Fred & Vinnie Trailer (2011)

The trailer for Fred & Vinnie.

Fred Stoller works as an actor in Hollywood, playing an assortment of deliverymen, clerks, and other oddball schnooks. The rest of the time, he wanders the streets researching his pet book project, “Restaurants You Don’t Feel Self-Conscious Eating Alone At.” He has a long distance bond with his old friend from back East, Vinnie D’Angelo, who hardly ever leaves his rent-free basement apartment. It’s a quirky, symbiotic relationship where Fred provides Vinnie with a window to the outside world, while Vinnie is the adoring parent Fred never had.

That relationship is put to the test when Vinnie ventures cross country to stay with Fred. At first, Fred is thrilled to have the company, but soon feels trapped when Vinnie quickly reverts to his agoraphobic ways. Is Vinnie a freeloading conman taking advantage of an old friend or just a well-meaning guy who is truly incapable of dealing with the world?