A mentally-challenged man and woman meet, fall in love and are determined to get married, despite the initial objections of their families and friends. Based on a true story. Cassidy and Purl give credible, moving performances as a slightly retarded young couple who fall in love and want to get married--to be "like normal people". Unfortunately, their parents and their friends don't believe they have the ability to do so. Thus the story moves along their struggles to overcome a system which seeks to suppress those "outside the norm"; in a more profound sense, it is a realistic, gritty look at what obstacles true love can overcome. This is one of the most campy made-for-TV movies ever produced. Mentioned heavily by Louis CK in his special "Sincerely", during his bit about the word "retarded".









Director: Harvey Hart

Writers: Joanna Lee, Robert Meyers (book)

Stars: Shaun Cassidy, Linda Purl, Zalman King