The Wool Cap

[2004, Movie]

The Wool Cap: Review

This TV remake of the 1962 Jackie Gleason vehicle gets its emotional punch from William H. Macy’s powerful, Emmy-nominated performance as a boozy loner redeemed by his paternal instinct. Since serving in Vietnam, substance-abusing Charles Gigot (Macy) has been unable to connect with his estranged family. Guilt-stricken over a two-decade old car accident that left him mute, Gigot lives a lonely life as a custodian for a Chicago tenement and has few friends aside from his pet m... read more

The Wool Cap: Cast & Details

Year: 2004
Rated PG

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Cast
William H. Macy: Charles Gigot
Lauren Keke Palmer: Lou
Don Rickles: Ira
Catherine O'Hara: Gloria
Ned Beatty: Gigot's Father
Marcia Bennett: Mrs. Gigot

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The Wool Cap: TV Guide News

Don Rickles Sounds Off | TV Guide Interviews & Features | 11/22/2004
Don Rickles was tearing into celebrities before Triumph the Insult Comic Dog was even a pup. The caustic comic's appearances on The Tonight Show and Dean Martin's Celebrity Roast are legendary, and his role voicing Mr. Potato Head in the Toy Story films introduced his acidic attitude to the Disney crowd. TNT's holiday TV-movie The Wool Cap, in which Rickles plays a kindly neighbor to William H. Macy's down-on-his-luck mute, lets him show off a sweeter side. But never fear: The 78-year-old can .. read more

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