Being Different

Being Different

1981
1h 40m
5.7

5.7/10

3 votes • View on IMDb

"The true story of a modern-day Elephant Man… and other human oddities."

Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Trans-Atlantic Enterprises Astral Bellevue Pathé TMS Pictures
Production Countries
Canada United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date August 21, 1981
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0131963

Cast

Christopher Plummer
Christopher Plummer

Self (Narrator) (voice)

Billy Barty
Billy Barty

Self

Bob Melvin
Bob Melvin

Self (The Man with Two Faces)

Sandra Elaine Allen
Sandra Elaine Allen

Self (Tallest woman in the world)

Jo-Ann Cantilla
Jo-Ann Cantilla

Self

Louise Capps
Louise Capps

Self

Paul Fishe
Paul Fishe

Self (729 lb man)

Ronnie Galyon
Ronnie Galyon

Self

Donnie Galyon
Donnie Galyon

Self

Dolly Reagan
Dolly Reagan

Self (The Human Doll)

Peter Strudwick
Peter Strudwick

Self

Emmett Bejano
Emmett Bejano

Self

Key Crew

Harry Rasky
Director
Harold Greenberg
Producer
Harry Rasky
Producer
Don Carmody
Executive Producer
Robert Kline
Producer