NORMAL starring JESSICA LANGE, TOM WILKINSON
Color Running time approximately 108 minutes
LANGUAGE: English, Spanish SUBTITLES: English, French, Spanish
Roy and Irma are a devoted couple, living in rural Illinois when, 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. What comes as a surprise to his wife sends shock waves throughout their small churchgoing community. Roy must face their friends, his coworkers and his own children with the whole new way of life he has planned -- and they must face him.
What happens to a town, a factory and a loving marriage when confronted with such a transformation is all about being who you are, being in love, and simply being normal.
After a 25 year marriage to Irma (Jessica Lange), Roy Applewood (Tom Wilkinson) shocks his family when he reveals that he has a gender identity disorder. The Applewood family is further thrown into turmoil when Roy decides to have a sex change operation to relieve the pain of being trapped in a man's body. Roy's co-workers are baffled, his church rejects him and his son, Wayne, struggles with the humiliation of having a father who now goes by the name Ruth. But Irma loves him and after the impact of the news, she understands and supports him with their teenage daughter Patty Ann and Roy's boss Frank who is their friend.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
Audio Commentary with writer / director Jane Anderson, Cast & Director Bios
"A remarkable movie"...NY Post
"Truly extraordinary"...People
"Poignant...honest...touching"...Chicago Tribune