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Norman... Is That You? is a 1976 American comedy film directed by George Schlatter and starring Redd Foxx and Pearl Bailey. It is based on the play Norman, Is That You? The film version changes the locale from New York City to Los Angeles and substitutes an African American family for a Jewish family in the original play.
May 13, 1977 · Norman... Is That You?: Directed by George Schlatter. With Redd Foxx, Pearl Bailey, Dennis Dugan, Michael Warren. A black man is distraught when he discovers his son is gay and is determined to set him right.
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- Comedy
- George Schlatter
- 1977-05-13
Norman, Is That You? is a 1970 play in two acts by American playwrights Ron Clark and Sam Bobrick about a Jewish couple coming to terms with their son's homosexuality. The work is notably the first play written by both writers.
Ben (Redd Foxx) loses his wife, Beatrice (Pearl Bailey), to his own brother, so he takes a bus to Los Angeles to seek consolation from his son, Norman (Michael Warren).
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- George Schlatter
- PG
- Redd Foxx
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- George Schlatter
- 91 min
- 10
Foxx takes the bus to Los Angeles to seek consolation from his son, Norman, and finds a male roommate in the bedroom. Advertisement. What happens then will set Gay Liberation back months. The movie claims one in six people is homosexual; after this, the ratio may go up to one in 10.
Norman... Is That You? When his wife runs off with his brother and his car, the owner of a dry-cleaning establishment travels by bus to Los Angeles for comfort and sympathy from his son, who lives there. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started.
