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Norman...Is That You?

1976, Movie, PG, 91 mins

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An unsuccessful film version of the unsuccessful Broadway play. The film is a balky, occasionally funny comedy with a host of black stars. Bailey and Foxx appear as a married couple, but Bailey leaves him to go to Mexico with his brother. Depressed, Foxx heads to California to see his son Warren in Hollywood. To add to Foxx's misery, he finds out that his son is a homosexual and has taken a white lover. This gives Foxx a chance to reel off one-liner after one-liner, which ma... read more leave a comment
Year: 1976
Rated PG

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Cast
Redd Foxx: Ben Chambers
Pearl Bailey: Beatrice Chambers
Dennis Dugan: Garson Hobart
Michael Warren: Norman Chambers
Tamara Dobson: Audrey
Vernee Watson: Melody

 

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