Synopsis
Dominick and Eugene are twins, but Dominick is a little bit slow due do an accident in his youth. They live together, with Dominick working as garbage man to put Eugene through medical school. Their relationship becomes strained when Eugene must decide between his devotion to his brother, or his need to go away to complete his training. Things are also not helped by Dominick's co-worker, or Eugene's budding romance.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes77%
50 audience votes
Key crew
- Robert M. YoungDirector
- Corey BlechmanWriter
- Alvin SargentWriter
- Trevor JonesOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Tom HulceDominick Luciano
- Ray LiottaEugene Luciano
- Jamie Lee CurtisJennifer Reston
- Todd GraffLarry Higgins
- Bill CobbsJesse Johnson
- David StrathairnMartin Chernak
- Mimi CecchiniMrs. Gianelli
- Robert LevineDr. Levinson
- Tommy SnelsireMikey Chernak
- Mary-Joan NegroTheresa Chernak
- Tom SignorelliFather T.
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Themes
mentally disabledgarbageman brotherphysical abusementally handicapped manmedical studentsuppressed memorypittsburgh, pennsylvaniaintellectual disabilityanger issuesfraternal twinsprotective brothers