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Almost Normal (2005)

| Comedy, Drama, Romance | 26 May 2005 (USA)
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A gay man approaching a mid-life crisis is tired of being different because he is gay. He wants to be normal. Suddenly he is yanked back in time to when he was in high school. But this time... See full summary »

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Marc Moody

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Marc Moody

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J. Andrew Keitch, Joan Lauckner, Tim Hammer | See full cast & crew »
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J. Andrew Keitch J. Andrew Keitch ... Brad Jenkins
Joan Lauckner Joan Lauckner ... Julie Erwin
Tim Hammer ... Roland Davis
Nils Haaland Nils Haaland ... Terry
Kehry Anson Lane Kehry Anson Lane ... Bill Dempson
Joel Egger Joel Egger ... Dwayne Twillis
Virginia Smith Virginia Smith ... Doris Jenkins
Brad Buffum Brad Buffum ... Bob Jenkins
Mary Douglass Mary Douglass ... Louise Baker
Steve Balsarini Steve Balsarini ... Halbert Baker
John Brennan John Brennan ... Mr. Thompson
Adam J. Jefferis ... Steven Davis (as Adam Jefferis)
Katherine Nora Le Roy Katherine Nora Le Roy ... Yolanda
Stan Brown ... Mr. Fock
Eric Smith Eric Smith ... Keith Stevens
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A gay man approaching a mid-life crisis is tired of being different because he is gay. He wants to be normal. Suddenly he is yanked back in time to when he was in high school. But this time, the world is gay and to be straight is considered deviant behavior. Then something else happens. He meets a girl. And suddenly normal becomes ...well almost normal. Written by Marc Moody

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man wears eyeglasses | gay | school | high school | alternate timeline | See All (140) »

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Sometimes to be normal, you have to be a little different See more »

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Goofs

A train passing behind Brad and Roland when they are sitting at a train station has a Burlington Northern Santa Fe flag. The BNSF merger didn't occur until 1996, yet the time period is supposed to be 1985. See more »

Quotes

Doris Jenkins: We will not create a scene with company in the house. We're middle class white people!
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Referenced in The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) See more »

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Has no idea what it wants to be
12 February 2006 | by clewis53 – See all my reviews

This movie can't decide if its goal is to preach, amuse, sadden, or just plain annoy the viewer. Is this the gay "Peggy Sue Got Married", "Back to the Future", "The Wizard of Oz", or a confused amalgam of all 3, with some PG-13 "Queer as Folk" thrown in??

Particularly annoying was the unused opportunity to have the role-reversed world be even an iota better than the current state of right wing homophobia extant in America today.

Mediocre acting, poor editing, and an uneven script result in a sub-standard movie watching experience. Thank goodness for Fast Forward.
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