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In 1962 John Casavettes battled the studio system to create a film that would question assumptions and portrayals about what disabled children can do and where they should reside.
00:27 John Cassavetes about the difference between his vision for Child is Waiting and Kramer's. Burt Lancaster joins Judy Garland (Judgment at Nuremberg the year before) in filming.
01:26 Burt Lancaster (father of a disabled child in reality) battles for the disabled child in the film. 02:53 John Casavettes talks about his struggle to make a film that does justice to the disabled child. 05:09 Producer Stanley Kramer said use actors not disabled for the films biggest scene.
06:49 United artists tells Casavettes "You"ll never work for us again." John Casavettes was fired before the final edit.
I worked in treatment facility for autistic and abused children (Burt Center). Discovered a child labeled disabled was the victim of abuse.California government defunded our center. Then worked for Family Service Agency of SF and once again our funds were removed gave up started on radio and went to music school (my first A EVER dyslexic) made my money as health club director. So anyone who can stick it out in this battle for a child's dignity hits a chord in me,
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