Norma Rae / Working Girl

Thank you.

Great story line .Love Sally Field any way , knew she picks great characters to play . The movie gives great examples of human behavior and how things unfold . It is a history lesson of human development at a certain time , how people interacted with each other . It shows how 1 person can indeed change things , a great lesson for us today .

This is the breakout movie for Sally Fields from Gidget and Flying Nun to show her serious acting abilities. Best Actress Academy Award! and yet I could find it only by buying this BluRay.

Enjoyable real life human interest movie.

Love this movie from long ago. Sally Field is excellent in this movie. Highly recommend watching it.

One of Sally Fields' dynamic performances sets the tone for the story of how labor unions changed the face of America and the manufacturing landscape for hundreds of thousands of people. Living in a depressed area of the rural south and having to take on dead end jobs that left one with physical maladies, a person had few choices and little recourse when taking a job in one of the only factories in the area that offered steady employment. Being overworked and underpaid is only the tip of the iceberg as Reuben, a "City Slicker/ Union Man" who happens to be Jewish comes to town to try and get workers organized and into a union that will ensure their working environment and their futures. It's a hard sell with townsfolk being suspicious of city folk, anyone who is not of their faith as well as anyone they don't know until Norma Rae chances to meet and get to know Reuben, who is played to the New York hilt by Ron Leibman. The casting is absolutely expert in this film and Beau Bridges as well as Pat Hingle and Barbara Baxley bring up the rear in this well directed film by Marvin Ritt. It's a keeper!

I first saw this movie when it was originally released, some 40 years ago. It has certainly withstood the passage of time. Sally Field gives a riveting performance as Norma Ray, a woman who has experienced many losses and hardships who comes into her own power. And Ron Lieberman does an outstanding job as her mentor Ruben, the union organizer. Excellent supporting actors, and a wonderful portrayal of a sleepy little deep southern town that is slow to accept the exotic outsider, an educated NYC Jewish man. In retrospect I realize that the unionization of the textile mill proceeded relatively smoothly, but that does not detract from the courage displayed by Norma Ray and the other factory workers in daring to challenge authority, and in crossing racial and cultural lines in recognition of the fact that the white and black workers have common grievances and need to pull together. But I did find the ending very unsatisfactory. There is no resolution regarding Norma Ray's arrest; the union should have represented her in court, and gotten her job back and/or compensation.

I like the movie

Schnell eine Gegendarstellung, damit der einsame Stern von meinem Vorredner nicht alles verzerrt.Oder muss man über 40 sein, um zu wissen, dass soziale Leistungen nicht bereitwillig zur Verfügung gestellt wurden und erkämpft werden mussten?Auf jeden Fall wird hier eindrucksvoll erzählt, wie jemand auf Ideen stösst und langsam ein politisches Bewusstsein entwickelt. Ein Klassiker!

Leider hörte sich der Inhalt so interessant an, dass ich dachte, der Film kann gar nicht schlecht sein!! Sally Field ist mir u.a. an der Seite von Robin Williams in ' Mrs. Doubtfire' in positiver Erinnerung. Also gab ich ihm eine Chance... Die Thematik an sich hätte viel hergeben können; nur leider kommt er wie eine etwas müde Fernsehversion rüber. Ein Film ist für mich dann schlecht, wenn ich nicht vorhabe, ihn je wieder anzusehen! ' Das ist so ein Film! Fazit: Wer 'Silkwood' mochte, wird auch bei 'Norma Ray' nicht daneben liegen!!

Although Norma Rae is a wonderful person and fights for her rights and helps fighting for other people, I didn't like this film much. I found the fighting too long. Not so convincing. As usual, Sally Field is amazing ! A great actress! I usually love her films

Excellent movie that has stood the test of time.

Not the kind of film you'd expect to see Sally Field in. A must see for anyone who believes in workers rights, collectivism, and the triumph of the will.Powerful stuff