What's Eating Ralphie May? (2019)

You have to want it for yourself.

Filmmaker Cat Rhinehart spends one year closely following comedian Ralphie May, leading up to his planned weight loss surgery. Initially intended to be a weight loss documentary, what is captured instead is a raw and intimate portrait of a family dealing with addiction, a wife coming to terms with her inability to change the person she loves, and a tragically flawed comedian breaking down during one of the last years of his life.

Cast (2)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Ralphie May

Self

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Lahna Turner

Self - Ralphie's Wife

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