SHOWDOWN IN THE BRONX
What happens when a retired Bronx, New York, married couple decide to have separate bedrooms and each decide to build their own dream rooms in their home? Hilarity happens! Think Rodney Dangerfield mixed in with Ralph Cramdon and you get Fred Kalowski, a retired dockworker who wants a man-cave with grandiose features: 70 inch TV, expensive bar, king size bed, etc. Fran, a retired seamstress, wants a simple “craft room” to knit quietly in, away from Fred’s constant moaning about her hobby. Fred is open about his man-cave, but Fran is NOT open about her “craft room,” in fact, she’s somewhat secret about it. Her secrecy drives him crazy, so he begins a quest to find out what the secrecy is about, and that quest gets him in loads of trouble along the way. Fran’s old orange Tomcat, Boots--who he hates--is a big part of the trouble he encounters. George O’Brien, Fred’s longtime Irish working buddy, lends support to both of them until—in Fred’s eyes--he becomes a traitor when he falls for one of Fran’s “knitters,” amongst other things…The ending is surprising and HI YI YI HILARIOUS!
What happens when a retired Bronx, New York, married couple decide to have separate bedrooms and each decide to build their own dream rooms in their home? Hilarity happens! Think Rodney Dangerfield mixed in with Ralph Cramdon and you get Fred Kalowski, a retired dockworker who wants a man-cave with grandiose features: 70 inch TV, expensive bar, king size bed, etc. Fran, a retired seamstress, wants a simple “craft room” to knit quietly in, away from Fred’s constant moaning about her hobby. Fred is open about his man-cave, but Fran is NOT open about her “craft room,” in fact, she’s somewhat secret about it. Her secrecy drives him crazy, so he begins a quest to find out what the secrecy is about, and that quest gets him in loads of trouble along the way. Fran’s old orange Tomcat, Boots--who he hates--is a big part of the trouble he encounters. George O’Brien, Fred’s longtime Irish working buddy, lends support to both of them until—in Fred’s eyes--he becomes a traitor when he falls for one of Fran’s “knitters,” amongst other things…The ending is surprising and HI YI YI HILARIOUS!
