Almost Normal is a 2005 comedy-drama film directed by Marc Moody and starring J. Andrew Keitch, Tim Hammer, and Joan Lauckner.[1][2][3]
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| Directed by | Marc Moody |
| Written by | Marc Moody |
| Produced by | Sharon Teo |
| Starring | J. Andrew Keitch Tim Hammer Joan Lauckner |
| Cinematography | Richie Sherman |
| Edited by | Marc Moody Sharon Teo |
| Music by | Jonathan Joyner |
| Distributed by | Seventh Art Releasing |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot synopsis
editBrad 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
edit- J. Andrew Keitch as Brad Jenkins
- Joan Lauckner as Julie Erwin
- Tim Hammer as Roland Davis
- Nils Haaland as Terry
- Kehry Anson Lane as Bill Dempson
- Joel Egger as Dwayne Twillis
- Virginia Smith as Doris Jenkins
- Brad Buffum as Bob Jenkins
- Mary Douglass as Louise Baker
- Steve Balsarini as Halbert Baker
- John Brennan as Mr. Thompson
- Adam Jefferis as Steven Davis
- Katherine Nora Leroy as Yolanda
- Stan Brown as Mr. Fock
- Eric Smith as Keith Stevens
- Paige Edwards as Little Girl
Reception
editAwards
editAlmost Normal won the Best of the Fest award at the 2005 Breckenridge Festival of Film.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ '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
edit- 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
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