Walt Koontz is a retired security guard, ultraconservative and proud of it, living in New York City's Lower East Side. Late one night, while trying to help neighbor in trouble, Walt suffers a stroke which leaves him with partial paralysis. Refusing to leave his apartment for therapy, Walt very reluctantly agrees to a rehabilitative program that includes singing lessons with a performer who lives upstairs -- a street-tough drag queen named Rusty.
Production Tribeca Productions;
Cast Names Robert De Niro; Philip Seymour Hoffman; Barry Miller; Chris Bauer; Skipp Sudduth; Wilson Jermaine Heredia; Nashom Benjamin; Scott Allen Cooper; Rory Cochrane; Daphne Rubin-Vega; Vincent Laresca; Karina Arroyave; John Enos III; Jude Ciccolella; Mina Bern; Wanda De Jesus; Madhur Jaffrey; Mark Margolis; Shiek Mahmud-Bey; Luis Saguar; Kyle Rivers; Sammy Rhee; Hyunsoo Lee; Richie LaMontagne; Penny Balfour; Winter Ave Zoli; Raven O.; Joseph Arias; Kent Fuher; Blake Willett; Ingrid Rivera; Craig Braun; John Doumanian; Melissa Osborn; John Contratti; Stacy Highsmith; Rod Rodriguez; Alice Williams; Antonette Schwartzberg; Hamilton De Oliveira;
Box Office USD 4,485,485
Release Date 1999-11-24
Genres Drama; Comedy;
MPAA Rating [?] Rated R for pervasive language and strong violence.