It's the same way old movies used the blacks. They always played that role
until they organized. You need some strong representation; and waggle your
pocketbooks at them.

--Don Schaeffer (Joyce's husband)

----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Jeffries <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, December 04, 1999 6:32 PM
Subject: Re: Women with Disabilities & "Gigalo"


> It's always been standard practice with Hollywood that disabled people are
> the clowns or the ones to be pitied because we can't do for ourselves.
Now
> can anyone remember a movie that a disabled person was in an action movie
as
> the hero besides Marlee Matlin?  Too many times if a disabled person is
> needed for a movie or TV they get an able bodied person to play the part.
>