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IS THAT YOU? Movie Review - Redd Foxx discovers something surprising about his son! PAYPAL DONATIONS - https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr...
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Jun 14, 2023 · Barkey serves up a movie recommendation for Pride Month. Namely, "Norman... Is That You?" (1976), a comedy starring Redd Foxx. In this one, on top of having ...
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Sep 29, 2021 · A black man is distraught when he discovers his son is gay and is determined to set him right. #BLGBTHSBecome A Member BLGBTHS.org
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Jul 12, 2014 · Ben (Redd Foxx) travels to L.A. to visit his son Norman (Michael Warren) after his wife Beatrice (Pearl Bailey) leaves him for his brother. However, unbeknownst to Ben Norman has come to terms with his closeted homosexuality and is now living with Garson (Denis Dugan).
The answer is yes. It's racist, misogynistic and homophobic, and yet a head-scratching piece of "woke" entertainment from the late-70s, that deals with a black father accepting his son is gay. Here's a little taste: “It’s not like Norman was marrying a Puerto Rican. It’s more serious than that!”.
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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.
After ninety minutes of shouting, pouting, door-slamming and homespun philosophising - adapted with a black cast from a Broadway flop - one can only marvel at the continuing, condescending, sitcom...
