Oh Lord, yes, I'd completely forgotten about him, thanks!  I suppose I was
thinking mainly of disabled characters with motor disabilities such as CP,
paralysis, etc.  You're right, he was beautifully incorporated into the
story, wasn't he?  The guy who produced all three films ceritainly seems to
be good at smashing stereotypes, doesn't he?

Glad you like the J. Conrad quote in my sig.  You're free to use it
yourself, of course.

        Kathy S.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rayna Lamb" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 3:32 AM
Subject: Re: Stereotypes in Movies


> Hi Kathy,
>
> Been racking my brains after reading your message, I was sure there
> was at least one other movie I knew of which had a disabled character
> that was just `part of the gang' so to speak, without the usual
> (mostly patronisingly icky) focus on the disability - then it came to
> me - `Four Weddings and a Funeral'.  Another one with the scrummy Mr
> Grant in it (I saw it about 10 times when it first came out - had a
> LOT of spare time on my hands in those days *g*), and also produced by
> the same people who did `Bridget Jones' and `Notting Hill'.
> The disabled character was the brother of HG's character, who was deaf
> and used sign. (the brother - not HG, my brain is fuzzy so I'm not
> sure if I'm making sense)  Don't know if the actor himself was deaf or
> if they used a hearing actor who knew sign, but the character was
> naturally incorporated into the film and no fuss was made about him.
>
> Rayna
> (btw - Kathy, love the Conrad quote you are using at the end of your
> posts!)