Over the Brooklyn Bridge (1984)

A put-upon Jewish deli owner in Brooklyn dreams of getting out from underneath the thumb of his domineering father and his haughty fashion-model girlfriend by buying his own restaurant in ... See full summary »

Director:

Menahem Golan

Writer:

Arnold Somkin

Stars:

Elliott Gould, Margaux Hemingway, Sid Caesar

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Elliott Gould	...	Alby Sherman
Margaux Hemingway	...	Elizabeth Anderson
Sid Caesar	...	Uncle Benjamin
Carol Kane	...	Cheryl
Burt Young	...	Phil
Shelley Winters	...	Becky
Jerry Lazarus	...	Leonard Sherman
Francine Beers	...	Ruth Sherman
Leo Postrel	...	Seymour Sherman
Rose Arrick	...	Sarah Sherman
Matt Fischel	...	Herbert Sherman
Lynnie Greene	...	Cynthia Sherman
Robert Gosset	...	Eddie
Karen Shallo	...	Marlena
Amy Ryder	...	Susan

Storyline

A put-upon Jewish deli owner in Brooklyn dreams of getting out from underneath the thumb of his domineering father and his haughty fashion-model girlfriend by buying his own restaurant in midtown Manhattan.

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Plot Keywords:

restaurant | deli | place name in title | rabbi | bra | 

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Taglines:

A deliciously funny love story.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 March 1984 (USA)

Also Known As:

Across the Brooklyn Bridge

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$600,000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

City Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sarah Michelle Gellar's movie debut.

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Soundtracks

"I'd Like to Hold You All Night"
Music by Pino Donaggio
Lyrics by Jack Fishman & Paolo Steffan
Performed by Paolo Steffan

User Reviews

A "Heymishe" Film - Go and see it

This movie was a disaster of sorts in that it failed miserably at the box office perhaps due to its very strong Jewish content. Nevertheless for the Jewish audience it is a fantastic comedy where we laugh at ourselves. There are some flies in the ointment. As always the Jewish boy in question can not have a Jewish girl-friend. Hollywood does not accept the fact that Jews marry Jews and Alby ( a rather fat Elliot Gould!!) is no exception, but his shiksa is worth her weight in gold. A Jewish mother would kill to have a daughter-in-law as caring as Elizabeth is to her diabetic shlemiel of a son. Margaux Hemingway (may she rest in peace) is wonderful in this role. We lost a terrific actress here. The Family is a pastiche of all the stereotypes we Jews love and hate so well: the rich uncle who is a tough businessman with a heart of gold and his bitch of a wife and useless son. The usual hangers-on and assorted nebbishes who work for him are there - God this fits my family to a "T" !!! The scene at the synagogue is wonderful and the Lubliner Rebbe is well interpreted by the great Zvi Scooler. The celebration at the Rumanian restaurant is word for word exact of whatever we had in the 1950's. Shelly Winters is a great actress her role is a treat to watch. Her outburst at the restaurant is the hit of the show. When we heard the audience gasp (99% Jewish) I felt that the movie was an effective comedy - but I also knew that a 99% gentile audience would not see the humour and sadly I was right.

This is a marginal film and must be accepted as such but that is too bad because there is enough in there to amuse everybody. Elliot Gould and his friend Nick played by my favorite cro-magnon Burt Young are a pair of shleppers that you have to love - that piss scene is wild. The scene in Uncle Benjamin's house with the plastic on the chairs must be preserved in a Jewish museum - that is exactly how we were!!! Sid Caesar is Uncle Benjamin and is a delight. His acting ranges from shtick meshuga to Shakespearean pathos. Anyway grab a copy at the local Blockbusters or whatever and invite the family and...enjoy!! To hell with the bad reviews - what do "they" know ?????