Music Within
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Director Steven Sawalich Initial DVD release April 8, 2008 Duration Country United States | 7.4/10 IMDb Genre Biography, Comedy, Drama Producer Brett Donowho Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writer Bret McKinney , Mark Andrew Olsen , Kelly Kennemer Release date October 26, 2007 Cast John Livingston (Mr. Parks), (Christine), (Art), (Grandma), Clint Jung (Richard's Dad), (Young Richard)Similar movies The Wolf of Wall Street , Unbroken , Never Forever , Ken Park , Fish Tank , In Her Shoes Tagline Experience a movie that will make you believe anyone can change the world. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Music Within is a 2007 comedy-drama film directed by Steven Sawalich and starring Ron Livingston, Melissa George, Michael Sheen, Rebecca De Mornay and Marion Ross. The film tells the true story of Richard Pimentel, a respected public speaker whose hearing disability attained in the Vietnam War drove him to become an activist for the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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- Plot summary
- Primary cast
- Awards
- Home video
- References
The film, which takes place in Portland, Oregon, was filmed on and around the Portland State University campus.
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Plot summary
The true story of Richard Pimentel, a brilliant public speaker with a troubled past. As a young man, Pimentel (Ron Livingston) realized he had a remarkable gift for public speaking. Pimentel's idol is College Bowl founder Dr. Padrow (Hector Elizondo), but upon trying out for Dr. Padrow, the ambitious young speaker is informed that he won't have anything to talk about until he has lived a full life.
Realizing that there is some merit to Dr. Padrow's observation, Pimentel subsequently enlists in the military and prepares for duty in Vietnam. Later, while fighting on the battlefield, Pimentel loses most of his hearing and is left with permanent tinnitus. He returns home frustrated. When others inform him that he will never achieve his dreams because he is deaf, the determined veteran makes it his mission to prove them wrong.
But it is not as much about changing others' perceptions of persons with disabilities as it is about altering their perceptions of themselves, and with a little help from foul-mouthed genius Art Honeyman (Michael Sheen) (who has cerebral palsy), free-spirited beauty Christine (Melissa George), and mercurial, hard-drinking veteran Mike Stoltz (Yul Vázquez), Pimentel will play a pivotal role in creating the Americans With Disabilities Act, and finally discover his inner music.
Primary cast
Awards
Movie director Steven Sawalich won an Audience Award at the AFI Dallas International Film Festival for best narrative feature film.
Home video
Music Within was released on Region 1 DVD on April 8, 2008.
References
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