Hulce, who received an Oscar nomination for his performance as Mozart in AMADEUS, and Liotta, who made his stunning film debut as the disturbing ex-con in SOMETHING WILD, are teamed in this often-touching, unashamedly sentimental story of brotherly love.
The two are 26-year-old twins who live together in a working-class neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Liotta is a medical student whom the good-natured but mildly retarded Hulce supports by working on a garbage truck. Because their parents are dead, the brothers share a special relationship, Hulce acting
as provider and Liotta as protector. The equilibrium is threatened when Liotta is given the opportunity to do his re...
Released:
1988
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
111 mins