Bright Lights, Big City (1988)

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107 min - Drama - 1 April 1988 (USA)

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A disillusioned young writer living in New York City turns to drugs and drinking to block out the memories of his dead mother and estranged wife.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Michael J. Fox	...	Jamie Conway
	Kiefer Sutherland	...	Tad Allagash
	Phoebe Cates	...	Amanda
	Swoosie Kurtz	...	Megan
	Frances Sternhagen	...	Clara
	Tracy Pollan	...	Vicky
	John Houseman	...	Mr. Vogel
	Charlie Schlatter	...	Michael
	David Warrilow	...	Rittenhouse
	Dianne Wiest	...	Mother
	Alec Mapa	...	Yasu Wade
	William Hickey	...	Ferret Man
	Gina Belafonte	...	Kathy
	Sam Robards	...	Rich Vanier
	Bernard Zette	...	Stevie (as Zette)

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A young kid from Kansas moves to New York to work on a magazine. He gets caught up in the world of drink and drugs, and starts a steady decline. The only hope is the cousin of one of his drinking partners, can she pull him through it ? Written by Colin Tinto <cst@imdb.com>

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All that glitters is not gold.

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Drama

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Country:

USA | Japan

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 April 1988 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

As Mil Luzes de Nova Iorque See more »

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$5,126,791 (USA) (1 April 1988) (1196 Screens)

Gross:

$16,118,077 (USA)

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CST Telecommunications, Mirage See more »

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Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (DuArt)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

Before the role was handed to Fox, casting was about to hire a man working in Tiffanys in NYC named Chris Salales and wanted to make him the star role without knowing him or any prior experience. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: During Jamie's story of his relationship with Amanda to Megan his wineglass goes from half-full to empty in less than two seconds, while he's speaking. See more »

Quotes

Ferret Man: Wanna buy a ferret?
Jamie Conway: No, thanks.
Ferret Man: His name is Fred...
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Connections

Referenced in "Freddy's Nightmares: The Light at the End of the Tunnel (#1.20)" (1989) See more »

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"Bill"
(Instrumental)
Performed by Oscar Peterson
Courtesy of PolyGram Special Products
A Division of PolyGram Records, Inc.
Produced by Norman Granz
Words & Music by Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II, P.G. Wodehouse See more »

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