A young, autistic woman sees the world like no other, taking snapshots of the world in her mind, and recalling them without thought. She substitutes human contact for a life of caring for animals, developing humane methods of taking care of livestock destined for the slaughterhouse. Her peculiar communication skills and intelligence shed new light on pre-conceived norms of autism. Misunderstood her entire life, by her peers, her parents, and her teachers, she manages to teach them all new lessons in life. She excels at all levels of school, and eventually becomes a college valedictorian, and even manages to earn her doctorate. Her ‘squeeze’ machine, hugs her giving her comfort and the love that she is incapable of receiving from human contact. Despite challenges from everyone she meets, she overcomes their fear and loathing of her, and wins them over, throughout her difficult life. She goes on to change an industry – fighting the man’s world of the cattle industry as she creates new and humane ways for dealing with cattle, treating them with respect and even saving the cattle industry money.

Temple Grandin (2010)
  • Rating: (7,782 votes)
  • Taglines:What made her different made her exceptional. » Autism gave her a vision. She gave it a voice. »
  • Runtime:107 minutes
  • Director: Mick Jackson
  • Country:USA
  • Actors:
    Temple Grandin
    Claire Danes
    Eustacia
    Julia Ormond
    Dr. Carlock
    David Strathairn
    Aunt Ann
    Catherine O'Hara
    Betty Goscowitz
    Stephanie Faracy
    Randy
    Barry Tubb
    Alice
    Melissa Farman
    Jeff Brown
    Steve Shearer
    Don Micheals
    Richard Dillard
    Four-Year-Old Temple
    Jenna Hughes
  • Genres:Biography, Drama
  • Producers:
    Gil Bellows
    executive producer  
    Dante Di Loreto
    executive producer  
    Anthony Edwards
    executive producer  
    Scott Ferguson
    producer  
    Paul Lister
    executive producer  
    Alison Owen
    executive producer  
    Emily Gerson Saines
    executive producer  
    Greg Spence
    associate producer  
  • Plot: Biopic of Temple Grandin, an autistic woman who overcame the limitations imposed on her by her condition to become a Ph.D. and expert in the field of animal husbandry. She developed an interest in cattle early in life while spending time at her Aunt and Uncle's ranch. She did not speak until age four and had difficulty right through high school, mostly in dealing with people. Her mother was very supportive as were some of her teachers. She is noted for creating her 'hug box', widely recognized today as a way of relieving stress in autistic children, and her humane design for the treatment of cattle in processing plants, which have been the subject of several books and won an award from PETA. Today, she is a professor at Colorado State University and well-known speaker on autism and animal handling. Written by garykmcd
Temple Grandin
  • User's comment: by veritable32

    So much Autism in my family and such a rinse to see it portrayed in a respectful and yet, unhappy and troubled way. Autism is not for the Hallmark Card set - it is not for the After School Special digesters - it is difficult and rife with woe but also filled with newness and, forgive the hyperbole, wonder.

    I thought the director and Danes went to important extremes that were so vital to telling this great, great story.

    I have A.S. and I will tell you - the moment Temple realigns the uneven wallpaper in her mind - it had me. THAT is the mind of someone outside the room of traditional music. This is a great film and Claire Danes is giving the performance of unbelievable honesty and valor. Bravo to Jackson - Brava to Danes.


  • Quotes: Temple Grandin: My name is Temple Grandin. I'm not like other people. I think in pictures and I connect them. Temple Grandin: ...They'll be very calm. Nature is cruel but we don't have to be; we owe them some respect. I touched the first cow that was being stunned. In a few seconds it was going to be just another piece of beef, but in that moment it was still an individual. It was calm... and then it was gone. I became aware of how precious life was. I thought about death and I felt close to God. I don't want my thoughts to die with me. I want to have done something. Mr. Peters: Does she have to chalk the walls?
  • Also known as: Du gehst nicht allein (Germany - imdb display title), Temple Grandin (France - imdb display title), Temple Grandin - Una donna straordinaria (Italy), Zoi san triantafyllo (Greece - DVD title),

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