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 Christian Boeving; Michael Harkins; Victor Rasuk; Alba Albanese; 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;
Box Office USD 4,485,485
Release Date 1999-11-24
Genres Comedy; Crime; Drama;
MPAA Rating [?] Rated R for pervasive language and strong violence.