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Amputee Minor 
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TITLE |
Falcon and the Snowman, The (1984) |
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DISABILITY |
Amputee VERY
MINOR |
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DIRECTOR |
John
Schlesinger
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NOTES |
A true tale
of two Americans passing secrets to the Russians. |
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Near the
beginning Penn's character does a drug deal in |
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Mexico with
a guy who is a above knee amputee. He hides |
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the drugs in
his prosthetic leg and gets through U.S. customs |
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with no
hassle from a customs officer who is a fellow Vietnam |
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Parts of the
film are interesting but the script is generally a |
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mess leaving
one unclear what the spying is about. And |
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concentrates
on the moral dilemmas of Boyce. It's also a pity |
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to see Penn
going over the top in some scenes. |
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As I
remember it the book of this true story is much more |
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Notes
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