• Pat Ryan
• Rita Hollinsworth
• Pat Hudson
• Wes Hudson
• Vi Newland
• Hudson families

The following assignment was shared by Robin Alvares

MOVIE REVIEW

The clients we work with are bombarded by images of disorders, treatment and the role of professionals. You will break up into pairs and then watch and critique a film about a communication disorder or a chronic illness or disability. You will write up reviews separately, and you will only discuss your reviews with each other in class.

Please answer the following questions about the film:

1. Give a brief synopsis of the film.

2. Is the depiction of the disorder accurate? What is accurate and what is inaccurate?

3. What are the responses of significant individual's in the affected person's life? Do you feel they are realistic?

4. How are professionals portrayed in the film? Are the portrayals positive or negative? Do you think the portrayals are realistic?

5. Show a clip from the film to stimulate class discussion and develop a question for class discussion. Lead the class discussion.

MOVIE LIST (ed. note - others will be added if they are suggested JAK)

• "The Mighty"
• "Awakenings"
• "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
• "Simon Birch"
• "Mercury Rising"
• "Rainman"
• "Benny and June"
• "The Other Sister"
• "One True Thing"
• "The Doctor"
• "Children of a Lesser God"
• "Patch Adams"
• "Dominick and Eugene"
• "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?"
• "Elephant Man"
• "My Left Foot"
• "A Fish Called Wanda"
• "What the Deaf Man Heard"
• "The Miracle Worker"
• "Nell"
• "Coming Home"
• "Angel at My Table"
• "Love Story"
• "Magnificent Obsession"
• "Born on the Fourth of July"
• "Shine"
• "Marvin's Room"
• "David's Mother"
• "Family Pictures"
• "Brian's Song"