Linda Hunt won an Oscar. I did not know this.

I had a hard time getting into the Mel Gibson part of the movie, and found I might have preferred a movie all about Linda Hunt's character - but it wasn't a bad movie, just not to my taste. At the time I watched it, I had no idea it was a woman playing the role, and then I was doubly surprised watching SILVERADO and the fella-played-by-a-woman in YEAR OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY was now the Midnight Star- Stella, whom Patton falls hard and fast for.