History Film / NormaRae

* YourCheatingHeart: Norma Rae meets a married man at a hotel for sex.

* AwardBaitSong: See TheRunnerUpTakesItAll

* TheRunnerUpTakesItAll: RealLife example. The movie's theme song, "It Goes Like It Goes", won the 1980 Oscar for Best Original Song. That song is not very well remembered or commonly heard nowadays. One of the losers just so happened to be [[Film/TheMuppetMovie "The Rainbow Connection"]], a song that is now considered a modern classic and even graced [[AFIS100Years100Songs AFI's "100 Years... 100 Songs" list]] (at #74), whereas ''Norma Rae'''s song did not.
** The title song to Film/TheRose, though it was not in competition with "It Goes Like It Goes" for Best Original Song[[note]]It was not written specifically for the film, and was thus ineligible[[/note]], also qualifies, as it is still well-remembered today.

** The title song to TheRose, though it was not in competition with "It Goes Like It Goes" for Best Original Song[[note]]It was not written specifically for the film, and was thus ineligible[[/note]], also qualifies, as it is still well-remembered today.

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

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 ''Film/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.

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

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

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

It tells the story of a factory worker from a small town who becomes involved in the labor union activities at the textile factory where she works. 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 ''Film/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.

* EstablshingCharacterMoment: Norma yanks her mother, also a textile worker, out of the mill after discovering her mother has been deafened by the noise. She then accuses the rather blase doctor who treats her mom of not caring about the workers.

''Norma Rae'' is a 1979 film that tells the story of a factory worker from a small town who becomes involved in the labor union activities at the textile factory where she works. It stars Creator/SallyField in the title role, who 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.

* HeyItsThatGuy: C'mon, who doesn't know Film/{{Gidget}} or the matriarch from {{Brothers and Sisters}}?

* PlayingAgainstType: Although she had already won an Emmy for ''Sybil'', Sally Field was still remembered as Film/{{Gidget}} and TheFlyingNun. With this film, however, she well and truly shattered her typecasting.

* TheSeventies: The film was released in 1979, while most of Mrs. Sutton's hard work was also based in the same decade.

''Norma Rae'' is a 1979 film that tells the story of a factory worker from a small town who becomes involved in the labor union activities at the textile factory where she works. It stars Creator/SallyField in the title role, who 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]].

* NationalFilmRegistry: This film was inducted in 2011.

''Norma Rae'' is a 1979 film that tells the story of a factory worker from a small town who becomes involved in the labor union activities at the textile factory where she works. It stars Creator/SallyField in the title role, who won an AcademyAward for her performance. The film is based on the life of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Lee_Sutton Crystal Lee Sutton]].

''Norma Rae'' is a 1979 film that tells the story of a factory worker from a small town who becomes involved in the labor union activities at the textile factory where she works. It stars Sally Field in the title role, who won an AcademyAward for her performance. The film is based on the life of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Lee_Sutton Crystal Lee Sutton]].

* MyNameIsNotDurwood: Yeah, I'm sure Sally Field has '''Never''' heard that one before.