Unless you grew up in an Italian-American neighborhood like the one featured in this contrived but pleasant enough comedy, you might not know that "chooch" is slang for jackass, a likeable loser who can't help but screw up. Dino Condito (Carmine Famiglietti) is a perfect example. Growing up in the shadow of Shea Stadium in Queens, New York, Dino once dreamed of playing for the Mets. Now 28, Dino doesn't even have a steady job, he still lives with his parents, and Dino's best friends are a dachshund named Kiwi and his cousin, Jubielen (Joseph Summa), who lives with his girlfriend (Susan Ann Davis) in the same two-family house as the Conditos. The closest either Dino o...
Released:
2004
Rated:
NR
Length:
81 mins