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Lost in Yonkers (1993) -- In the summer of 1942 two young boys are sent to stay with their stern grandmother Kurnitz and their childlike aunt Bella in Yonkers, New York.
Lost in Yonkers (1993) -- In the summer of 1942 two young boys are sent to stay with their stern grandmother Kurnitz and their childlike aunt Bella in Yonkers, New York.
Lost in Yonkers (1993) -- In the summer of 1942 two young boys are sent to stay with their stern grandmother Kurnitz and their childlike aunt Bella in Yonkers, New York.

Overview

User Rating:
6.4/10   1,169 votes
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Director:
Martha Coolidge
Writers (WGA):
Neil Simon (play)
Neil Simon (screenplay)
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Release Date:
14 May 1993 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Plot:
In the summer of 1942 two young boys are sent to stay with their stern grandmother Kurnitz and their childlike aunt Bella in Yonkers, New York. | add synopsis
NewsDesk:
Neil Simon's Lost In Yonkers Opens At La Mirada On 2/6
 (From BroadwayWorld.com. 2 February 2009, 3:01 PM, PST)

User Comments:
The best movie of the year! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Richard Dreyfuss ... Louie Kurnitz
Mercedes Ruehl ... Bella Kurnitz
Irene Worth ... Grandma Kurnitz
Brad Stoll ... Jay

Mike Damus ... Arty

David Strathairn ... Johnny
Robert Miranda ... Hollywood Harry (as Robert Guy Miranda)

Jack Laufer ... Eddie
Susan Merson ... Gert

Illya Haase ... Harry's Crony
Calvin Stillwell ... Gas Station Attendant
Dick Hagerman ... Truck Driver
Jesse Vincent ... Danny
Howard Newstate ... Kid in Store

Peter Gannon ... Cop
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Neil Simon's Lost in Yonkers
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MPAA:
Rated PG for thematic elements and mild language.
Runtime:
114 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Filming Locations:
Augusta, Kentucky, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
First film cut on AVID Film Composer. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: The movie is supposedly set in 1942 but some of the cars seen in the movie are post World War II models. For example, when Bella is hanging up laundry out in the yard. more
Quotes:
Aunt Bella: You guys have to promise not to tell grandma! Jay?
Jay: I promise.
Aunt Bella: Arty?
Arty: She and I have very short conversations.
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Movie Connections:
Features Now, Voyager (1942) more
Soundtrack:
Now Voyager more

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8 out of 9 people found the following comment useful:-
The best movie of the year!, 14 August 1999
10/10
Author: (odalloyd@aol.com) from United States

Neil Simon finally does some serious drama in this better than best movie. Although the movie is based mainly around the two boys, I believe the moral is how one individuals power can affect the lives and dreams of everyone else.

Although the movies ending was not a very happy one, it was nice to take a break from the routine "and they lived happily ever after" sort of ending. It's nice to have a not so nice ending in which most real life stories have.

The movie was very well planned out and the 1940's theme was very well detailed. Although the movie was nowhere near as good as the play, I still believe it's cast deserves a high rating.

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