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Synopsis: Like a lot of her family before her, Norma Rae works at the local textile mill, where the pay is hardly commensurate with the long hours and lousy working conditions. But after hearing a rousing speech by labor activist Reuben, Norma is inspired to rally her fellow workers behind the cause of unionism. Her decision rankles her family, especially her fiancé, Sonny, and provokes no shortage of contempt from her employers.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Martin Ritt
Production: 20th Century Fox Film Corporat
  Won 2 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 6 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.4
Metacritic:
61
Rotten Tomatoes:
88%
PG
Year:
1979
114 min
907 Views


He's getting to be.

- Better hurry. You'll be late.

- I don't care if I get there tomorrow.

If you have questions,

I'm at the Golden

Cherry Motel, room 31.

Don't be late for work, now, folks.

Good morning.

The lady wants to go to work.

I'll catch you later.

One of you guys shows up

about every four years,

about the same time

we get the locusts.

What's your name?

My name's Jimmy Jerome Davis.

We got six boss men

in civil contempt.

Would you care to make it seven?

Why, hell, we plaster the

toilets with them things.

Want to read this on your break?

A**hole.

I already told him I wouldn't go

out to dinner. What's he want now?

Maybe he wants to make

it breakfast, Norma Rae.

Whatever it is, I didn't do it.

You got the biggest

mouth in this mill.

"Give us a longer break,

more smoking time.

"Give us a Kotex pad machine."

Do it, and I'll shut up.

The only way to close that

mouth is to promote you.

You're going up in

the world, honey.

Yeah? How far for how much?

Well, we're going to put

you on spot-checking.

Well, hell, it sure ain't

gonna make me any friends.

It'll make you another

$1.50 an hour.

How am I doing, little girl?

You doin' good, Daddy.

I think you better try to

speed it up, if you can.

I'm going as fast as I can.

Yeah.

Well, they're watching me.

They're watching you.

Well, what, you're sore at me?

You shouldn't push your own daddy.

I need the money for my kids.

Well, I don't need it from my kid.

Millie! Craig!

What are you doing in

Grandma's marigolds?

Get up!

I don't want to.

You do it anyway!

You're filthy!

I asked you to watch him.

Criminy! I cleaned you up once!

Come on! Right in here now.

That's it.

Come on, Steve! Come on, Steve!

Come on!

All right! They made it!

He's got an arm on him!

Woo!

Hey, you want something?

Get me a hot dog, lots of relish.

- Woo!

- All right!

Can I have a hot dog, please?

OK.

Thank you.

Hi, Wilma. Can I have two dogs?

OK. Just a minute.

Hi. How you doing?

You enjoying the game?

Oh, yeah. I love the shortstop.

Scouts are looking at him.

What's the matter?

You don't like it?

This isn't a hot dog.

What's in this thing?

Lots of things you don't

want to know about.

Excuse me a minute.

Hello, Norma.

Hey, Ellis.

You're looking fine.

I'm always fine. I'm a horse.

You changed your hair.

It grew.

How's Craig?

He lost a tooth.

It wouldn't hurt if you came by

to see him every now and then.

I don't believe

I can do that, Norma.

Well, suit yourself.

You always have.

Give me a Coke.

You want a Coke?

Yeah.

Two, please.

Here, this is for hers.

All right.

Keep the change.

Here you go.

I climbed into the

backseat of his Cadillac

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Irving Ravetch

Irving Dover Ravetch (November 14, 1920 – September 19, 2010) was an American screenwriter and film producer who frequently collaborated with his wife Harriet Frank Jr. more…

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