Being Different

Story

Synopsis

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.

Director

Harry Rasky

Language

English

Country

Canada, United States of America

Release date

21 August 1981

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Christopher Plummer

  Self (Narrator) (voice)

• 

  Billy Barty

  Self

• Bob Melvin

  Self (The Man with Two Faces)

• Sandra Elaine Allen

  Self (Tallest woman in the world)

• Jo-Ann Cantilla

  Self

• Louise Capps

  Self

• Paul Fishe

  Self (729 lb man)

• Ronnie Galyon

  Self

• Donnie Galyon

  Self

• Dolly Reagan

  Self (The Human Doll)

• Peter Strudwick

  Self

• Emmett Bejano

  Self