The Loretta Claiborne Story Movie Review 2000

Your basic inspirational TV movie based on a true story. Loretta (Elise) is black, poor, partially blind, and mildly retarded. She's mercilessly teased until a grade-school teacher (Palk) interests the young Loretta in running. But it's not until she's a teenager that Loretta finds her own cheerleader--social worker Janet McFarland (Manheim) who signs the girl up to participate in the Special Olympics.

Distribution

Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521-1120, Toll-free: 800-723-4763, URL: http://www.bvhe.com

Available on VHS
Running time 90 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

True Stories, African America, Physical Problems, Running, The Olympics

Screenplay

Grace McKeaney

Cast

Kimberly Elise, Camryn Manheim, Tina Lifford, Nancy Palk, Damon Gupton, Nicole Ari Parker

Cinematography

Laszlo George

Director

Lee Grant

Music

Stanley Clarke