Being Different

1h 40min

Documentary

A tribute to the spirit and humanity of people who are physically different from the average: very tall and very large men and women, a bearded woman and her long-time husband, Siamese twins joined at the midsection, and several little people including actor Billy Barty. We meet some at Gibsonton, Florida, where carnival folk winter. They talk about their lives and accomplishments. The camera also goes on the road to visit a grandfather with a distinctive face, a legless mechanic from Kentucky on a second honeymoon in LA, a marathon runner and motivational speaker who has no feet, a karate student with partial limbs, and an armless, down-to-earth mom in Texas.

Production Companies

Trans-Atlantic Enterprises

Astral Bellevue Pathé

TMS Pictures

Cast

Christopher Plummer

Christopher Plummer

Self (Narrator) (voice)
Bob Melvin

Bob Melvin

Self (The Man with Two Faces)
Sandra Elaine Allen

Sandra Elaine Allen

Self (Tallest woman in the world)
Paul Fishe

Paul Fishe

Self (729 lb man)
Dolly Reagan

Dolly Reagan

Self (The Human Doll)
Johann K. Petursson

Johann K. Petursson

Self (The world's tallest man)

Release date

21st Aug 1981

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English