Fatso (film)

Infobox Film
name = Fatso


caption =
director = Anne Bancroft
producer =
writer = Anne Bancroft
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starring = Dom DeLuise Anne Bancroft Ron Carey.
music = Joe Renzetti
cinematography = Brianne Murphy
editing = Glenn Farr
distributor = 20th Century Fox
released = flagicon|United States February 1, 1980
runtime = 93 min
country = US
language = English
budget =
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amg_id =
imdb_id = 0080724

"Fatso" is a 1980 American comedy film written and directed by Anne Bancroft and starring herself, Dom DeLuise and Ron Carey.

Plot

For middle-age bachelor Dominic DiNapoli, food had been the ultimate comfort for him. After his overweight cousin Sal dies of a heart attack from a similar problem, Dominick is convinced by his sister Antoinette and brother Frankie to lose weight. He tries attending meetings of a support group called the "Chubby Checkers", but then he meets a woman named Lydia, and the relationship gives him the distraction he needs to stop obsessing about food.

Cast

* Dom DeLuise - Dominick DiNapoli
* Anne Bancroft - Antoinette
* Ron Carey - Frankie
* Candice Azzara - Lydia
* Richard Karron - Sonny
* Robert Costanzo - Johnny
* Manny Medina - Sal

This movie was also featured in an episode of Gilmore Girls when Rory said, 'well this is the greatest thing I've ever seen."

External links

*imdb title|id=0080724|title=Fatso

Augustin Ledesma- Young Dominick Also Main menu On DVD