Over the Brooklyn Bridge (1984)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Menahem Golan

Writer:

Arnold Somkin (writer)

Release Date:

2 March 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

So funny...you may never get over it.

Plot:

A put-upon Jewish deli owner in Brooklyn dreams of getting out from underneath the thumb of his domineering...

Plot Keywords:

Restaurant | Deli | New York City | Synagogue | Diabetic

Cast

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
Sal Richards	...	Mr. Giovanni
Leib Lensky	...	Mr. Goodman
Lou David	...	Mr. T
Tom McDermott	...	Billy
Zvee Scooler	...	Rebbe
Mort Freeman	...	Cantor
Mary Gutzi	...	Angela
Jean Elliott	...	Rosie the Receptionist
Aki Aleong	...	Japanese Buyer #1
Kim Chan	...	Japanese Buyer #2
Claude Vincent	...	Cabbie
Manuel E. Santiago	...	Cabbie
Jackie James	...	Paula
Linda Kerns	...	Cindy
Christopher Wynkoop	...	Lawyer
Barbara Rucker	...	Fashion Center Receptionist
Vibeke Trauben	...	Fashion Center Beauty
Candy Woolard	...	Fashion Center Beauty
Barbara Kilness	...	Fashion Center Beauty
Hanne Gravesen	...	Fashion Center Beauty
Valerie C. Robinson	...	Fashion Center Beauty
Victoria Barrett	...	Paddleball Player #1
Judith Ledford	...	Paddleball Player #2
Richard Lifschutz	...	Hassid
Corine Lorain	...	Elizabeth's Assistant
Ellen Stein	...	Elizabeth's Assistant
Susan Feldon	...	Angela's Friend
Ginger Garrett	...	Girl in Subway
Niki Higgins	...	Girl in Subway
Donna Denton	...	Girl in Subway
Pamela Donnelly	...	Girl in Subway (as Pamela Shoemaker)
Christina Kelsey	...	Girl Outside Restaurant
Martin Shakar	...	Banker
Carmen Bau	...	Hooker
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sarah Michelle Gellar	...	Phil's Daughter (uncredited)

Directed by
Menahem Golan

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Arnold Somkin		writer

Produced by
Yoram Globus	....	producer
Menahem Golan	....	producer
Christopher Pearce	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Pino Donaggio

Cinematography by
Adam Greenberg

Film Editing by
Mark Goldblatt

Casting by
Joy Todd

Art Direction by
John Lawless

Set Decoration by
James Sherman

Makeup Department
June Courtland	....	makeup artist
Victor DeNicola	....	hair stylist
David Forrest	....	makeup supervisor (as David Craig Forrest)
Brenda Madison	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Carl Clifford	....	production manager
Karen Hoenig	....	post-production supervisor
Philip Murphy	....	unit manager
Tod Scott Brody	....	post-production supervisor (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tommy Burns	....	additional second assistant director (as Tom Burns)
Diane Schneier	....	third assistant director
Joseph Winogradoff	....	second assistant director (as Joe Winogradoff)
David Womark	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Batia Grafka	....	props
Bob Provenzano	....	props (as Robert Provenzano)

Sound Department
Anna Boorstin	....	sound effects editor
Carlos Delarios	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ken Dufva	....	foley artist
David Lee Fein	....	foley artist
Andrew Hinds	....	assistant sound
Michael J. Kohut	....	sound re-recording mixer
Frederico Loaker	....	foley artist (as Federico Loaker)
Nigel Noble	....	sound mixer
Keith Olson	....	foley artist
Robert Perissi	....	foley artist
Aaron Rochin	....	sound re-recording mixer
Harvey Rosenstock	....	adr editor
Harvey Rosenstock	....	dialogue editor
Michael R. Sloan	....	supervising sound editor
Maggi Travis	....	boom operator
Linda Whittlesey	....	sound effects editor
Dorothy Wright	....	foley artist

Stunts
Scott Leva	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Robert M. Andres	....	second grip (as Robert Andres)
Jim Bekiaris	....	electrician (as Jim Belkiaris)
Richard Corman	....	still photographer
Michael Fedack	....	dolly grip (as Michael Fedak)
Ted H. Hauser	....	first assistant camera (as Ted Hauser)
Robert Levi	....	camera operator
George Messaris	....	third grip
Bill O'Leary	....	electrician
Mark Petersson	....	second assistant camera (as Mark Peterson)
John Seakwood	....	still photographer
Peter Charles Silvert	....	generator operator
Dustin Smith	....	key grip
Robert Stevers	....	best boy (as Bob Stevers)
Frost Wilkinson	....	gaffer
David Eubank	....	additional first assistant camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Candace Clements	....	costume supervisor
Jennifer Lax	....	wardrobe assistant
Susie Money	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Alan Baumgarten	....	assistant editor
Adam Fredericks	....	assistant editor
Omneya 'Nini' Mazen	....	assistant post-production (uncredited)

Music Department
Richard Kraft	....	music researcher
Michael Linn	....	music editor
Natale Massara	....	conductor

Transportation Department
Michael Hourihan	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Sandra Birnhak Ames	....	assistant production accountant (as Sandra Birnhak)
Mark Cohen	....	production assistant
Patricia Anne Doherty	....	craft service (as Patricia Doherty)
Paula Erickson	....	production coordinator: Los Angeles
Elliott Fils	....	production accountant (as Elliot Fils)
Les Fincher	....	location manager
Robin Grey	....	production coordinator
Steve Kossover	....	production assistant (as Steven Kossover)
Pat Morrill	....	assistant: Mr. Golan
Anne Prager	....	assistant: Mr. Pearce
Joanne Small	....	script supervisor
Lynn Tonnessen	....	production assistant (as Lynne Tonnessen)
Betsy Williams	....	production assistant
Tracy Mills	....	fashion show sequence by (uncredited)

Production Companies

• City Films

Distributors

• Cannon Film Distributors (1984) (USA)
• Globo Vídeo (19??) (Brazil) (VHS)
• MGM/UA Distribution Company (1984) (USA)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (USA) (VHS)
• Vestron Video International (1986) (Belgium) (video)

Other Companies

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Studios  titles and opticals

Also Known As:

Across the Brooklyn Bridge
My Darling Shiksa

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-10 | Sweden:7 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

City Films

Soundtrack:

Over the Brooklyn Bridge

Silly but good.

Ok, this is not a classic, but it has enough nice touches to make it enjoyable. Sometimes good actors make a so-so film less enjoyable because you end up grieving over the waste of talent. Not so here. If you like Carol Kane, Elliott Gould, Shelley Winters, Margaux Hemingway, or Sid Caesar (who gives a knockout performance), if you liked 'Enter Laughing' or 'Crossing Delancey', or even 'Used People', you'll like this. Worth a rent if you're in the right mood.