Delicious D used to be an up-and-coming music star, a “turntablist” whose scratches and grooves propelled people onto the dance floor. Then came a motorcycle accident that propelled him to the curb — and, soon, into a wheelchair and a spot on L.A.’s Skid Row.
And he’s lived there for years, wrapped in layers of thrift-store clothes and bitter self-pity. Until one day, with absolutely no warning or reason at all, he discovers he has the ability to “lay on hands” and cure any affliction. Any, that is, except his own.
And Delicious D becomes a new kind of star.
This is an interesting idea for a movie, but then “Sympathy for Delicious” — despite the strained Rolling Stones reference in the title — was an intriguing little project from the start.
It was written by its star, Christopher Thornton — an actor who lost the use of his legs decades ago, after a rock-climbing accident. It’s directed by co-star Mark Ruffalo, a longtime friend of Thornton’s who, at the time he began this, was thinking of giving up acting.
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