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©2003
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1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Based on the play "Looking for normal" by Jane Anderson
Roy and Irma are a devoted couple living a normal life in rural Illinois. At a party celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary, Roy inexplicably blacks out. As he awakens, it is with the realization that his life must change forever. Roy confesses to Irma that he's a woman trapped in a man's body and that he wants a sex change. A surprise to his wife, turns out to be a shock to the church-going community. Now Roy must face his friends, co-workers and his own children as he confronts his own transformation
Special features: audio commentary by writer/director Jane Anderson
Director of photography, Alar Kivilo ; editor, Lisa Fruchtman ; music, Alex Wurman ; costume designer, Hope Hannafin ; production designer, Nina Ruscio
Jessica Lange, Tom Wilkinson, Hayden Panettiere, Clancy Brown, Joe Sikora, Randall Arney, Richard Bull, Mary Seibel
MPAA rating: Not rated; adult content, adult language, brief nudity
DVD, Region 1 encoding, Dolby digital, Dolby surround
English or French dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles; Closed-captioned
Emmy Awards, 2003: Emmy - Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Non-Prosthetic) (Hallie D'Amore (key makeup artist), Linda Melazzo (makeup artist), Dorothy J. Pearl (makeup for Ms. Lange))