i don't think forest gamp a issue of his disability, did they even state that he had a disability. sure they hinted that he had one, but it wasn't a major deal. or that he did all of those things in spite of being disabled. dan "Joy C. Liebeskind" wrote: > How about Forest Gump?? > ---------- > >From: lawrence keplinger <[log in to unmask]> > >To: [log in to unmask] > >Subject: Re: Disability movies and putting braces > >Date: Fri, Nov 12, 1999, 9:19 AM > > > > >there are only two movies that i like on the topic of disabilities, they are my > >my left foot and the water dance. all the rest are like pitty parties, because > >that is what the media thanks the audience whats. i found this out when hbo > >tried to do that with my documentary. they even tried to make the music sappy. > >but the saw what i was trying to do, the media still has along way to go in it's > >potray of the disabled communitty. > > > >dan k. > > > >"Elaine P. Kane" wrote: > > > >> 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 > >