Dominick and Eugene

1988 1h 51m EN

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6.8

SOLID

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77%

FRESH

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IMDB

★6.8TMDB · 50🍅77%Rotten Tomatoes★7IMDB · 3,333

Drama

Synopsis

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Dominick and Eugene are twins, but Dominick is a little bit slow due do an accident in his youth. They live together, with Dominick working as garbage man to put Eugene through medical school. Their relationship becomes strained when Eugene must decide between his devotion to his brother, or his need to go away to complete his training. Things are also not helped by Dominick's co-worker, or Eugene's budding romance.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tom Hulce
Dominick Luciano
Ray Liotta
Eugene Luciano
Jamie Lee Curtis
Jennifer Reston
Todd Graff
Larry Higgins
Bill Cobbs
Jesse Johnson
David Strathairn
Martin Chernak
Mimi Cecchini
Mrs. Gianelli
Robert Levine
Dr. Levinson

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Robert M. Young
Writers: Corey Blechman, Alvin Sargent
Languages: English, Italian
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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38 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Robert M. Young, shot by Curtis Clark. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Trevor Jones. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Arthur Coburn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Tom Hulce and Ray Liotta and Jamie Lee Curtis carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0095050 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Robert M. Young directs. Curtis Clark behind the camera. Trevor Jones scores. Arthur Coburn cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

138 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Robert M. Young, shot by Curtis Clark. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Trevor Jones. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Arthur Coburn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Tom Hulce and Ray Liotta and Jamie Lee Curtis carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0095050 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 50 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 16 themes, including "mentally disabled", "garbageman ", "brother", "physical abuse".