Temple Grandin (2010)

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

Director:

Mick Jackson

Writers:

Temple Grandin (based on the book: "Emergence"), Margaret Scariano (based on the book: "Emergence")

Stars:

Claire Danes, Julia Ormond, David Strathairn

Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 33 wins & 34 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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 Elizabeth Hughes	...	Four-Year-Old Temple (as Jenna Hughes)
Michael Crabtree	...	Uncle Mike
Charles Baker	...	Billy
David Born	...	Shanklin
Rutherford Cravens	...	Feedlot Guard
Matthew Posey	...	Ted Gilbert

Storyline

Biopic of Temple Grandin, an autistic woman who overcame the limitations imposed on her by her condition to become a Ph.D. and expert in the field of animal husbandry. She developed an interest in cattle early in life while spending time at her Aunt and Uncle's ranch. She did not speak until age four and had difficulty right through high school, mostly in dealing with people. Her mother was very supportive as were some of her teachers. She is noted for creating her "hug box", widely recognized today as a way of relieving stress in autistic children, and her humane design for the treatment of cattle in processing plants, which have been the subject of several books and won an award from PETA. Today, she is a professor at Colorado State University and well-known speaker on autism and animal handling.

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Plot Keywords:

cattle | animal husbandry | livestock | autism | feeding a horse | 

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Taglines:

What made her different made her exceptional.

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Genres:

Biography | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 February 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Du gehst nicht allein

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

HBO Films,Ruby Films,Gerson Saines Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In between the scene where Temple sees Chestnut for the first time and the eels ate scene there is a black and white photograph of Temple on horseback with Claire Danes' face. The original photograph was of Grandin herself and is seen in the closing credits.

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Goofs

In the diagnosis scene Eustacia is not with her husband and the psychiatrist is a grey haired American of average weight. In reality her husband Richard was in the room and the psychiatrist was blonde and thin and had a German accent.

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Quotes

[Temple tries to leave the funeral]
Eustacia: Temple, are you alright?
Temple Grandin: I'm leaving now.
Eustacia: It isn't over yet.
Temple Grandin: I said goodbye when I saw him, he isn't there. I've got him in my mind.

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Crazy Credits

There are photos of Temple Grandin (as a child, teenager and adult) shown beside the initial credits at the end.

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Connections

Features From Here to Eternity (1953)

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Soundtracks

Do You Believe in Magic
(1965)
Written by John Sebastian
Performed by The Lovin' Spoonful
Courtesy of Buddah Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment

User Reviews

It's tremendous and here are some very good reasons for my reasoning...

So much Autism in my family and such a rinse to see it portrayed in a respectful and yet, unhappy and troubled way. Autism is not for the Hallmark Card set - it is not for the After School Special digesters - it is difficult and rife with woe but also filled with newness and, forgive the hyperbole, wonder.

I thought the director and Danes went to important extremes that were so vital to telling this great, great story.

I have A.S. and I will tell you - the moment Temple realigns the uneven wallpaper in her mind - it had me. THAT is the mind of someone outside the room of traditional music. This is a great film and Claire Danes is giving the performance of unbelievable honesty and valor. Bravo to Jackson - Brava to Danes.