Dominick and Eugene (1988)

Director:

Robert M. Young

Writers:

Corey Blechman (writer)
Danny Porfirio (story)

Release Date:

13 October 1988 (Australia)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Two brothers are about to discover what they need most in their lives...each other.

Plot:

Dominick and Eugene are twins, but Dominick is a little bit slow due do an accident in his youth. They live together...

Plot Keywords:

Twins | Telephone Box | Pizzeria | Catholic Church | Loss Of Son

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Ray Liotta	...	Eugene 'Gino' Luciano
Tom Hulce	...	Dominick 'Nicky' Luciano
Jamie Lee Curtis	...	Jennifer Reston
Robert Levine	...	Dr. Levinson
Todd Graff	...	Larry Higgins
Bill Cobbs	...	Jesse Johnson
Mimi Cecchini	...	Mrs. Gianelli
Tommy Snelsire	...	Mikey Chernak
Mary-Joan Negro	...	Theresa Chernak
Tom Signorelli	...	Father T.
John Romer	...	Choir Director
David Perry	...	Television Announcer
Joe Maruzzo	...	Guido
R. Scott Peck	...	Joe
Charles Susan	...	Leon

Also Known As:

Nicky and Gino (UK)

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Canada:PG (Ontario) | South Korea:15 | Sweden:11 | Netherlands:12 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

Orion Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

To help him stay in character, Tom Hulce left Dominick's tooth in even when not filming.

Quotes:

[Looking at a crucifixion statue.]
Dominick Luciano: If I was God, I wouldn't let that happen to my boy.

Movie Connections:

Features "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" (1984)

Soundtrack:

Truck Drivin' Son Of A Gun

Cynical moviegoers..go away

But the rest of us, who love a good sentimental and emotional story that is a lock to get you crying..enjoy!

Tom Hulce is magnificent as Dominick, a mentally slow trashman who loves professional wrestling and his brother, Eugene, played by Ray Liotta, who is a doctor and who works very long hours.

Due to Eugene's work schedule, Dominick is alone a lot of the time and tends to make questionable judgment calls. He really just wants to be a good boy, to do the right thing, and to make his brother proud of him. He stops in church to pray at one point and expresses his emotions so openly and so well that the character has you crying before the damn movie even gets really started.

Not about to give anything away here, but the movie is extremely involving and sad and heartbreaking. Those unafraid of these things will have a field day with this beautiful story, its loving characters and a great song I cannot quote here, that has nothing to do with the movie at all but is strangely appropriate..but you hear it in a bar.

I thought Tom Hulce would be nominated for this movie, since he was for 'Amadeus' I figured that might give him the inside track to actually winning. No such luck. Liotta is just as good but has less of an emotional impact, but then he does later on. All I can say about Jamie Lee Curtis is that she doesn't have much of a part here but it was nice of her to lend her name to a small drama set in Pittsburgh about two brothers who you will never forget.