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6.4After 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.
Released: 2007-01-0594 minDir: Steven SawalichComedy, Drama
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
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 2007
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- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy drama
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Production company
- The Weinstein Company
- Narrative location
- Portland
- Filming location
- Philippines
- Distribution format
- direct-to-video
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- Netflix
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2000s historical comedy-drama films2007 American films2007 comedy-drama films2007 English-language films2007 filmsAmerican biographical drama filmsAmerican comedy-drama filmsAmerican historical comedy-drama filmsEnglish-language biographical drama filmsEnglish-language historical comedy-drama filmsFilms about activistsFilms about disability in the United States