Walt Koontz, a homophobic cop, ends up with paralyzed vocal cords because of an unfortunate stroke. His therapy includes singing lessons from a neighbor who is not only flamboyantly gay but also pre-operative transgender. Both of them are equally prejudiced: Koontz against non-heterosexuals, and the neighbor against closed-minded straight people.—Rob Reser - The Movie Kid -
Robert De Niro, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Miller
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An ultraconservative security guard suffers a debilitating stroke and is assigned to a rehabilitative program that includes singing lessons with the drag queen next door.