by Michael Betzold
synopsis
Amy Irving plays a deaf woman whose ambition is to become a professional dancer in this drama. Rosemarie Lemon is unhappy with the support she is getting from her family for her dreams. She meets a sensitive truck driver, Drew Rothman (Michael Ontkean), and they become lovers. Rothman's family is full of hatred for the world and ridicules his dream of becoming a singer. Their common ambitions and need for support make their relationship stronger, as each pursues a dream. Director Robert Markowitz uses rock & roll songs to fill in the parts in the movie where Lemon's deafness is emphasized. The soundtrack includes tunes by Burton Cummings, Tom Petty, and Willie Nelson.
characteristics
- Dancer's Life
- Living With Disability
- Opposites Attract
- Nightclub
- Love
- Music
- Romance
- Songwriter
- Trucker
- Truckdriver
- Success
- Songwriting
- Romantic
- Incapacitation
- Dance [art]
