FATSO (1978) short film directed by Anne Bancroft at AFI

Films in Review is proud to share the original short film version of FATSO written & directed by Anne Bancroft at The American Film Institute in 1978. Courtesy of Candice Azzara.
Written & Directed by Anne Bancroft
STARRING:
Dom Deluise as Dom
Estelle Reiner as Mrs. Goodman
Doris Roberts as Antoinette
Candy Azzara as Lydia
Director of Photography: Fred Elmes
20th Century Fox's FATSO (1980) was Ann Bancroft's only feature film as a writer/director and the first film made under Mel Brooks's BROOKSFILM production company.
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[@respobabs]

Awesome. Thanks for posting this. Love the movie.

[@VinnieFavalesnutsack]

Wow, I've never seen this. Thanks for posting. I love Dom DeLuise

[@snowpea10]

This is awesome thank you what a great find. I had no idea this was a short film before seeing fatso.
Anne Bancroft was a genius she created an amazing and touching movie

[@MrJoeybabe25]

Very interesting look at the embryo of a film. I wonder if other films do this much.
Doris Roberts as Antoinette would have been very interesting in the final film (she is a magnificent actress) but Anne Bancroft was a better choice.
Videotape!!

[@MrJoowoneeno]

So it was a short film before it became a full length film in 1980? I was not aware of this. Dom had a beard in this one and was clean shaven in the later film. And someone else is playing his sister.