History Film / NormaRae

* DeepSouth: The setting. A reverends reject Norma Rae's proposal to use church for gathering because a male black worker is also going to come there. Lampshaded by Reuben after Norma [[WouldHitAGirl gets hit by her lover]]:

* HollywoodHeartAttack: Norma Rae's father complains of a numb arm. The floor manager refuses to let him take a break, because his scheduled break isn't for another 15 minutes. Her father then falls over and dies.

* NoTellMotel: The dismal little motel where Norma Rae meets her married boyfriend for trysts.
* OnePhoneCall: Norma Rae is told to call her husband, but she insists on calling her union organizer.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: One of the supervisors at the mill calls Reuben a kike. The minister at Norma Rae's church refuses to let her use it for a union meeting because that would require letting black people attend.
* ReallyGetsAround: Norma Rae has two kids by two different men, meets a married man in a hotel for sex, and apparently has been around town. This is referenced when some bigwigs with the TWUA come to town to express skepticism about her, and Reuben says he doesn't care about her "round heels" as long as she's working for the union.

* OverprotectiveDad; Norma Rae's father hassles her about her ReallyGetsAround ways.

* CreatorCameo: Martin Ritt plays a factory worker.

''Norma Rae'' is a 1979 drama film directed by Martin Ritt, starring Creator/SallyField, Creator/RonLeibman, Creator/BeauBridges, and Creator/PatHingle.

* DeepSouth: The setting. A reverends reject Norma Rae's proposal to use church for gathering because a male black worker is also going to come there. Lampshaded by Reuben after Norma [[WouldHitAGirl gets hit by her lover]].

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It tells the story of Norma Rae Webster (Field), a worker at the O.P. Henley Textile Mill somewhere in the Deep South, who becomes involved in labor union activities at the mill after Reuben Warshovsky (Leibman) of the Textile Workers Union of America arrives to organize the workers.

This was a memorable PlayingAgainstType role for Sally Field, who had previously won an Emmy for the TV-movie ''Sybil'' but was still mostly known for her work in comedies like ''Film/{{Gidget}}'' and ''Series/TheFlyingNun''. She won an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for her performance. The film is based on the life of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Lee_Sutton Crystal Lee Sutton]]. It was inducted into the UsefulNotes/NationalFilmRegistry in 2011.

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It tells the story of Norma Rae Webster (Field), a factory worker at the O.P. Henley Textile Mill somewhere in the Deep South. She becomes involved in labor union activities at the factory after Reuben Warshovsky (Leibman) of the Textile Workers Union of America arrives to organize the workers.

* DeepSouth: The setting. A reverends reject Norma Rae's proposal to use church for gathering because a male black worker is also going to come there. Also, Lampshaded after Norma was hit by her lover.
--->''Warshovsky'': "....(About WouldHitAGirl Norma's lover) I though every southern gentleman is Ashley Wilkes."

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''Norma Rae'' is a 1979 film directed by Martin Ritt and starring Creator/SallyField, Beau Bridges, and Ron Leibman.