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Bobby Greer <[log in to unmask]>
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St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
Date:
Sat, 13 Nov 1999 20:08:45 -0500
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There are alot of good movies about disabilities(mainly about spinal cord
injuries) Water Dance, Passion Fish, Robin Williams is doing "Don't Worry
Boys,
He Won't Get Far on Foot" about the life of John Callahan. There one which
I can not recall the name about a group of huys with disabilities who hang
out at a local bar.

Bobby


>Chester,
>
>    A good movie to see is called "My Left Foot". Daniel Day Lewis portrayed
>a man with severe CP. (He was only able to use his left foot). The movie is
>based on the true story of an Irish poet/artist named Christy Brown. In my
>opinion, which isn't worth very much, this movie is the closest that I have
>seen at depicting any type of disability in a truly realistic way.
>    Brenda Frick is the actress who portrayed Christy Brown's mother, and she
>won an Academy Award for her role in this movie. The movie shows the
>struggles with issues such as accessibility, dressing, eating, communicating,
>and real life. Geez.... I am starting to sound like a movie ctritic here!!!!
>;-)  I give this movie 2 thumbs up and everyone should see it to broaden
>their perspective.
>     A lesser known movie about a skiier, named Jill Kinmot, does a fair job
>on showing the adjustments necessary to be made by an able bodied person, who
>suddenly is very dependent. The movie is called "The Other Side Of The
>Mountain".
>    Most recently, Christopher Reeve had a movie on television showing his
>own story. I do not recall the name of it, but if you researched under
>Christopher Reeve, I am sure it will come up.
>    I hope that this helps you a little bit and I will keep thinking about
>other movies that might also apply- <3 Elaine

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