Norma Rae (1979)
A young single mother and textile worker agrees to help unionize her mill despite the problems and dangers involved.
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George Benson -
Reverend Hubbard
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Al Landon
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Lucius White
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Director:
Martin RittWriters:
Irving Ravetch (screenplay), Harriet Frank Jr. (screenplay)All Cast & Crew
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Trivia
Crystal Lee Sutton, the unionist who Norma Rae was based on, was not happy with this film, and felt that the picture should have been a docu-drama.
Quotes
Norma Rae Wilson:
You a Jew?
Reuben Warshowsky:
I beg your pardon?
Norma Rae Wilson:
Are you a Jew?
Reuben Warshowsky:
Born and bred.
Norma Rae Wilson:
I never met a Jew before.
Reuben Warshowsky:
How you doing?
Norma Rae Wilson:
I heard you all had horns.
Reuben Warshowsky:
Heh. Circumcised, yes. Horns, no.
Norma Rae Wilson:
Well, as far as I can see, you don't look any different from the rest of us.
Reuben Warshowsky:
Well, we ...
Goofs
Reuben comes to inspect the plant to verify that his notices are not being stripped off of the bulletin boards in violation of the court order. Upon finding his notice and demanding it be brought down to "eye level", he insists on reading it because "No union organizer, not even a known union member has been inside the fences and walls of this factory for more than ten years." It is not explained how the notice got posted there in the first place.
Soundtracks
It Goes Like It GoesMusic by David Shire
Lyrics by Norman Gimbel
Sung by Jennifer Warnes
Courtesy Arista Records
[Played during the opening and end credits]
Storyline
Plot Summary
Genres
DramaDetails
Release Date:
2 March 1979Language
English
Country of Origin
USAFilming Locations
Auburn, Alabama, USABox Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$262,778 4 March 1979
Gross USA:
$22,228,000
Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$22,228,000
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