Dominick and Eugene

Year of Publication
1988
Publication Type
Screenplay
Number of Pages or Episodes
125 p.
Language
English
Contributors Author: Alvin Sargent
Author: Corey Blechman
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Abstract
Gino Luciano (Ray Liotta), a young medical student, struggles to care for his twin brother Nicky (Tom Hulce), an intellectually challenged garbage collector. The twins’ relationship is challenged when Gino, who has sparked a new romance with a nurse (Jamie Lee Curtis), must decide whether to leave Pittsburgh and Nicky to complete his education at Stanford.
Notes
The film was shot in Pittsburgh. Tom Hulce was nominated for a Best Actor Golden Globe. The script is now held in Beverly Hills at the Margaret Herrick Library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Author Biography
Alvin Sargent (1927—2019), born in Philadelphia, won Academy Awards for two of his screenplays, Julia (1977) and Ordinary People (1980). Corey Blechman is a screenwriter.
Time
1980s
Published
unpublished
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