One important sub-set of the disabledin film and on TV is the disabled veteran. I'm thinking in particular of the representation of the disabled vet as he (she?) tries to adjust to "normal" life: the hand-less vet in BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES, Jon Voight's character in COMING HOME, Tom Cruise's in BORN ON THE 4TH OF JULY, et al. ---------- Leave a log in the water as long as you like: it will never be a crocodile. --Proverb from Guinea-Bissau ---------- | | BITNET : JBUTLER@UA1VM | | Jeremy G. Butler - - - - - - - - - - | Internet : [log in to unmask] | | SCREEN-L Coordinator | GEnie : J.BUTLER27 | | | | Telecommunication & Film Dept * The University of Alabama * Tuscaloosa |