In the film, Kattan plays the title character, a veterinarian who is forced by his mobster family to infiltrate the local FBI facility to steal evidence incriminating his father, Mafia boss Francis A.

Veterinary technician Corky Romano, banished from his family after the death of his mother, is unaware of their criminal connections until he receives a call from his father "Pops", a Mafia crime lord.

In his 2019 autobiography Baby Don't Hurt Me, Chris Kattan claimed that Paul Thomas Anderson (writer-director of Boogie Nights and Magnolia) and Richard LaGravenese (screenwriter of The Fisher King) each assisted with rewriting the script for Corky Romano, for which they received no official credit.

On Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a 7% rating based on 83 reviews with the consensus stating: "Corky Romano continues the trend of bad movies featuring SNL members.

"[2] James Berardinelli rated the film half a star out of four, stating: "It only takes about three minutes of running time to realize that you have wasted your money.

'I survived Corky' tee-shirts should be given out to everyone who stays until the end credits roll and can provide proof that they didn't take the easy way out of napping.

"[4] Miles Beller was one of the few critics who gave a positive review, saying: "Although Corky Romano contains its share of witless wisecracks and puerile pranks, it achieves something more than the current crop of would-be funny films.