Corky Romano (film) Good-natured veterinarian, Corky Romano, receives a surprising call from his long-lost father, “Pops,” an underworld crime lord who has just been indicted by the grand jury and will soon go to trial. Pops realizes that his son is the one person who could infiltrate the FBI and abscond with the evidence against him. A computer hacker, intimidated into helping, goes overboard and makes Corky appear to be a superagent, a reputation he must live up to. As Agent Pissant, he tries to fake his way through one tough assignment after another while hunting for the elusive incriminating proof of his father’s illegal activities. Directed by Rob Pritts. A Touchstone Picture. Released on October 12, 2001. Stars Chris Kattan (Corky Romano), Peter Berg (Paulie), Chris Penn (Peter), Richard Roundtree (Howard Shuster), Vinessa Shaw (Kate Russo), Matthew Glave (Brick Davis), Fred Ward (Leo Corrigan), and Peter Falk (Pops). 86 min. Released on video in 2002.
