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Big City Dick: Richard Peterson's First Movie (2004)
Uplifting study of autistic musician's battle for recognition.
18 June 2004 - 2 out of 2 users found this review helpful.
A fascinating story of how a real-life Shrek ends up playing with the Stone Temple Pilots, and that's not all. This movie is not the usual Hollywood vanilla pudding -- what, no Nicole Kidman or Julia Roberts? No, just an ugly, rude, unpleasant man with a speech impediment. I have lived most of my life in Seattle and saw Richard several times on the streets here. I was actually behind him once in the checkout line at Safeway, his cart filled with Nestle's Quick and Ball Park franks. I stared at him because he is so terribly unusual looking. There is a message in this movie. Richard Peterson has succeeded because of his dogged unwavering belief in himself and the great kindness of his friends.
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