Films involving Learning Difficulties

Learning Difficulties (Mental Retardation): Major Films no photo.

Title	One Special Victory (1991) (TV Film)
Alternative/Original Title
Disability	Learning Difficulty
Country	USA
Length	96
Genre	True story
Rating	3
Director	Stuart Cooper
Cast	John Laroquette Kathy Baker
Notes	A man who sells houses lives beyond his means, flirts, and can't pay his alimony. One day he gets drunk and smashes up a house resulting in 50 hours community service and a $2000 fine. His service is as basketball coach to a group of people with learning difficulties. On seeing them he walks out and gets a night in gaol. On his return he gets into the spirit of things, the group take to him very quickly and they begin to 'improve'. When his 50 hours is up he volunteers. He has in fact lost his real estate licence for 18 months. A romance blossoms with the recreational therapist and the group get to a basketball final. Though they do lose everyone is happy at having got so far. This isn't as bad a film as it might sound despite the usual cliches. Resulting mainly from the performance of John LaRoquette and some attention to character. And there is a lack of sentimentality. The group he is coaching live in a home/hostel and they do operate as a group discussing important matters. I don't know if these are people with real learning difficulties but that is a possibility.

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