Brighton Beach Memoirs (1986)

Director:

Gene Saks

Writers:

Neil Simon (play)
Neil Simon (screenplay)

Release Date:

25 December 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Meet Eugene Jerome and his family, fighting the hard times and sometimes each other.

Plot:

Eugene, a young teenage Jewish boy, recalls his memoirs of his time as an adolescent youth. He lives with his parents...

Plot Keywords:

Jewish | Adolescent | Masturbation | Great Depression | New York

Cast

Jonathan Silverman	...	Eugene Morris Jerome
Blythe Danner	...	Kate
Stacey Glick	...	Laurie
Lisa Waltz	...	Nora
Judith Ivey	...	Blanche
Bob Dishy	...	Jack
Brian Drillinger	...	Stanley
James Handy	...	Frank Murphy
Bette Henritze	...	Mrs. Murphy
Steven Hill	...	Mr. Stroheim
David Margulies	...	Mr. Farber
Fyvush Finkel	...	Mr. Greenblatt
Kathleen Doyle	...	Mrs. Laski
Alan Weeks	...	Andrew
Marilyn Cooper	...	Woman in Street

Also Known As:

Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:L | UK:15 | Australia:M | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Rastar Pictures

Trivia:

The first chapter of Neil Simon's semi-autobiographical "Brighton Beach Trilogy" followed by Biloxi Blues (1988) and Broadway Bound (1992) (TV).

Quotes:

Eugene: [after spitting out the liver] I think I have a bone in my throat.
Kate: There are no bones in liver!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in One True Thing (1998)

One Of My Top Five Comedies

One of my top five comedies ever. You'll appreciate it more if your a guy who came of age in the 1930's-60's. I identify so much with this movie, especially the bathroom scene, when Eugene's 15 year old cousin Nora accidentally walks in on him while he's "on the crapper." This actually happened to me when I was 10, and let me tell you there is no worse horror for a boy at that age. Eugene worries that his life was over, as I did. I also remember my first time seeing a picture of a naked woman. A very tame pose by today's standards, but like Eugene, there was a sense of relief that the quest was finally over. No more was it just the occasional breast shot, I too had seen "The Golden Palace of the Himalayas." Jonathan Silverman's running narration is hilarious and really makes the movie for me. Well worth the investment time-wise, IMO.