Synopsis: Dominick and Eugene are twins, but Dominick is slow due do an accident in his youth. They live together, with Dominick working as a garbage man to put Eugene through medical school. Their relationship becomes strained when Eugene must decide between his devotion to his brother or his need to go away to complete his medical training. Things are also not helped by Dominick's manipulative co-worker, Larry, or Eugene's budding romance with Jennifer Reston. Through a series of troubling events, Dominick and Eugene's brotherly bond are tested.

Cast:
Ray Liotta .... Eugene "Gino" Luciano
Tom Hulce .... Dominick "Nicky" Luciano
Jamie Lee Curtis .... Jennifer Reston
Robert Levine .... Dr. Levinson
Todd Graff .... Larry Higgins
David Strathairn .... Martin Chernak
Bill Cobbs .... Jesse Johnson
Mimi Cecchini .... Mrs. Gianelli
Tommy Snelsire .... Mikey Chernak
Mary-Joan Negro .... Theresa Chernak
Tom Signorelli .... Father T.

Favorite Quotes:
• "Oh, jeez." - Dominick

• "You didn't see nothing! You say you saw anything, and I'll kill you. I swear I will. You don't know nothing! He's dead..." - Martin Chernak

Notes:
• Dominick and Eugene was released the same year as Rain Man. Both deal with two brothers: one smart and ambitious whilst the other is mentally-handicapped. Rain Man went on to more critical and award-winning success.
• To help himself stay in character, Tom Hulce left Dominick's fake tooth in even when not filming. For his work in the film, Mr. Hulce received a Golden Globe nomination.

Critical Praise & Commentary:
• "Yet together, and alongside now-veteran character actor David Strathairn, they created one of those brilliant movies that somehow slips through the cracks... In Dominick and Eugene, Strathairn's character is violent evil incarnate, without any pretense of or attempt at redemption. His role is pivotal as it relates to Nicky's emotional history, but caveat emptor: you may be seeing his face in your sleep for a while after watching this film." -Sarah Chauncey, Reel.com

• "Did you see this man in 1995's Dolores Claiborne? David Strathairn has played the most vile and disgusting characters ever written. Hopefully--I've yet to meet the man--this does not reflect his real life personality but only the magnificent presence he conveys on screen.

"In Dominick and Eugene he was a wife beater and in L.A. Confidential he ran a shady escort service. Either Strathairn is one of the most believable and amazingly authentic actors of late or he carries secrets we have yet to reveal." -Pamela Harland, iF Magazine

(David On His Role:)
• "I'd done Dolores Claiborne and Dominick and Eugene--some rather unpleasant people and dangerous parts where you have to explore behavior that doesn't sit well with you after the fact. For the sake of the story, you take on those kinds of challenges. If that means doing, yet again, a questionable person who is sort of the underbelly and the seamy side, if it's important enough to do--if I like the story or connect with it enough and I'm given the chance to do it--then the part just is what it is." -David Strathairn, 2003