Fatso is a 1980 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Anne Bancroft, her only such credit, and starring Dom DeLuise, Ron Carey and Candice Azzara. The film examines …

Fatso: Directed by Anne Bancroft. With Dom DeLuise, Anne Bancroft, Ron Carey, Candice Azzara. An overweight bachelor is fat, 40 and fed up--to the gills--but when his obese cousin …

The meaning of FATSO is an overweight person.

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Two basic dramatic approaches to fatness are to regard it as comic, or tragic. Anne Bancroft has somehow avoided both approaches in “Fatso,” a movie with the unique distinction of creating …

Fatso is a 1980 American comedy film written and directed by Anne Bancroft and starring Dom DeLuise, Ron Carey and Candice Azzara.

“Fatso” emerged in American English in the early 20th century. It is often used in a pejorative manner to shame individuals for their body size. Calling someone “fatso” can reinforce harmful …