Fatso Blu-ray

Shout Factory has detailed its upcoming Blu-ray release of Anne Bancroft's film Fatso (1980), starring Dom DeLuise, Anne Bancroft, Ron Carey, Candice Azzara, and Sal Viscuso. The release will be available for purchase on June 25.

Synopsis: This boisterous, heartwarming comedy about a man caught between his health, his self-esteem and his appetite, highlights DeLuise's genius for blending pathos and comedy. Bancroft's deft direction brings to uproarious life the joys and struggles of our relationship with food.

All his life, Dominic DiNapoli (DeLuise) has found comfort in food. But when his sister Antoinette (Bancroft) implores him to stop eating himself into an early grave, Dominic begins bouncing from crash diets to the support group "Chubby Checkers" to all manner of binges in between. In the end, Dominic discovers that what he needs most is a steady diet of love — from his family, from a new and lovely neighborhood acquaintance … and most importantly, from himself.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• "Looking back on Fatso" featurette with Mel Brooks and producer Stuart Cornfeld
• Interview with Maya Montañez Smukler, author of Liberating Hollywood - Women Directors and the Feminist Reform of 1970s American Cinema
• Optional English subtitles for the main feature