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Director
  
George Schlatter

Music director
  
William Goldstein

Country
  
United States

5.6/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Comedy

Duration
  

Language
  
English

Norman Is That You movie poster
Release date
  
September 29, 1976

Based on
  
Norman, Is That You?  by Ron Clark Sam Bobrick

Writer
  
Ron Clark (play), Sam Bobrick (play), Ron Clark (screenplay), Sam Bobrick (screenplay), George Schlatter (screenplay)

Initial release
  
September 29, 1976 (New York City)

Screenplay
  
George Schlatter, Ron Clark, Sam Bobrick

Cast
  
Redd Foxx
(Ben Chambers),
Pearl Bailey
(Beatrice Chambers),
Michael Warren
(Norman Chambers),
Dennis Dugan
(Garson Hobart),
Tamara Dobson
(The Hooker Audrey),
Jayne Meadows
(Adele Hobart)

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Tagline
  
There's a Sexual Revolution Going On... And All the Leaders Are in My Family!

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 finds himself shocked to learn that Norman is gay and shares his apartment with the flamboyant Garson (Dennis Dugan). Ben and Norman have a spat, the son walks out, and the homophobic old man is left to spend the night with Garson who tries his best to win over and cheer up Ben.

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Norman... Is That You? is an American 1976 film starring Redd Foxx and Pearl Bailey and 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.

Parents (Redd Foxx, Pearl Bailey) discover their son is gay and lives in Hollywood with his white lover (Dennis Dugan).

Overview

Ben Chambers arrives in Los Angeles to seek consolation from his son, Norman. Ben is upset and confused after his wife abandons the family dry-cleaning business in Tucson and runs away to Mexico with her brother-in-law. Ben Chambers discovers his son is gay after he finds Normans lover, Garson, in the bedroom. While dealing with the abandonment of his wife, Ben tries to understand his sons orientation. After an altercation, with Norman, due to Ben hiring a prostitute for Norman, Ben forms a bond with Garson.

Cast

  • Redd Foxx as Ben Chambers
  • Pearl Bailey as Beatrice Chambers
  • Dennis Dugan as Garson Hobart
  • Michael Warren as Norman Chambers
  • Tamara Dobson as Audrey
  • Vernee Watson-Johnson as Melody (as Vernee Watson)
  • Jayne Meadows as Adele Hobart
  • George Furth as Mr. Sukara - Bookstore Clerk
  • Sergio Aragones as Desk Clerk
  • Sosimo Hernandez as Desk Clerk
  • Wayland Flowers as Larry Davenport

    • References

    Norman... Is That You? Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA

    Norman... Is That You? IMDb Norman... Is That You? themoviedb.org