Norman...Is That You? Reviews

An unsuccessful film version of the unsuccessful Broadway play. The film is a balky, occasionally funny comedy with a host of black stars. Bailey and Foxx appear as a married couple, but Bailey leaves him to go to Mexico with his brother. Depressed, Foxx heads to California to see his son Warren in Hollywood. To add to Foxx's misery, he finds out that his son is a homosexual and has taken a white lover. This gives Foxx a chance to reel off one-liner after one-liner, which makes the film resemble a television sitcom--not surprising since producer-director Schlatter also directed the innovative television series "Laugh-In, "and Foxx, a nightclub comedian known for his off-color humor, was starring in the sitcom "Sanford and Son" at the time the film was made. Visually, the film is below standard because it was shot on videotape and transferred to film. Its most outstanding feature is the Motown soundtrack.