Do you know this movie?

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A while ago when I was youngish I remember watching an afternoon movie on Five because there was nothing else and it turned out to be quite good. I was recently reminded of it and from the vague details I can recall hope someone can tell me what it was.

I remember there was a mother who had two sons who had forms of learning disabilities, possibly severe autism which is what the movie was about. I think they were interested in weightlifting. I particularly remember one scene where they were in the school toilets, and a bully said something to one of them and he ended up in a crying and screaming fit, then the other one did the same. They had to call the mother in to calm them down. It was set in America.

Does anyone know? I know it's a bit of long shot. :)
 
I've had a look around the best I can come up with is a film shown in 2008 on Five.

It's an made for TV movie made in 2004 called The Unexpected Journey or sometimes Miracle Run.
It has Zac Efron in pre High School Musical.

Single mom Corrine discovers that her twins are autistic. She refuses to give up on their potential, even though it seems that the rest of the world has turned its back on them. Thanks to this incredible mother's support, her boys accomplish the unimaginable

The social stigma and discrimination of autistic children is present in the movie Miracle Run. The life of Corrine Morgan-Thomas, the mother of autistic twins Steven and Philip, changes drastically when she finally finRAB out that her sons are autistic. The first few doctors she takes her sons to are unable to diagnose them with any problem, saying that they are just fine; fortunately, Corrine takes her sons to a specialist who diagnoses the boys with Autism. Corrine's initial reaction is that of shock. She does not like the idea that her sons are autistic, and leaves the hospital angrily. She does, however, end up realizing that the specialist was correct. When she tells her husband about their autism, he says he doesn't want to deal with the autism, so she decides to leave him. She is determined to fight the social stigma of autism and to have her sons be treated like any other child, so she does not tell Steven and Philip's new school about their problem. The school accuses her of abusing her children, but then tells her that she ought to find another school for the boys when Corrine tells them about her twins' autism. In the end her boys set their hearts to succeed and do succeed, proving that autistic children can do anything that any other child could do!

Does that ring any bells?

It's on Youtube in many parts. This is the link for part 1 (9 minutes)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUR1aJ9GcIU

It was released on DVD but amazon doesn't have it. It's not on ebay either.

The book it's based on is for sale at mazon but is almost
 
LG I am going to hijack your thread.:)

I watched this film on TV about 25/30 years ago. It was a man who had lost his legs, arms & face. You could only hear him talking to you, most times, and he did not want to live.

As a youngster I felt so sorry for him and the film has always been in my head.. Yet it has never been on again?
 
Thank, and yes it was depressing.

I have read they are fetching out a film about a man in a coffin and it is just him talking. I just thought it sounRAB the same.:eek:

ps. I have looked up "Johnny Got his Gun" on Wika and the first thing they say is "no arms, legs or face" It must have stuck in my mind so much to remember that.

Also many thanks for solving 'MY' little mystery. :)
 
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