Almost Normal
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Directed by | |
Written by | Marc Moody |
Produced by | |
Starring | |
Cinematography | |
Edited by | Marc Moody Sharon Teo |
Music by | |
Distributed by | Seventh Art Releasing |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Almost Normal is a 2005 comedy-drama film directed by and starring , , and .[1][2][3]
Plot synopsis[]
Brad Jenkins, a 40-year-old gay college professor, is still uncomfortable in his own skin. After a disagreement with his mother, he storms out of his home, claiming that he is "going somewhere where [he] is more normal." A sudden car accident propels him back to his youth and into a world in which gay is "normal" and being straight is not accepted. Brad has to weigh whether to remain in the past and be "normal" or attempt to return to his old life. A local jock, who had ignored him before, now dates him. However, he grows attracted to a girl – his best friend/sister-in-law in the heteronormative world. The couple attempts to deal with the pressures of being straight in a gay world. Eventually, everyone dances with people of the opposite sex at the school ball, even though they are in the homonormative world, showing Brad's "acceptance" of his straightness in the past and his gay self in real life. He then returns to his life as a professor and re-unites with the jock, who turns out to be the gay father of a student of Brad's.
Cast[]
- as Brad Jenkins
- as Julie Erwin
- as Roland Davis
- as Terry
- as Bill Dempson
- as Dwayne Twillis
- as Doris Jenkins
- as Bob Jenkins
- as Louise Baker
- as Halbert Baker
- as Mr. Thompson
- as Steven Davis
- as Yolanda
- as Mr. Fock
- as Keith Stevens
- as Little Girl
Reception[]
Awards[]
Almost Normal won the Best of the Fest award at the 2005 .
See also[]
References[]
- ^ 'Almost Normal' drives home refreshing message Joel Gehringer, Lincoln Journal Star, September 22, 2005
- ^ 'Almost Normal' a fit for everyone[permanent dead link] Michelle Takiguchi, Ka Leo/The Voice April 2005.
- ^ Communication alumnus writes, directs 'Almost Normal'; available 11/15 Arian Smedley, Scripps College of Communication, November 3, 2005.
External links[]
- Official website
- Almost Normal at AllMovie
- Almost Normal at IMDb
- Review summary from the New York Times website
- Almost Normal, OutFilms.com, archived from the original on 2008-10-23, retrieved 2007-10-28
- Guerra, Joey (November 15, 2005), "Review of Almost Normal", AfterElton.com, retrieved 2007-10-28
- 2005 films
- English-language films
- 2000s fantasy comedy-drama films
- 2005 comedy-drama films
- 2005 LGBT-related films
- American fantasy comedy-drama films
- American films
- American LGBT-related films
- Films about time travel
- Gay-related films
- LGBT-related comedy-drama films
- 2000s comedy-drama film stubs
- LGBT-related film stubs