- Critics' Rating:
-
- Release Year:
- 1988
- MPAA Rating:
- PG-13
- Genre:
- Drama
Two brothers -- Eugene, an ambitious medical student, and Nicky, a mentally challenged garbage worker -- live together, with Eugene looking after Nicky. But their relationship is strained when Eugene's medical career, and his relationship with nurse Jennifer, force him to consider separating from his brother. When Nicky intervenes in a child-abuse situation on behalf of a neighborhood boy, the resulting trouble with the law may tip Eugene's decision.
