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

Augustin Ledesma- Young Dominick Also Main menu On DVD