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Heavy (1995)
Director: James Mangold
Cast: Pruitt Taylor Vince, Shelley Winters, Liv Tyler, Debbie Harry
Runtime105 min
RatingR
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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.
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Director James Mangold's 1995 drama Heavy features standout performances from actors like Pruitt Taylor Vince and Shelley Winters, creating an intimate, character-driven story about a shy, overweight cook who finds his life upended by the arrival of a beautiful new waitress, Callie (Liv Tyler). This thoughtful, low-key film offers a moving exploration of themes like self-confidence, longing, and the human need for connection.
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Heavy is a 1995 American independent drama film written and directed by James Mangold, in his directorial debut. It stars Liv Tyler, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Shelley Winters, and Deborah Harry. The plot focuses on an unhappy overweight cook (Vince) whose life is changed after an enchanting college drop-out (Tyler) begins working as a waitress at his and his mother's roadside tavern. The film explores themes of loneliness, false hope, unrequited love, and self-worth.
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