Fatso (1980)

Dominick DiNapoli has always been a big kid who loved eating. It was his favorite thing. Then his cousin dies from health complications due to a lack of exercise and improper diet. ... See full summary »

Director:

Anne Bancroft

Writer:

Anne Bancroft

Stars:

Dom DeLuise, Anne Bancroft, Ron Carey

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dom DeLuise	...	Dominick DiNapoli
Anne Bancroft	...	Antoinette
Ron Carey	...	Frankie
Candice Azzara	...	Lydia
Michael Lombard	...	Charlie
Sal Viscuso	...	Vito
Delia Salvi	...	Ida Rendino
Robert Costanzo	...	Johnny
Estelle Reiner	...	Mrs. Goodman
Richard Karron	...	Sonny
Renata Vanni	...	Zi Marie
Paul Zegler	...	Oscar Lapidus
Madeleine Taylor Holmes	...	Nurse
Natasha Ryan	...	Ann Marie
David Comfort	...	Anthony

Storyline

Dominick DiNapoli has always been a big kid who loved eating. It was his favorite thing. Then his cousin dies from health complications due to a lack of exercise and improper diet. Antoinette, Dominick's sister, makes him promise to see a diet doctor and lose some weight. This is very hard for Dominick, but he tries. He also finds motivation when he meets Lydia, and he discovers a love that is more intense than his love of food. He spends so much time kissing and walking around with Lydia that he no longer eats as many unhealthy things, and he loses weight without even trying.

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Plot Keywords:

urination | cake | religion | italian | morbid obesity | 

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Taglines:

Starving for a great movie?

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 February 1980 (USA)

Also Known As:

El gordito

Company Credits

Production Co:

Brooksfilms

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

On this film, Brianne Murphy became the first female cinematographer to shoot a major studio, union picture.

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Goofs

Although Dominick eats steamed kale, the sound effect is more like a crunchy vegetable.

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Quotes

Dominick DiNapoli: Lasagna for you, broiled chicken and kale for me, no bread.

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Connections

Referenced in Gray Matters (2006)

User Reviews

the only realistic portrayal of Italian family life

After gritting my teeth through too many movies that show Italians as wife-beating criminals and cowed women who never comb their hair, this movie is a loving and affectionate breath of fresh air, showing the only realistic portrayal of Italian family life I've ever seen in the movies. Bancroft is *perfect* as the rock of the family, and DeLuise is also excellent as the friendly, sweet central character. Ron Carey is surprisingly great as his little brother. Great characters, great dialogue, and if you're Italian and are sick of machine guns in violin cases, you'll laugh out loud at how right they got it . . .