USA,
1999, 112 min
Directed by:
Joel SchumacherScreenplay:
Joel SchumacherCinematography:
Declan QuinnComposer:
Bruce RobertsCast:
Robert De Niro, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Miller, Chris Bauer, Skipp Sudduth, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Rory Cochrane, Daphne Rubin-Vega (more)VOD (1)
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Walter Koontz (Robert De Niro) once a hero cop, now a security guardlives in a rundown Hell's Kitchen tenement. One fateful night, after hearing the cries of a neighbor in trouble, his attempt to help turns into a nightmare when he suffers a stroke. Paralyzed on his right side and unable to speak clearly, Koontz, on the advice of his doctor, seeks voice lessons. But with winter holding him hostage to his apartment, he has no choice but to seek help from a musically inclined neighbor whom he vehemently dislikes an outspoken guy named Rusty (Philip Seymour Hoffman)! (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM))
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