The life of an overweight, unhappy cook is changed after a kind, beautiful college drop-out comes to work as a waitress at his and his mother's road-side restaurant.The life of an overweight, unhappy cook is changed after a kind, beautiful college drop-out comes to work as a waitress at his and his mother's road-side restaurant.The life of an overweight, unhappy cook is changed after a kind, beautiful college drop-out comes to work as a waitress at his and his mother's road-side restaurant.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 3 nominations
Debbie Harry
- Delores
- (as Deborah Harry)
J.C. MacKenzie
- Gas Man
- (as J.C. Mackenzie)
Scott Ambrozy
- Guy in Truck
- (uncredited)
Vince Parenti
- Trucker
- (uncredited)
Dennis Prager
- Radio Talk Show Host
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
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- TriviaAccording to James Mangold, Pruitt Taylor Vince and Shelley Winters clashed early on during the production. Mangold said that as Vince was preparing for what was his first leading role in a film, he had felt upstaged by Winters. Mangold said that given her reputation as a Hollywood star, she had been very loud and theatrical, making Vince feel overshadowed. With tensions running high, Mangold went to Winters and told her that she had to make things right with him. Winters begrudgingly agreed and on the next day when they were preparing to shoot, Winters had Vince meet her on set in front of the cast and crew. Winters told Vince of all the famous people she's worked with, including Gene Hackman and Stanley Kubrick and the insults she called them, telling Vince that he now joined a long list of respected Hollywood people that she had insulted. Mangold said the tensions had gone away after that and they worked together well.
- GoofsFrom 0:34:06 -mouth to mouth resuscitation doesn't work unless the victim's nostrils are pinched shut.
- Quotes
Grey Man in Hospital: You're as big as an ox and no one sees you. I am the same way, I am loud and no one hears me, but when I whisper everyone looks around like something happened.
Featured review
Delicate, subtle, real
Strong performances and great restraint make Heavy a deftly handled, beautiful and subtly moving piece. Despite the apparent futility of Victor's interest in Callie, they're both changed in ways which are worth seeing. Aside from Evan Dando's slight awkwardness, the acting in this film is understated and very believable - Shelley Winters is warm and careworn, even Debbie Harry manages to blend in to the low-key scenery. Beautifully shot and directed, with a superb score from Thurston Moore, "Heavy" is a piece of cinema rather than a story shoe-horned into a screenplay. This won't satisfy anyone looking for simple plot and resolution, but for the rest of us there's a lot to admire.
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- Jun 17, 2006
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Upstate Story
- Filming locations
- 104 Highland Lake Rd, Highland Lake, New York, USA([Pete & Dolly's Restaurant-now demolished])
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $941,414
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $14,425
- Jun 9, 1996
- Gross worldwide
- $941,414
- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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