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Reviews. Norman … Is That You? ‧ 1976. Roger Ebert. October 4, 1976. 3 min read. It must have been all those years of hammering out punch lines in noisy nightclubs: Redd Foxx is able to step into a lukewarm comedy like “Norman . . . Is That You?” and actually invest it with some energy.
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).
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- George Schlatter
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- Redd Foxx
Reviews. All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Jan Shorter Gay Community News (Boston) The film is a nightmare of blatant sexism, racism, and homophobia. Full Review | May...
gftbiloxi 18 April 2005. When Ben (Red Foxx) discovers his wife Beatrice (Pearl Bailey) has run off with his own brother, he rushes to his son Norman (Michael Warren) to unload his tale of woe--only to discover that Norman has a secret lover: the effeminate Garson (Dennis Dugan.)
Norman... Is That You? is a 1976 American comedy film directed by George Schlatter and starring Redd Foxx and Pearl Bailey. It is based on the play Norman, Is That You? [1] 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. [1]
Apr 14, 2017 · “Norman”—the full title of which is “Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer”—similarly remains gripping as it evolves from funny to sad to suspenseful. Writer/director Joseph Cedar has created a rich character within a vivid sense of place. All we can do is watch and squirm.
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Michael Shawn ★★★★. A dated but very funny situational comedy starring Redd Foxx as Ben Chambers, who drops in on his son, Norman (Michael Warren), in L.A., only to find out that he is gay and living with his lover, Garson (Dennis Dugan).
