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starring: Redd Foxx, Pearl Bailey, Dennis Dugan, Michael Warren, Tamara Dobsondirected by: George Schlatter
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780792839958
Format: Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
ISBN: 0792839951
Label: MGM (Warner)
Manufacturer: MGM (Warner)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Warner)
Release Date: January 05, 1999
Running Time: 91 minutes
Sales Rank: 12861
Studio: MGM (Warner)
Theatrical Release Date: 1976
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Talk about dated: This limp 1976 comedy, based on a flop Broadway play, deals with a pair of middle-aged African-American parents (Redd Foxx and Pearl Bailey), who are aghast to discover that their window-dresser son (Michael Warren) is gay and are ready to disown him for it. Though it's still a viable subject, it's treated here with a smirky sense that homosexuality is some kind of dirty joke. What's interesting is that, years later, the most sympathetic character is the son's stereotypically swishy boyfriend (Dennis Dugan). Shot on video and transferred to film, the movie is most noteworthy for the opportunity to see the late Pearl Bailey (if only in the final 20 minutes) and to watch the late Redd Foxx (in reality a hilariously filthy stand-up) in a sterilized PG setting. Foxx, at the height of his Sanford and Son fame when this was made, has an exquisite sense of timing and mock outrage; he actually puts some bite into the toothless jokes.--Marshall Fine
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Wheres the dvd?
this is a movie i saw when i was very young.
maybe too young to fully understand it. but i still love this movie.
you have to see it it deals with so many issues that even today 31 years later most people have not seen it.
I fully hope that one day we can all get along and stop all the hate and violence. this is not a family movie by any means but it is one that should be watched if you have ever felt different. as a bonus unless you are old enough to remember Madame's place or ... Read More
Rating: - I DON'T KNOW WHAT PLANET SOME PEOPLE ARE ON!
Norman Is That You is one of my ALL TIME FAVORITE movies. I have no IDEA at all what planet the people who wrote the negative reviews are on! What makes a great movie are the expected things like its message, plot, comedy and other production values placed in context of society at the time it was made.
We are talking about a gay themed movie here. A mostly positive gay themed movie that does not have all the gay characters dying as the credits roll. I lived as a high school ... Read More
Rating:  - A great movie for the time period
I enjoyed so much Norman, is that you? The culture of 1976 - clothes, home furnishings, language, it brought back so many memories. I was delighted to see that even though the movie was made in 1976 the lingo they used and subject matter is totally relevant today. I was amazed. It was a movie ahead of its time, no doubt. It was tongue and cheek and great one liners. It was great to see the great Pearl Bailey with Redd Foxx. It was a cute movie that i show quite often now to friends who haven't seen ... Read More
Rating: - I would like to see this Movie on DVD
Since this movie is not available on VHS any more, it would be nice to see it comes out on DVD.
Rating: - a trip out film
this film is a trip.Redd Foxx&Pearl Bailey are good together.this film deals with issues head on.it's a funny film.it was cool seeing Tamara Dobson in it.
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