Fatso (1980) + Extras
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance | Director: Anne Bancroft
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance | Director: Anne Bancroft
Dominick DiNapoli (Dom DeLuise) is a man who loves food and is overweight as a result. After an obese cousin dies due to health problems, Dominick's sister, Antoinette (Anne Bancroft), sets out on a mission to help him lose weight. Although he has a hard time trying to slim down, Dominick finds inspiration when he meets and falls for shop owner Lydia (Candice Azzara). Can he get up the courage to ask her out, or will he go back to the comfort of overeating?
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– "Looking Back on 'Fatso'" (12:20) is a dual interview with producers Mel Brooks and Stuart Cornfeld. Brooks takes the lead here, detailing Anne Bancroft's initial interest in changing creative avenues, getting into screenwriting and participating in the AFI Director's Program, inspiring her to take an idea for "Fatso" and develop it into a feature film. Brooks, interested in helping his spouse, offered her the distinction of being the first Brooksfilm production. The writer/director's imagination is examined, with Bancroft trying to focus on the psychology of the material, using her own background to flesh out the family life depicted in the picture. Cornfeld recalls his semi-panic with his first producing job, suddenly in charge of a NYC shoot. The men share praise for Bancroft and her demand to work with Brianne Murphy, a female cinematographer. Individual creative achievements are lauded, the effort's tonality is praised, and Brooks shares the advice he gave Bancroft before she began her helming journey. A brief assessment of the movie's beloved status with Italian-American families closes out the featurette.
– Interview (26:14) with film historian Maya Montanez Smukler is a very professorial recap of the history of female directors in Hollywood, tracing industry denial from the silent era to the 1970s, where things gradually began to change. Talk of "Fatso" arrives around the 14:00 mark, with Smukler an obvious fan of the picture, praising its screenplay and performances. More interesting is talk of the professional breakthroughs found in "Fatso," including Murphy's hiring, and Brooks's personal support of his wife and female talent in the DGA.
– Interview (26:14) with film historian Maya Montanez Smukler is a very professorial recap of the history of female directors in Hollywood, tracing industry denial from the silent era to the 1970s, where things gradually began to change. Talk of "Fatso" arrives around the 14:00 mark, with Smukler an obvious fan of the picture, praising its screenplay and performances. More interesting is talk of the professional breakthroughs found in "Fatso," including Murphy's hiring, and Brooks's personal support of his wife and female talent in the DGA.