Special People
Brief Synopsis
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Brooke Adams is the real-life Diane Dupuy, the Canadian woman whose vision and drive molded a group of mentally handicapped young adults into the Famous People Players, a professional puppet troupe that has become world renowned, having performed from Radio City Music Hall and Las Vegas (as Liberace
Cast & Crew
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Marc Daniels
Director
Nicholas Kilbertus
Ron James
Joseph Kelly
Susan Roman
David Gardner
Film Details
Also Known As
Blacklight
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1984
Location
Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Brooke Adams is the real-life Diane Dupuy, the Canadian woman whose vision and drive molded a group of mentally handicapped young adults into the Famous People Players, a professional puppet troupe that has become world renowned, having performed from Radio City Music Hall and Las Vegas (as Liberace's opening act in 1975) to the People's Republic of China. Seven of the Famous People Players are in this movie as themselves. The film was made under the title, "Blacklight," more than fifteen months before its premiere showing.
Director
Marc Daniels
Director
Cast
Nicholas Kilbertus
Ron James
Joseph Kelly
Susan Roman
David Gardner
Liberace
Himself
Greg Kozak
Himself
Benny D'onofrio
Himself
Brenda Woods
Herself
Patricia Hamilton
Ron White
Jim Chad
Lesleh Donaldson
Brooke Adams
Michael J Reynolds
Barbara Gordon
Albert Gentile
Himself
Glenn Milligan
Himself
Angela Fusco
Samantha Langevin
Isabelle Mejias
Renato Marulli
Himself
Sandra Ciccone
Herself
Crew
Corey Blechman
Screenplay
Karen Bromley
Art Director
Joseph Cates
Producer
Sandra Ciccone
Other
Benny D'onofrio
Other
John Eckert
Coproducer
Douglas Ganton
Sound Mixer
Albert Gentile
Other
Mark Irwin
Other
Mark Irwin
Director Of Photography
Greg Kozak
Other
Liberace
Other
Renato Marulli
Other
Glenn Milligan
Other
Bruce Raymond
Executive Producer
Eric N Robertson
Music
Arthur Rowsell
Wardrobe
Ron Wisman
Editor
Brenda Woods
Other
Film Details
Also Known As
Blacklight
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1984
Location
Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States September 11, 1984
Filmed in Canada in April 1983 as "Blacklight."
