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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

Music Within movie poster

Writer
  
Bret McKinney
,
Mark Andrew Olsen
,
Kelly Kennemer

Release date
  
October 26, 2007

Cast
  
John Livingston
(Mr. Parks),
Melissa George
(Christine),
Michael Sheen
(Art),
Marion Ross
(Grandma),
Clint Jung
(Richard's Dad),
Ridge Canipe
(Young Richard)

Similar movies
  
The Wolf of Wall Street
,
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,
Never Forever
,
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,
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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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

  • Ron Livingston as Richard Pimentel
  • Melissa George as Christine
  • Michael Sheen as Art Honeyman
  • Yul Vazquez as Mike Stolz
  • Rebecca De Mornay as Mrs. Pimental
  • Hector Elizondo as Ben Padrow
  • Leslie Nielsen as Bill Austin
  • Ridge Canipe as Young Richard Pimental
  • Paul Michael as Joe
  • Clint Jung as Mr. Pimental
  • John Livingston as Mr. Parks

    • 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

    Music Within Wikipedia
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    Music Within IMDb Music Within themoviedb.org