A young, gay Indian flees to Hollywood, away from an overprotective mother and memories of his father's violent death. A successful banker by day, at night his life unravels in a blur of alcohol, drugs, and sex as he grapples with love, loss and ultimately, forgiveness.
The scene where Danny DeVito wakes Matt Damon from his sleep on the bench was filmed hurriedly to the surprise of Matt Damon who had actually fallen asleep after a scene. To get Dean Stockwell in the proper mood, director Francis Ford Coppola had him pretend to be a sadistic monarch who sentenced every cast member to a beheading. As filming went on, Matt Damon continued to gain most of the weight that he had lost purposely for his role in Courage Under Fire. Edward Norton auditioned f ...[Read Story ]