
Being Different
★ 6.8·1981·1h 40min·Documentary
The true story of a modern-day Elephant Man… and other human oddities.
Overview
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
- Original language
- English
- Status
- Released (Oct 1, 1981)
Where to watch
- Free with ads
Cast
14 people
Christopher PlummerSelf (Narrator) (voice)
Billy BartyHimself- BMBob MelvinSelf (The Man with Two Faces)
- SESandra Elaine AllenSelf (Tallest woman in the world)
- JCJo-Ann CantillaThemselves
- LCLouise CappsThemselves
- PFPaul FisheSelf (729 lb man)
- RGRonnie GalyonThemselves
- DGDonnie GalyonThemselves
- DRDolly ReaganSelf (The Human Doll)
- PSPeter StrudwickThemselves
- EBEmmett BejanoThemselves
- PBPercilla BejanoHerself
- JKJohann K. PeturssonSelf (The world's tallest man)











