Joe Fine (played by Chazz Palminteri) is a protagonist in Mighty Fine.
A Jewish-American textile businessman from Brooklyn who moves his family and factory to the South in 1974 to save his business. He struggles with financial ruin, anger management, and depression, ultimately attempting suicide before being hospitalized for anxiety disorder and eventually recovering. Stella Fine (played by Andie MacDowell) is a protagonist in Mighty Fine.
Joe's wife and a Holocaust survivor. She urges Joe to seek psychological help, pushes his self-installed panic button during his suicide attempt, and supports his recovery from severe stress and anxiety disorder. Natalie Fine (played by Jodelle Ferland) appears in Mighty Fine.
The younger daughter and narrator of the story. She overcomes her fear of public speaking to win a $500 Campbell Soup Company poetry competition, and eventually reunites with her recovered father. Maddie Fine (played by Rainey Qualley) appears in Mighty Fine.
Joe and Stella's older daughter who accompanies the family to the South. She is mentioned alongside Natalie as part of Joe's immediate family during his financial and emotional struggles. Sam (played by Ron Flagge) appears in Mighty Fine.
Bobby (played by Paul Ben-Victor) appears in Mighty Fine.
Lenny (played by Arthur J. Nascarella) appears in Mighty Fine.
Maître D (played by Todd Williams) appears in Mighty Fine.
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Characters
Joe Fine
(played by Chazz Palminteri) — protagonist
A Jewish-American textile businessman from Brooklyn who moves his family and factory to the South in 1974 to save his business. He struggles with financial ruin, anger management, and depression, ulti...
Stella Fine
(played by Andie MacDowell) — protagonist
Joe's wife and a Holocaust survivor. She urges Joe to seek psychological help, pushes his self-installed panic button during his suicide attempt, and supports his recovery from severe stress and anxie...
Natalie Fine
(played by Jodelle Ferland) — supporting
The younger daughter and narrator of the story. She overcomes her fear of public speaking to win a $500 Campbell Soup Company poetry competition, and eventually reunites with her recovered father.
Maddie Fine
(played by Rainey Qualley) — supporting
Joe and Stella's older daughter who accompanies the family to the South. She is mentioned alongside Natalie as part of Joe's immediate family during his financial and emotional struggles.
Sam
(played by Ron Flagge) — supporting
Bobby
(played by Paul Ben-Victor) — supporting
Lenny
(played by Arthur J. Nascarella) — supporting
Maître D
(played by Todd Williams) — minor
Owen
(played by Noah Rosenfeld) — minor
Kelly
(played by Ramona Tyler) — minor
Gracie
(played by Geraldine Singer) — minor
Police Officer
(played by Doug Wilson) — minor
Poetry Contest Judge
(played by Ann McKenzie) — minor
Earl
(played by Richard Kohnke) — supporting
Southern Boy
(played by Lee Hardee) — minor
Man on Car
(played by Lloyd Watts) — minor
James
(played by Zachary Rosenfeld) — minor
Veterinarian
(played by Joseph Meissner) — minor
Mr. Smith
(played by Miles Doleac) — supporting
Louie
(played by Kent Jude Bernard) — supporting
Story Analysis
A family drama about financial struggles, mental health, and reconciliation
