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Guided through the journey by Richard Pimentel’s acerbic sense of humor, we see a world that through other eyes would appear devastatingly tragic. Instead, Richard uses it to fuel his plight for the underdog. After realizing his gift as a public speaker, he tries out for his idol, founder of the College Bowl, Dr. Padrow, only to have him say that Richard’s “full of shit,” and to come back when he’s got “something to say.” The government happened to have this program where they would guarantee your education in exchange for services rendered. It was called Vietnam.

After 9 months in country, Richard loses his hearing in the Vietnam War. But when the world tells him he can’t, he figures out how. Through a new circle of friends, a foul-mouthed genius with cerebral palsy, Art Honeyman, a free-loving bombshell, Christine, and a volatile, alcoholic veteran, Mike Stoltz, Richard finds his “music within,” and discovers what Dr. Padrow had meant all along. Richard sets out to change peoples’ perceptions toward the disabled community ultimately becoming their hero as one of the primary activists behind the Americans with Disabilities Act. In discovering his music, Richard helped improve the lives of disabled people across the world, including his own.

Cast

Ron Livingston		Richard Pimentel
Melissa George		Christine
Michael Sheen		Art Honeyman
Yul Vazquez		Mike Stolz
Rebecca De Mornay		Richard's Mom
Hector Elizondo		Ben Padrow
Leslie Nielsen		Bill Austin
Clint Howard		Clerk
Dale Dye		Captain Ruzicka

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Weekend Chart Record

Date	Rank		Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
10/26/2007	50		$52,744		17	$3,103	$52,744	3
11/2/2007	67		$15,641	-70.35%	17	$920	$75,405	10
11/9/2007	43		$59,590	+280.99%	18	$3,311	$129,086	17
11/16/2007	60		$10,157	-82.96%	13	$781	$148,956	24
11/23/2007	105		$805	-92.07%	4	$201	$152,383	31
11/30/2007	116		$224	-72.17%	2	$112	$153,205	38

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