
Walt Koontz, a homophobic guy, ends up with paralyzed vocal cords because of an unfortunate stroke. His therapy includes receiving singing lessons from a neighbor who is not only openly flamboyant but also a pre-op transgenderist. Both of them are equally prejudiced; Koontz against homosexuals and the neighbor against close-minded straight people.
Robert De NiroWalt Koontz
Philip Seymour HoffmanRusty
Skipp SudduthTommy
Chris BauerJacko
Rory CochranePogoRusty's line, "It costs a lot to look this cheap," is also a personal quote attributed to Dolly Parton.
Walt Koontz:
I can't do it!
Rusty Zimmerman:
Yeah? Well "can't" lives on "won't" street.
Factual errors: A hemiplegic patient has a paralysis of one side and paralysis of the face on the other side which is not the case in this movie.
Written by Bob Crewe & Kenny Nolan
Performed by the cast, with additional vocals by Bruce Roberts
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