Fatso (1980 film)

Fatso is a 1980 American comedy film written and directed by Anne Bancroft and starring Dom DeLuise, Ron Carey and Candice Azzara.

When Sal suddenly dies at age 39, the family grieves. This prompts Antoinette to urge Dom to visit a diet doctor to avoid his cousins unhealthy eating habits and not drive himself into an early grave as well. Dom agrees to do so once he recognizes signs that obesity is ruining his health. Dom is deeply disheartened when given his new diet plan, seeing the long list of delectable foods and dishes that he enjoys very much but now has to avoid. When the diet fails, Doms eating habits drive his sister crazy, so she enrolls him in the Chubby Checkers support group.Meanwhile, Dom meets Lydia Azzarra, who owns the neighborhood antiques shop, and finds they have a lot in common. But being selfconscious about his weight, he fears rejection, and cant bring himself to ask her out. ........

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