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Ben arrives at the home of his son Norman in Los Angeles, seeking consolation. Instead, he discovers Norman is gay and living with Garson Hobart. While dealing with the abandonment of his wife, Ben tries to understand his son's orientation. After an altercation with Norman, due to Ben hiring a prostitute for his son, Ben forms a bond with Garson.
- September 29, 1976
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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. After 19 preview performances, the play officially opened on Broadway on February 19, 1970 at the Lyceum Theatre.
- Ben Chambers, Beatrice Chambers, Norman Chambers
- Lyceum Theatre
- 1970
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 ...
- (428)
- Comedy
- George Schlatter
- 1977-05-13
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). Instead of comfort, he ...
- (2)
- George Schlatter
- PG
- Redd Foxx
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. After 19 preview performances, the play officially opened on Broadway on February 19, 1970 at the Lyceum Theatre. It closed after only 12 more performances on February ...
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Norman's roommate, Garson, is assigned the thankless task of representing gay stereotypes in the movie, and swishes around whipping up Prune Flambe Surprise and packing his hostess gowns. Norman, by contrast, is so bland we're a little doubtful he has a sex life at all. Foxx, however, marches dutifully into this material and makes it work.
Ben arrives at the home of his son Norman in Los Angeles, seeking consolation. Instead, he discovers Norman is gay and living with Garson Hobart. While dealing with the abandonment of his wife, Ben tries to understand his son's orientation. After an altercation with Norman, due to Ben hiring a prostitute for his son, Ben forms a bond with Garson.