Chinese Woman
    • (as Arlene Anchette)
    Linda Burden-Williams
    Linda Burden-Williams
    • Bambias Bambi
    Hector Elizondo
    Hector Elizondo
    • Ben Padrowas Ben Padrow
    Joel Bryant
    Joel Bryant
    • Sergeant Tayloras Sergeant Taylor
    Kevin Sage
    Kevin Sage
    • Sageas Sage
    Brett Donowho
    Brett Donowho
    • McMahonas McMahon
    Phil Somerville
    • Vaughnas Vaughn
    • Director
      • Steven Sawalich
    • Writers
      • Bret McKinney
      • Mark Andrew Olsen
      • Kelly Kennemer
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Dale Dye and Ron Livingston worked on Band of Brothers (2001)
    • Goofs
      The novel "Choke", by Chuck Palahniuk, not published until 2001, is in the bookcase next to Richard as he speaks to Art who has just proofread the manuscript of Windmills.
    • Quotes

      [Richard has given Art his manual to read and is nervously hovering in the next room]

      Richard: What page are you on now?

      Art: I'm on page shut the fuck up.

      [after a minute, Richard tries to quietly open the door]

      Art: I've got CP, I'm not deaf!

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: American Gangster/Music Within/Before the Devil Knows You're Dead/Dan in Real Life/Control (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      You're Nobody 'Til Someone Loves You
      Written by James Cavanaugh, Russ Morgan, Larry Stock

      Performed by Dean Martin

    User reviews41

    Review
    Top review
    Yeah, this is a pretty good movie based on a true story. The ADA is passed in 1990.
    The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination against qualified people with disabilities in employment, transportation, public accommodation, communications, and governmental activities. This act was passed in 1990.

    Ron Livingston is Richard Pimentel, born in the late 1940s, and who always had superb oratory skills for his age. He is widely credited with being instrumental in having the ADA established. Richard had been in Viet Nam and there had his hearing destroyed by a close-range blast. Trying to "find his own voice" in life, his own "music within", he eventually realized that it was to help the masses of disabled veterans and then all persons with disabilities.

    Rebecca De Mornay is good as Richard's Mom, who suffered from numerous miscarriages and ended up in an institution. Hector Elizondo is good as Dr. Padrow, the professor that told Richard as a young man, go out and find out what you really believe in. Australian Melissa George is good as Richard's girlfriend Christine who found it difficult to get attention away from Richard's causes.

    Good movie, well-paced, of a person who has been instrumental in a key chapter of US history, providing equal opportunities for the disabled.

    Update Aug 2021: I watched it again on DVD almost 13 years after my first viewing and it was totally fresh. All the good things many reviewers say about the movie are accurate.
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    • TxMike
    • Oct 31, 2008

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 5, 2007 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La voz del interior
    • Filming locations
      • Beaverton, Oregon, USA
    • Production companies
      • Articulus Entertainment
      • Quorum Entertainment
      • The Music Within LLC
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $154,087
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $52,744
      • Oct 28, 2007
    • Gross worldwide
      • $187,581
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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