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      Johnny Belinda

      1982 1h 40m Drama List
      Reviews 71% 100+ Ratings Audience Score Belinda (Rosanna Arquette), who does not speak or listen, is shunned by everyone in her community, including her own family. Bill (Richard Thomas), a social worker on a year-long visit, becomes fascinated with Belinda and makes a startling discovery: She's deaf and mute. He begins teaching her sign language, and the two quickly develop a close friendship. When Belinda is attacked one night by a local drunk (Dennis Quaid), Bill's feelings for her become something he can't ignore. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member (1982 Diirector: Anthony Page) Co-starts Fran Ryan (Ma Kettle), Rosanna Arquette, Roberts blossom and Candy Clark. Stars Richard Thomas and Dennius Quaid. (review to follow) Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Not as good as the original but still very moving. Well worth the time. Also interesting to see Dennis Quaid as a (very) bad guy. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Loved this movie...Richard and Rosanna done a wonderful job Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member This was a T.V. movie remake of the 1940's original and I'm surprised to say that this one was a thousand times better. No one could be better than Richard Thomas,who still has John-boy like qualities put into this character. Rosanna Arquette is truly unbelievable as the deaf Belinda. She captures the meaning and essence of her situation. She is simply remarkable. Every other character plays there parts to perfection as well. Everything about this movie was perfect, it deserves a lot more attention then it received. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Belinda (Rosanna Arquette), who does not speak or listen, is shunned by everyone in her community, including her own family. Bill (Richard Thomas), a social worker on a year-long visit, becomes fascinated with Belinda and makes a startling discovery: She's deaf and mute. He begins teaching her sign language, and the two quickly develop a close friendship. When Belinda is attacked one night by a local drunk (Dennis Quaid), Bill's feelings for her become something he can't ignore.
      Director
      Anthony Page
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 40m