Product Details

• Actors: Robert Bird, Sean Costello, Chad Everett, Susan Harrington, Harry Perry
• Directors: Arthur Bradford
• Producers: Anthony Mindel, Douglas Stone, John Pierson, Matt Stone, Trey Parker
• Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English (Unknown)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Shout Factory Theatr
• DVD Release Date: July 20, 2004
• Run Time: 82 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00020X848
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #17,358 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
How's Your News? may not be the greatest road-movie ever made, but it's definitely a strong contender for runner-up honors. A Village Voice reviewer got it exactly right when he praised documentary filmmaker and disability camp counselor Arthur Bradford for "always knowing the difference between laughing at and laughing with," because that's a crucial distinction to make when confronting disability in politically correct America. Without a shred of condescension, Bradford hit the road from New Hampshire to Hollywood with Ron Simonsen (who has cerebral palsy), Larry Perry (advanced cerebral palsy), Robert Bird (Down Syndrome), Sean Costello (Down Syndrome), and Susan Harrington (mild retardation and legal blindness), who proceed to encounter everyday Americans with their cross-country "news team" interviews. Financed by South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker (who include various disabled characters in their irreverent animated series), the resulting travelogue is a frequently hilarious, powerfully revealing (in-your-face disability tends to be a Rorschach test for human behavior), unexpectedly moving (as when Simonsen meets his TV hero, Chad Everett) and illuminating look at being "different" in a country that clings too tightly to the security blanket of conformity. How's your news? Thanks to these intrepid reporters, it's very good indeed! --Jeff Shannon (quadriplegic since 1979)

Product Description
Five outgoing reporters with mental and physical disabilities hit the road, traveling coast to coast in a hand-painted RV, interviewing everyone they meet. Follow the news team as they explore honky-tonk bars in Nashville, alligator farms in Arkansas, the Grand Canyon and the wild streets of America’s cities and towns. Unassuming, funny, and genuine to the core, this is not your typical news show.

• Awards include Official Selection of the Toronto International Film Festival; Winner—Audience Award and Best Feature—Just For Laughs Film Festival; Winner—Best of Festival and Audience Award—Woods Hole Film Festival.

• The film had a limited theatrical run and debuted in 2002 as part of the Cinemax Reel Life series. It has been rebroadcast several times.

• The How’s Your News? theme song is featured on the Howard Stern show in the Robin Givens news segment daily and Stern frequently talks about HYN.

Special Features:

• Interview by HYN reporters with executive producers Matt Stone and Trey Parker (South Park) about their involvement in and enthusiasm for How’s Your News?

• Original 24-minute pilot episode filmed in 1998.

• Independent Film Channel’s series Split Screen featurette on the project’s origin.

• HYN reporter Ron’s meeting with Chad Everett after the film wrapped.

• Film festival and post-screening concerts video.

• Audio presentation of NPR radio show "This American Life"’s insightful story about HYN.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THIS IS A UNIQUE AND WONDERFUL MOVIE, June 24, 2004

By	Catherine (Columbus, Ohio) - See all my reviews

I promise that you have never seen a movie like this. It will change your life, seriously. It's funny, but in a good way. These five reporters ask the greatest questions and you will not soon forget their adventures in travelling across America. To call it a disability film is one thing, but it's more than that, and not as sappy as the ones we usually see. CHECK IT OUT!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A truly excellent experience, August 21, 2004

By	JMC SLP (Waldorf, MD USA) - See all my reviews

There aren't many movies out there with the honesty, heart, and good humor that this one has. These are people of tremendous courage and their experiences provide a unique insight into human nature across the spectrum. We should all be so lucky to have such joyful spirits, or enthusiasm for our work, or willingness to reach out to others. Tremendous kudos to the How's Your News team. I look forward to seeing more of your reporting -- and especially the Democratic National Convention!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Movie, April 11, 2009

By	Jill Wilhite "lunarain" (Oak Park, IL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Even if I wasn't a special educator, this movie would still be absolutely amazing and inspiring. It is absolutely a must see. The 5 individuals in this movie have such wonderful spirits. I loved this movie and wish everyone involved with this film long careers in the industry!