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Director:
Barry Levinson
Writer:
Barry Levinson (written by)
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Release Date:
5 March 1982 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Comedy | Drama See more »
Tagline:
Suddenly, life was more than french fries, gravy and girls. See more »
Plot:
A group of college-age buddies struggle with their imminent passage into adulthood in 1959 Baltimore. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 wins & 2 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(151 articles)
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User Reviews:
Incredibly delightful, and Funny See more (84 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Steve Guttenberg ... Edward 'Eddie' Simmons

Daniel Stern ... Laurence 'Shrevie' Schreiber

Mickey Rourke ... Robert 'Boogie' Sheftell

Kevin Bacon ... Timothy Fenwick Jr.

Tim Daly ... William 'Billy' Howard (as Timothy Daly)

Ellen Barkin ... Beth Schreiber

Paul Reiser ... Modell
Kathryn Dowling ... Barbara
Michael Tucker ... Bagel
Jessica James ... Mrs. Simmons
Colette Blonigan ... Carol Heathrow
Kelle Kipp ... Diane
John Aquino ... Tank
Richard Pierson ... David Frazer
Claudia Cron ... Jane Chisholm
Tait Ruppert ... Methan

Tom Tammi ... Howard Fenwick (as Tom V.V. Tammi)
Pam Gail ... First Stripper
Lauren Zaganas ... Second Stripper
Sharon Ziman ... Elyse
Mark Margolis ... Earl Mager
Ralph Tabakin ... TV Customer
Frank Stoegerer ... TV Director
Nat Benchley ... Technical Director
Frank Hennessy ... Audio Man
Marvin Hunter ... Newscaster
Steve Smith ... Announcer
Lee Case ... Mr. Howard - Billy's Father
Clement Fowler ... Mr. Simmons - Eddie's Father
Howard Silverman ... Clothing Hustler (as Howard 'Chip' Silverman)
Ted Bafaloukos ... George
Barney Cohen ... Knocko
Bruce Kluger ... Guy at Pool Hall
Bruce Elliott ... Soap Opera Man (as Bruce Elliot)
Carole Copeland ... Soap Opera Woman
Aryeh Cooperstock ... Rabbi
Brian Costantini ... Drunk at Wedding
Lorraine D. Glick ... Woman at Wedding
Florence Moody ... Waitress (as Florence L. Moody)
Mary Lou Vukov ... Waitress
Alan Kaplan ... Bagel's Friend
Donald Saiontz ... Bagel's Friend
Chief Gordon ... Man in Jail
Beverly Sheehan ... Beautician
Dusty Clare ... Salon Woman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Allison Caine ... Additional Voice (voice) (uncredited)
Herb Levinson ... The Emerson Black & White Console Televison Customer (uncredited)

Todd Stockman ... (uncredited)
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Directed by
Barry Levinson 
 
Writing credits
Barry Levinson (written by)

Produced by
Mark Johnson .... executive producer
Jerry Weintraub .... producer
 
Original Music by
Bruce Brody 
Ivan Král 
 
Cinematography by
Peter Sova 
 
Film Editing by
Stu Linder 
 
Casting by
Ellen Chenoweth 
 
Art Direction by
Leon Harris 
 
Set Decoration by
R. Chris Westlund 
 
Costume Design by
Gloria Gresham 
 
Makeup Department
Irving Buchman .... makeup artist
Christine George .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
Ken Swor .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
D. Scott Easton .... first assistant director
Win Phelps .... first assistant director
Robert Rooy .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Larry Clark Bird .... property master (as Larry Bird)
Steven Franciotti .... construction coordinator
Bill Gay .... lead man (as Billy Gay)
Vinnie Vecchio .... property master
Ken Zimmerman .... assistant property master
 
Sound Department
Gary Alexander .... sound re-recording mixer
Paul Hochman .... sound editor
Chris Jenkins .... sound re-recording mixer
C. Darin Knight .... sound mixer (as Darin Knight)
Larry Stensvold .... sound re-recording mixer
Charles J. Bond .... sound (uncredited)
Dan Yale .... sound effects editor (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Charles Schulthies .... special effects (as Charles R. Schulthies)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
George Berrios .... assistant camera
Catharine Bushnell .... still photographer
Ted Churchill .... camera operator
Richard Falk .... lighting consultant (as Richard Falk Sr.)
John M. Gilgar .... gaffer
Donald Sweeney .... camera operator (as Don Sweeney)
Tom Weston .... assistant camera
Ted Churchill .... Steadicam operator (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Deahdra Scarano .... costumer: women
G. Tony Scarano .... costumer: men (as Tony Scarano)
Mary E. Vogt .... assistant costume designer (as Mary Vogt)
 
Editorial Department
Andy Blumenthal .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Harry V. Lojewski .... music supervisor
Joe Tuley .... music editor
 
Transportation Department
Mike Padovich .... transportation coordinator
 
Other crew
Ted Bafaloukos .... creative consultant
Paul Gongaware .... production assistant
Nancy Hackerman .... location manager
Leanne Moore .... assistant to production accountant
Susan Moore .... assistant to producer
Betsy Norton .... script supervisor
Judith Rheiner .... publicist
Bob Roe .... production assistant (as Robert Roe)
Paul Roedl .... production accountant
Gene Rudolf .... visual consultant
Bill Sanders .... production assistant
Anna Zappia .... production office coordinator
Alan Jacques .... projectionist (uncredited)
Kevin King .... payroll accountant (uncredited)
 
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Runtime:
110 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R (Certificate #26376) | Australia:M | Singapore:PG | Iceland:L | Canada:14+ (Ontario) | Peru:14 | Brazil:Livre | Portugal:M/12
Filming Locations:
400 block N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland, USASee more »
Company:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)See more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
Kevin Bacon was sick on the day of his screen test to play Fenwick. But he had previously decided that his character would probably be half-drunk during the entire movie, so he went ahead and auditioned and got the part.See more »
Goofs:
Anachronisms: This movie is set in 1959 and it is stated they are watching a Pittsburgh Steelers/Baltimore Colts game. They didn't play each other that year.See more »
Quotes:
Eddie:You... You... You make me sick. You've just gone down two steps in my... my book!See more »
Movie Connections:
Featured in "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #18.43" (2010)See more »
Soundtrack:
Havin' FunSee more »

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21 out of 31 people found the following review useful.
Incredibly delightful, and Funny, 17 October 2002
Author: Lozbee2000 (Lozbee2000@hotmail.com) from Victoria, Australia



This movie has entered my top 20 list since I seen it for the first time at the start of this month. The only thing I hated about this movie was that the channel I was watching it on had taken out the swear words so I didn't quite get all those jokes.

Apart from that I loved this movie it mostly has males in it but that didn't matter, you could just feel the friendship between these 5 guys. This film was also very funny whether it was the popcorn scene,the football quiz,the jail scene or Methan quoting his favourite film, it's all there.

Out of the five main guys in the film two of them really showed their talent; and they were Mickey Rourke and Daniel Stern. After seeing this film I decided to give it an 8 out of 10 because I think it deserves that rating.

Whoever said that this is a guy flick is terribly mistaken because I am a 15 year old girl and I really enjoyed it.

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