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"Children of a Lesser God" quotes

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A new speech teacher at a school for the deaf falls in love with the janitor, a deaf woman speechless by choice.

Director: Randa Haines
Writer: Mark Medoff, Hesper Anderson, James Carrington
Production: N/A
Genre: drama, romance
Year: 1986
MetaScore: 80/100
ImdbRating: 7.2
BoxOffice: $31,853,080
Released: 31 Oct 1986
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 6 wins & 11 nominations total

16 Clips

James LeedsSarahJamesSarah NormanDr. Curtis FranklinWilliam
Do you think - Children of a Lesser God 00:16 Do you think Sarah please listen to me - Children of a Lesser God 00:36 Sarah please listen to me You can't start a bonfire and then say night night - Children of a Lesser God 00:05 You can't start a bonfire and then say night night Let's go somewhere and do it t - Children of a Lesser God 00:33 Let's go somewhere and do it t Speak to me - Children of a Lesser God 00:18 Speak to me God I can't ever get close enough - Children of a Lesser God 00:10 God I can't ever get close enough Yelling at the back of a deaf person - Children of a Lesser God 00:06 Yelling at the back of a deaf person Language skills can be dangerous - Children of a Lesser God 00:17 Language skills can be dangerous I'm James Leeds and - Children of a Lesser God 00:34 I'm James Leeds and I did too when - Children of a Lesser God 00:22 I did too when I know that sign - Children of a Lesser God 00:07 I know that sign I can't enjoy it - Children of a Lesser God 00:10 I can't enjoy it I was thinking poor little deaf virgin - Children of a Lesser God 00:20 I was thinking poor little deaf virgin Please let me help you damn it - Children of a Lesser God 00:11 Please let me help you damn it Nobody's going to fuck with one of my students - Children of a Lesser God 00:09 Nobody's going to fuck with one of my students Did you know - Children of a Lesser God 00:21 Did you know

Cast

James - William Hurt
Sarah - Marlee Matlin
Mrs. Norman - Piper Laurie
Dr. Curtis Franklin - Philip Bosco
Lydia - Allison Gompf
All Cast