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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
Ben and Beatrice Chambers discover that their son Norman is gay and so Ben is intent on setting him right.
- George Schlatter
- 91 min
- 10
It must have been all those years of hammering out punch lines in noisy nightclubs: Redd Foxx is able to step into a lukewarm comedy like "Norman . . . Is That You?" and actually invest it with some energy.
Jul 13, 2019 · Disenchanted with her marriage, Beatrice Chambers (Pearl Bailey) runs off to Mexico with her husband Ben's brothers. Ben (Redd Foxx), a sullen and sour old soul, seeks comfort from their son ...
- 3 min
- 8.9K
- Black Film History
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