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The Terry Fox Story is a 1983 Canadian-American biographical film of Canadian amputee and runner Terry Fox. It was written by Howard Hume, John Kastner and Rose Kastner, and directed by Ralph L. Thomas .
[1] Miriam Nathan Lerner, writing in M/C Journal: A Journal of Media and Cultures, said that films featuring deaf and hard of hearing characters rarely focus on deafness itself but rather use it to advance the story or to help understand hearing characters. She said, "Films shape and reflect cultural attitudes and can serve as a potent force in ...
Films about disability in the United Kingdom (37 P) Films about disability in the United States (2 C, 256 P) Documentary films about people with disabilities (10 C, 63 P)
Blow Out is a 1981 American neo-noir mystery thriller film written and directed by Brian De Palma. [3] The film stars John Travolta as Jack Terry, a movie sound effects technician from Philadelphia who, while recording sounds for a low-budget slasher film, unintentionally captures audio evidence of an assassination involving a presidential hopeful.
Harrison Bergeron is the fourteen-year-old son of George Bergeron and Hazel Bergeron, who is 7 feet (2.1 m) tall, a genius, and an extraordinarily handsome, athletic, strong, and brave person. George Bergeron is Harrison's father and Hazel's husband. A very smart and sensitive character, he is handicapped artificially by the government.
A controversial new drama eight years in the making has become a surprise hit at the box office. On Independence Day (4 July) in the US, a brand new movie starring The Passion of the Christ star ...
Gregor Samsa's transformation and the changes of attitudes towards him, except those in his immediate family, is a metaphor for the lived experience of physical and visible disability. The story's themes resonate with critical disability theory. [25] [26] 1843 Tiny Tim: A Christmas Carol: Charles Dickens
29th Street (1991) – comedy drama film based on the true-life story of actor Frank Pesce, who won the first New York State Lottery in 1976 [84]; A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story (1991) – biographical drama television film recounting the life of Ricky Bell, a Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back sickened with dermatomyositis, and Ryan Blankenship, a physically impaired child [85]