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Overview
After a confrontation with one of his idols dashes his dreams of studying public speaking in college, Richard Pimentel joins the Army and ships off to Vietnam. During his service, Richard loses nearly all of his hearing. Joining a new circle of friends, including a man with cerebral palsy and an alcoholic war veteran, Richard discovers his gift for motivational speaking and becomes an advocate for people with disabilities.
Details
- Release date
- 2007-01-05
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Quorum Entertainment, Articulus Entertainment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Ron Livingston as Richard Pimentel
- Melissa George as Christine
- Michael Sheen as Art Honeyman
- Marion Ross as Grandma
- Clint Jung as Richard's Dad
- Ridge Canipe as Young Richard
- Rebecca De Mornay as Richard's Mom
- Janssen Van De Yacht as Toddler Richard
- Leslie Nielsen as Bill Austin
- Linda Burden-Williams as Bambi
- Héctor Elizondo as Ben Padrow
- Joel Bryant as Sergeant Taylor
Crew
- Steven Sawalich - Director
- Kelly Kennemer - Writer
- Bret McKinney - Writer
- Mark Andrew Olsen - Writer
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