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Anne Bancroft (writer)
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1 February 1980 (USA)
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Dominick has always been a big kid who loved eating. It was his favourite thing. Then his cousin dies...
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Dom DeLuise (1933 - 2009)
(From Get The Big Picture. 5 May 2009, 11:17 AM, PDT)
Comic Actor Dom Deluise Dead At Age 75; Frequently Collaborated With Burt Reynolds And Mel Brooks
(From CinemaRetro. 5 May 2009, 9:53 AM, PDT)
(From Get The Big Picture. 5 May 2009, 11:17 AM, PDT)
Comic Actor Dom Deluise Dead At Age 75; Frequently Collaborated With Burt Reynolds And Mel Brooks
(From CinemaRetro. 5 May 2009, 9:53 AM, PDT)
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Tickles the Funnybone, Provokes the Mind, Warms the Heart
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(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 |
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The DiNapoli family name used in the film was Dom Deluise's mother's maiden name.
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Audio/visual unsynchronized: Although Dominick eats steamed kale, the sound effect is more like a crunchy vegetable.
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Referenced in Gray Matters (2006/I)
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THIS MOVIE IS A GEM! A heartwarming, humorous, realistic view of the ups and downs of a large-bodied man. I say this because I myself was in a relationship with a lovely gentleman who happened to be of ample body contour, and the courtship scenes with Dom and Lydia reminded me of my courtship with my own hefty, handsome boyfriend. Also, gotta love Anne Bancroft as Our Hero's shrewish sister FAVORITE SCENES: Our Hero sneaking a wedge of his nephew's birthday cake, and his sister blowing a gasket! Our Hero crying when the diet doc gives him a list of Foods To Avoid, all of which he loves. The weight-loss intervention turning into a pig-out party. The Chinese food! (The sister having a meltdown! Classic!) Our Hero threatening to cut off his brother's "huevos" after Bro padlocks the fridge and larder. The scenes with Our Hero and his sweetheart. This is a beauty of a film with a beautiful message (love yourself no matter what your bodily dimensions) that deserved more attention than it got.