| Edition |
Widescreen version (16x9). |
| Description |
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Based on the play "Looking for normal" by Jane Anderson. |
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Special features: audio commentary by writer/director Jane Anderson. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Alar Kivilo ; editor, Lisa Fruchtman ; music, Alex Wurman ; costume designer, Hope Hannafin ; production designer, Nina Ruscio. |
| Cast |
Jessica Lange, Tom Wilkinson, Hayden Panettiere, Clancy Brown, Joe Sikora, Randall Arney, Richard Bull, Mary Seibel. |
| Summary |
Roy and Irma are a devoted couple living a normal life in rural Illinois. At a party celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary, Roy inexplicably blacks out. As he awakens, it is with the realization that his life must change forever. Roy confesses to Irma that he's a woman trapped in a man's body and that he wants a sex change. A surprise to his wife, turns out to be a shock to the church-going community. Now Roy must face his friends, co-workers and his own children as he confronts his own transformation. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated; adult content, adult language, brief nudity. |
| System Details |
DVD, Region 1 encoding, Dolby digital, Dolby surround. |
| Awards |
Emmy Awards, 2003: Emmy - Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Non-Prosthetic) (Hallie D'Amore (key makeup artist), Linda Melazzo (makeup artist), Dorothy J. Pearl (makeup for Ms. Lange)). |
| Language |
English or French dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles; Closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Sex change -- Drama.
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Married people -- Drama.
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Families -- Illinois -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Comedy films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Anderson, Jane (Jane Teresa), 1954-
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Lange, Jessica.
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Wilkinson, Tom, 1948-2023
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Panettiere, Hayden, 1989-
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Brown, Clancy.
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Sikora, Joe.
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Arney, Randall.
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Bull, Richard, 1924-2014.
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Seibel, Mary.
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Kivilo, Alar.
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Fruchtman, Lisa.
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Wurman, Alex, 1966-
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Hanafin, Hope.
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Ruscio, Nina.
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HBO Films.
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Avenue Pictures.
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HBO Video (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0783123663 |
| Standard No. |
026359202520 |
| Music No. |
92025 HBO Video |
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