Movies and MS

[haha4484]

Does anyone know of any movies where MS mentioned or focused on at all? The only t.v show I have ever heard it on is House (of course) but I have tried looking it up and have only found a possible 1- Hillary and Jackie.

Any answers guys....?


Thanks.

[Jerrys_mom]

On the tv show 'The West Wing' the president has MS.

I have seen Hillary and Jackie; it's the only movie that comes to mind.

[Sequoia]

"Go Now" is a very good British movie from 1995 starring Robert Carlyle ("The Full Monty") as a soccer player who has MS.

[haha4484]

thanks for the replies, i will have to look into both of those. Worth a shot...lol no pun intended.

[CrazyCatLady]

The only t.v show I have ever heard it on is House (of course)

OK havent even seen House, is there a character that has MS??

[JudySz]

West wing was the only one I could think of, and, of course,Real Housewives of DC. and there was one episode of Law & Order on at 3 in the morning where the victim had MS, but I cannot remember the episode name.

Good question. I will keep checking to see if there is any I missed.

JudySz

[Sequoia]

OK havent even seen House, is there a character that has MS??

No, there isn't a regular character that has MS, but MS is brought up as a possible diagnosis so often that it's become kind of a running joke in the MS community (Dr. House is a diagnostician who deals with a different case every week).

Apart from that, it's a pretty good show.

[jazzgirl]

I was also going to mention "Go Now", Sequoia. Great, UPLIFTING movie. "Hilary and Jackie" makes me cry everytime I see it.

I can't think of really anything to suggest. My life is enough of its own movie....

[als5445]

They mentioned it on Family Guy one time. Needless to say it wasn't in a very appropriate context

[jazzgirl]

That cartoon is a riot! Seth McFarland always goes over the edge. I love it!

[sloth7]

I think Annette Funicello had one but I dont know how far it went into ms: " a dream is a wish your heart makes".

I loathe when ms is in shows, I watch tv for escape

I hated Hilary and jackie thought it was awful and shows only worst case scenaro mixed w/ a dispicable story but thats just me.

I googled and found this but its books: "Stephen White has written a series of thrillers about a psychologist whose wife has MS. Mr. White has MS. The books are pretty fun mysteries"

[gypsy]

I cant think of any movies but in the book The Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan, the main character has MS. It was my favorite book before my symptoms and diagnosis, and now holds a very special place in my heart.

[Chelenae]

There is an older movie with Julie Andrews as a violinist with MS, but darned if I can remember the name of it...

Hugs and Prayers,
Chele

[Sequoia]

Chele, it's called "Duet for One" and it came out in 1987. Unfortunately, it hasn't been issued in DVD form so a person would have to find an old VHS copy to watch it.

sloth7, I found "Hillary and Jackie" very hard to watch, but I thought it was an extremely good movie. I didn't find anything despicable in the plot...just human beings dealing, sometimes poorly, with a tragic situation.

Yes, Jacqueline Dupre's form of MS was aggressive...but that's the way it really is for some people and it's a face of MS that needs to be shown, IMHO.

[poohb3ar]

No, there isn't a regular character that has MS, but MS is brought up as a possible diagnosis so often that it's become kind of a running joke in the MS community (Dr. House is a diagnostician who deals with a different case every week).

Apart from that, it's a pretty good show.

i love 'house'! he reminds me a WHOLE LOT like a neuro i quit seeing! for obvious reasons.
isn't it funny how hollywood treats MS? even though a lot of actors have MS & other disabilities you won't find them too often on regular shows,not at least a steady character having one.
Michael J Fox was on 'Good WIfe' as a lawyer with a disability, don't think it was parkinsons. he used his disability to gain sympathy from the jury. it was good to see him acting again, but said to see him exploiting his (or a disability) to win a case. didn't help people with disabilities image, unless to say that we can regular, ruthless lawyers who'll use any tactic to win a case?
i'll have to find these other shows/ movies mentioned.
everyone take care and 'pass the popcorn'