I’ve been feeling under the weather the last couple of days, which is why I didn’t do any blogging yesterday. I wanted to get something up today, so here’s one of the best scenes from
“Passion Fish”, a great disability-themed film from the 1990s. I was going to say “underrated”, but “forgotten” might be a better word. It was nominated for 2 Oscars in 1992, including Mary McDonnell for Best Actress. I think this was her most notable role between 1990’s
“Dances With Wolves” and her role as President Roslin in the remade
“Battlestar Galactica” TV series. But who remembers it, apart from film critics and disabled people?
For what it’s worth, it seems like “Passion Fish" passes both the
Bechdel Test, and my proposed
Disability Bechdel Test.
