- Normal (film)
Infobox_Film
name =Normal
director =Jane Anderson
producer =Thomas J. Busch
writer =Jane Anderson
starring =Jessica Lange Tom Wilkinson
music =Alex Wurman
cinematography =Alar Kivilo
editing =Lisa Fruchtman
distributor =HBO Films
released =2003
runtime =110 min.
language =English
budget =
imdb_id =0338290|"Normal" (
2003 ) was a made-for-TV movie produced by HBO Films which became an official selection at the 2003Sundance Film Festival .Jane Anderson , the film's writer and director, adapted her own play,Looking for Normal , about a midwestern factory worker who stuns his wife of 25 years by saying he wishes to undergo gender transition andsex reassignment surgery .Plot
Roy Applewood, after fainting on the night of his 25th anniversary, shocks his wife Irma by revealing that he is
transgender and plans to transition into a woman named Ruth. While Ruth tries to keep the family together, Irma's initial reaction is to separate from her. Patty Ann, their daughter, is more accepting, but Wayne, their son, struggles with his parent's transition. However, he comes to a new-found friendship and understanding with his family.Ruth faces ostracism at church and at work. She finds understanding from her boss but not from her minister.
In the end, Irma discovers that love transcends gender and the family survives.
Cast
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Jessica Lange
*Tom Wilkinson
*Clancy Brown
*Hayden Panettiere
*Joe Sikora
*Abby Erwin ee also
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Transgender in film and television External links
*imdb title|id=0338290|title=Normal
* [http://www.hbo.com/films/normal/synopsis/ HBO Films]
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