Product Details

• Directors: Tom Murray
• Writers: Tom Murray
• Producers: Tom Murray
• Format: NTSC
• Region: All Regions
• Studio: Fisher Brothers Media
• DVD Release Date: September 14, 2010
• Run Time: 86 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B003V8BE12
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #81,172 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

A mother's love and a boy's journey from the darkness of brain damage and autism to the light that is his life today-as an acclaimed artist. An intensely moving story that is ultimately about the triumph and strength of the human spirit.

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I can't watch this movie enough times to take it all in, July 11, 2010

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Holly Liberatore "Holly L" (Mountain View, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dad's in Heaven with Nixon (DVD)

I am 50 years old. I have a 14 year son with autism and I just recently lost my father to cancer. My father had a terrible temper and most likey had undiagnosed Asperger's Syndrome. This movie spoke to me so deeply I cannot even express it in words. The images in the old home movies are riveting. The narration, done by the film maker, is poignant and heartfelt, but the true star of this film is Chris Murray, the amazingly brilliant artist who happens to be autistic. He has known who he is since birth, and those of us fortunate to love an autistic person spend our lives learning from them about humankind. This is also a story of a mother's fearless love and refusal to write her son off. What a fascinating, intricately woven story of a complicated family history. I had to stop the movie several times the first time I saw it in order to cry. POWERFUL. Thank you, Tom Murray, for helping me understand and work through so many strong emotions.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is one of the most powerful films I've seen in years., August 19, 2010

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Isaac Klein - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dad's in Heaven with Nixon (DVD)

The subject was Autism, but this film says more about the importance of love and family, and how that comes into play when dealing with a child that is "different." The director, Tom Murray, takes us on a roller coaster ride, breathlessly going through the tough times that he and his Autistic brother, Chris, went through due, in large part, to their father's inability to come to terms with his younger son's disease. It's fascinating to see how one child's problem throws the entire family into an emotional tailspin. Ironically, while everyone surrounding Chris is feeling sorry for him and worried about his future Chris actually manages to become an accomplished artist, with a growing number of patrons awaiting his pieces as he completes them. Chris also finds a way to become totally independent, with his own apartment, a part time job (that he doesn't really need, but enjoys nonetheless) and he proves to everyone how he is just fine, "I'm Ok. I'm Ok." What makes this film special is that it doesn't hold back anything. The honesty of the filmmaker is almost startling. He tells it all like it is, with all the harsh family parts un-edited, and his family is equally open. This is not a rosy film at all, which makes the positive developments all the more poignant and satisfying. I've seen this film with my family as well as with some friends who have children who suffer from Autism. For them, it was a breath of fresh air, seeing such candor and enjoying the fantastic "characters" that we're introduced to and follow as they grow up and develop. For me it was a film I related to more on the level of family dynamics, the tough parts, the great parts and, of course, the love.
Thank you Mr. Murray, and I hope to see much more of your work in the coming years. You are a brave man, and Chris, what can I say about Chris! He is one of the most delightful people I've seen in a movie!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EVERYONE must watch this documentary, August 2, 2010

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Patricia Solum - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Dad's in Heaven with Nixon (DVD)

A friend loaned me her copy of this film and I watched it three times. Now I have ordered two copies from Amazon - one for me and one to loan to others. This true story touched me in numerous ways and is very thought provoking. It is brilliantly done. Chris's story is so amazing and beautiful. His mother is educated, level headed, tireless and an incredible human being. How she endured all that she was dealt is difficult to understand only because there aren't enough mother's like her in this world. Tom Murray has done a great justice by making this film. Because there is now autism in our family this film gave me beautiful hope and understanding for the future. God Bless Tom & Chris Murray & their family.