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Being Different (1981)

Being Different (1981)

Documentary

The true story of a modern-day Elephant Man… and other human oddities.

Release Date: 1981, August 21
Directors: Harry Rasky
Countries: Canada, United States of America
Production: Trans-Atlantic Enterprises, Astral Bellevue Pathé, TMS Pictures
Cast: Christopher Plummer, Billy Barty, Bob Melvin, Sandra Elaine Allen, Jo-Ann Cantilla, Louise Capps, Paul Fishe, Ronnie Galyon, Donnie Galyon, Dolly Reagan, Peter Strudwick, Emmett Bejano

Overview:

A tribute to the spirit and humanity of people who are physically different from the average: very tall and very large men and women, a bearded woman and her long-time husband, Siamese twins joined at the midsection, and several little people including actor Billy Barty. We meet some at Gibsonton, Florida, where carnival folk winter. They talk about their lives and accomplishments. The camera also goes on the road to visit a grandfather with a distinctive face, a legless mechanic from Kentucky on a second honeymoon in LA, a marathon runner and motivational speaker who has no feet, a karate student with partial limbs, and an armless, down-to-earth mom in Texas.