Trivia / A Child Is Waiting

• Creator Backlash: John Cassavetes fought with Stanley Kramer over what direction to take the story. Cassavetes considered Kramer to have won, and disowned the film after it came out.
• Disabled Character, Disabled Actor: Most of Reuben's classmates are played by real mentally challenged kids from the Pacific State Hospital.
• Uncredited Role: Juanita Moore as Julius's mother.

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