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6.7/10 • 80

1995-12-291h 45m

DramaRomance

He's a man so shy, he doesn't even think he deserves love…

Victor is a cook who works in a greasy roadside restaurant owned by his mother, Dolly. It's just the two of them, a waitress named Delores, and a heavy drinking regular, Leo. But things change when Callie, a beautiful college dropout, shows up as a new waitress and steals Victor's heart. But Victor is too shy to do anything about it, and too self-consciously overweight to dream of winning Callie away.

Directors
James Mangold
Writters
James Mangold
Editors
James Mangold, Meg Reticker

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Pruitt Taylor Vince

    Pruitt Taylor Vince

    Victor Modino

  2. Shelley Winters

    Shelley Winters

    Dolly Modino

  3. Liv Tyler

    Liv Tyler

    Callie

  4. Debbie Harry

    Debbie Harry

    Delores

  5. Joe Grifasi

    Joe Grifasi

    Leo

  6. Evan Dando

    Evan Dando

    Jeff

  7. David Patrick Kelly

    David Patrick Kelly

    Grey Man in Hospital

  8. Marian Quinn

    Marian Quinn

    Darlene

  9. Meg Hartig

    Meg Hartig

    Donna

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Wuchak

May 16, 2024

7/10

Psychological study of “normal folks” at a rural bar/restaurant In southeast New York, near the border of Pennsylvania, a shy tavern cook (Pruitt Taylor Vince) is concerned about his weight after finding himself attracted to the new server, a drop-out college student (Liv Tyler). The other worker, an aging blonde (Deborah Harry), naturally feels threatened by her. Shelley Winters plays the matriarch and Joe Grifasi a drunk that hangs out at the pub. "Heavy" (1995) has been called the “Marty” of the ’90s. I’ve never seen that one, but it stars Ernest Borgnine in a role similar to the protagonist here. While this is a character study of Victor, it also evaluates Del (Harry, aka Blondie); and the others to a lesser extent. Del is closing in on 50 years-old, but was surely stunning back in the day. She’s left to making a living at a small-time tavern with romantic options limited to a garrulous alcoholic and a quiet mama’s boy. Obviously, this is not a flick for people who require an explosion every ten minutes to keep their attention (not that there’s anything wrong with that, lol). It’s a mundane drama about regular people and the social dynamics thereof — their (boring) daily lives, hopes, fears, regrets, grievances and lamentations. In part, it’s about people who have been caged so long they no longer know how to be free. It’s similar in tone to other 90’s dramas like "Sling Blade," which came out the next year, and “Limbo” (1999). While it lacks the survival element of the latter, does it really? The frontman of The Pixies was approached to play the part of Victor, but he declined, saying he wasn’t interested in playing such a character. Regardless, he would’ve fit the role. The movie runs 1 hour, 44 minutes, and was shot in southeast New York at Barryville (Victor’s house); five miles northeast of there in Highland Lake (the tavern); across the border of Barryville in Shohola, Pennsylvania (the bridge); and 80 miles northeast of that area in Hyde Park, NY, on the Huson River (Culinary Institute). GRADE: B

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Status
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Original Language
English
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Keywords
jealousywaitressfast food restaurantseductionpizzarejectionsexual fantasyobesity