Normal (film)

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Normal
Directed by	Jane Anderson
Produced by	Thomas J. Busch
Written by	Jane Anderson
Starring	Jessica Lange Tom Wilkinson
Music by	Alex Wurman
Cinematography	Alar Kivilo
Editing by	Lisa Fruchtman
Distributed by	HBO Films
Release date(s)	2003
Running time	110 min.
Language	English
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Normal (2003) was a made-for-TV movie produced by HBO Films which became an official selection at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival. Jane Anderson, the film's writer and director, adapted her own play, Looking for Normal, about a midwestern factory worker who stuns his wife of 25 years by saying he wishes to undergo gender transition and sex reassignment surgery.

1 Plot
2 Cast
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Plot

Roy Applewood, after fainting on the night of his 25th anniversary, shocks his wife Irma by revealing that he is transgender and plans to transition into a woman named Ruth. While Ruth tries to keep the family together, Irma's initial reaction is to separate from her. Patty Ann, their daughter, is more accepting, but Wayne, their son, struggles with his parent's transition. However, he comes to a new-found friendship and understanding with his family.

Ruth faces ostracism at church and at work, but finds understanding from her boss but not from her minister.

In the end, Irma discovers that love transcends gender and the family survives.