Tom Sullivan (Marc Singer) is a blind college student who wants to be normal. When not in class, Tom hangs out with his friend, Will Sly (R. H. Thomson), who does not treat him like a blind person. In fact, he goes out of his way to challenge Tom. Tom likes to go jogging while Will leads him on his bicycle. Will leads him past obstacles such as park benches, shouting out "Bench!" at the last moment so Tom has to jump over it.
On campus, Tom meets a black woman named Heather Johnson (Shari Belafonte), with whom he falls in love. But she breaks off the relationship because "the black and white thing," coupled with Tom's blindness, is too complicated for her. Crushed by Heather's abandonment and experiencing loneliness, Tom continues to struggle with himself, still denying that his blindness affects his "normalcy". Then he meets his future wife, Patti Steffen (Sarah Torgov), and his life changes irreversibly.
The movie is most famous for the scene where while Tom is on the phone with someone, his stepdaughter, Blythe, falls in their indoor pool and nearly drowns, and he, upon realizing she is missing, manages to find her at the bottom of the pool and save her life.
Greer Forward ... Stunt Double for Blythe Steffen (uncredited)
Reception
The film was critically panned. Roger Ebert pointed out that the film was intended to be "inspirational and uplifting" and stated that Sullivan "comes across in this movie like a refugee from Animal House. His idea of overcoming his handicap is to party all night." He and Gene Siskel selected the film as one of the worst of the year in a 1982 episode of Sneak Previews.[3]
could, what, hear, 1982, canadian, biographical, drama, film, about, blind, musician, sullivan, starring, marc, singer, shari, belafonte, directed, eric, till, directed, byeric, tillwritten, byderek, gillstuart, gillardproduced, byeric, tillgene, corman, execu. If You Could See What I Hear is a 1982 Canadian biographical drama film about blind musician Tom Sullivan starring Marc Singer and Shari Belafonte directed by Eric Till If You Could See What I HearDirected byEric TillWritten byDerek GillStuart GillardProduced byEric TillGene Corman executive producer StarringMarc Singer R H Thomson Sarah Torgov Shari Belafonte HarperCinematographyHarry MakinEdited byEric WrateMusic byMichael LloydHelen ReddyEric N RobertsonTom SullivanProductioncompaniesCypress GroveShelter FilmsDistributed byCine 360 Inc Jensen Farley PicturesRelease datesJanuary 7 1982 1982 01 07 1 Japan April 23 1982 1982 04 23 United States Running time103 minutesCountryCanadaLanguageEnglishBudgetCAD 5 600 000 estimated Box officeUSD 8 693 512 2 Contents 1 Plot summary 2 Cast 3 Reception 4 References 5 External linksPlot summary EditTom Sullivan Marc Singer is a blind college student who wants to be normal When not in class Tom hangs out with his friend Will Sly R H Thomson who does not treat him like a blind person In fact he goes out of his way to challenge Tom Tom likes to go jogging while Will leads him on his bicycle Will leads him past obstacles such as park benches shouting out Bench at the last moment so Tom has to jump over it On campus Tom meets a black woman named Heather Johnson Shari Belafonte with whom he falls in love But she breaks off the relationship because the black and white thing coupled with Tom s blindness is too complicated for her Crushed by Heather s abandonment and experiencing loneliness Tom continues to struggle with himself still denying that his blindness affects his normalcy Then he meets his future wife Patti Steffen Sarah Torgov and his life changes irreversibly The movie is most famous for the scene where while Tom is on the phone with someone his stepdaughter Blythe falls in their indoor pool and nearly drowns and he upon realizing she is missing manages to find her at the bottom of the pool and save her life Cast EditMarc Singer Tom Sullivan R H Thomson Will Sly Shari Belafonte Heather Johnson Harvey Atkin Bert Helen Burns Mrs Ruxton Douglas Campbell Porky Sullivan David Gardner Jack Steffen Nonnie Griffin Mrs Steffen Sharon Lewis Helga Adrienne Pocock Blythe Steffen Sarah Torgov Patti Steffen Greer Forward Stunt Double for Blythe Steffen uncredited Reception EditThe film was critically panned Roger Ebert pointed out that the film was intended to be inspirational and uplifting and stated that Sullivan comes across in this movie like a refugee from Animal House His idea of overcoming his handicap is to party all night He and Gene Siskel selected the film as one of the worst of the year in a 1982 episode of Sneak Previews 3 References Edit IMDB release info If You Could See What I Hear at Box Office Mojo Sneak Previews Worst of 1982 Archived from the original on 2015 02 24 Retrieved 2015 02 01 External links EditIf You Could See What I Hear is available for free download at the Internet Archive If You Could See What I Hear at IMDb If You Could See What I Hear at AllMovie If You Could See What I Hear at Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title If You Could See What I Hear amp oldid 1134321219, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
