Heavy

"He's a man so shy, he doesn't even think he deserves love…"

Jun 5 1996 R 1h 45m
Drama, Romance

Victor is a cook who works in a greasy roadside restaurant owned by his mother, Dolly. It's just the two of them, a waitress named Delores, and a heavy drinking regular, Leo. But things change when Callie, a beautiful college dropout, shows up as a new waitress and steals Victor's heart. But Victor is too shy to do anything about it, and too self-consciously overweight to dream of winning Callie away.

Plot

Victor is a cook who works in a greasy bar/restaurant owned by his mother, Dolly. It's just the two of them, a waitress named Delores, and a heavy drinking regular, Leo. But things change when Callie, a beautiful college drop-out, shows up as a new waitress and steals Victor's heart. But Victor is too shy to do anything about it, and too self-consciously overweight to dream of winning Callie away from her demanding boyfriend, Jeff. Victor's terrible loneliness overwhelms him when he has to face losing what he loves the most.

Written by

James Mangold

Directed by

James Mangold

Cast

Pruitt Taylor Vince, Liv Tyler, Shelley Winters

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Available Light

Languages

English

Awards

3 wins & 3 nominations

Trailers
Heavy Trailer 1995
Scores
# of Votes
6,305
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
75
Popularity
NA