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Corky Romano

Corky Romano

Undercover and Out The Way!

20014.41h 26m

Overview

Corky Romano is a bumbling, simpleton, veterinarian and the youngest, outcast son of an aging gangster, named Pops Romano, who calls upon Corky to infiltrate the local FBI and retrieve and destroy evidence being used to incriminate Pops for racketeering charges.

Directed by Rob Pritts
Written by Jason Ward, David Garrett, Paul Thomas Anderson
Produced by Robert Simonds
Box OfficeBudget: $11.0MRevenue: $24.0M

Top Cast

Chris Kattan

Chris Kattan

Corky Romano

Vinessa Shaw

Vinessa Shaw

Agent Kate Russo

Peter Falk

Peter Falk

Francis A. 'Pops' Romano

Peter Berg

Peter Berg

Paulie Romano

Chris Penn

Chris Penn

Peter Romano

Fred Ward

Fred Ward

Leo Corrigan

Richard Roundtree

Richard Roundtree

Howard Shuster

Matthew Glave

Matthew Glave

Agent Brick Davis

Roger Fan

Roger Fan

Agent Bob Cox

Dave Sheridan

Dave Sheridan

Agent Terrence Darnell

Themes & Keywords

undercoverveterinarianslapstick comedyorganized crimemafiasurveillancefbi agenthilariousfalse identity

About Corky Romano

Corky Romano is a action, comedy, crime film released in 2001 exploring themes of undercover, veterinarian, slapstick comedy, organized crime, mafia, surveillance. Directed by Rob Pritts, it stars Chris Kattan, Vinessa Shaw, Peter Falk. Corky Romano is a bumbling, simpleton, veterinarian and the youngest, outcast son of an aging gangster, named Pops Romano, who calls upon Corky to infiltrate the local FBI and retrieve and destroy evidence being used to incriminate Pops for racketeering charges.

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