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Liberty Heights (1999) 7.0
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Reviews: 63 user | 64 critic | 31 from Metacritic.com Anti-Semitism, race relations, coming of age, and fathers and sons: in Baltimore from fall, 1954, to fall, 1955. Racial integration comes to the high school, TV is killing burlesque, and ... See full summary » Director:Barry LevinsonWriter:Barry Levinson |
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Cast
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| Adrien Brody | ... | ||
| Ben Foster | ... | ||
| Orlando Jones | ... | ||
| Bebe Neuwirth | ... | ||
| Joe Mantegna | ... | ||
| Rebekah Johnson | ... | ||
| David Krumholtz | ... | ||
| Richard Kline | ... |
Charlie, Nate's Assistant
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| Vincent Guastaferro | ... |
Pete, Nate's Assistant
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| Justin Chambers | ... | ||
| Carolyn Murphy | ... | ||
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Frania Rubinek | ... | |
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Anti-Semitism, race relations, coming of age, and fathers and sons: in Baltimore from fall, 1954, to fall, 1955. Racial integration comes to the high school, TV is killing burlesque, and rock and roll is pushing the Four Lads off the Hit Parade. Ben, a high school senior, and his older brother Van are exploring "the other": in Ben's case, it's friendship with Sylvia, a Black student; with Van, it's a party in the WASP part of town and falling for a debutante, Dubbie. Sylvia gives Ben tickets to a James Brown concert; Dubbie invites Van to a motel: new worlds open. Meanwhile, their dad Nate, who runs a numbers game, loses big to a small-time pusher, Little Melvin; a partnership ensues. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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You're only young once, but you remember forever.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for crude language and sex-related material | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
17 November 1999 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Dometi slobode See more »Filming Locations:
Baltimore County Courthouse - 401 Bosley Avenue, Towson, Maryland, USA See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$95,247 (USA) (19 November 1999)Gross:
$3,732,398 (USA) (31 March 2000)Company Credits
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Written & Performed by Ray Charles
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
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Barry Levinson: [Ralph Tabakin] (Phil, Spotlight Man at the Gaitey) has appeared in every Levinson picture from Diner (1982) to Liberty Heights (1999). See more »Goofs
The car driven through the pumpkins and crashing into the barn during the Halloween party sequence appears to be a 1960s Austin Healey. This car did not exist during the 50s period of the movie. See more »Soundtracks
I Got a WomanWritten & Performed by Ray Charles
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
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In Baltimore, 1954, the Kurtzman family is a Jewish family living in the area of Liberty Heights. Ben (Ben Foster) is a rebel teenager, who has a crush on his black friend Sylvia (Rebekah Johnson). His college brother Van falls in love with Dubbie (Carolyn Murphy – why this gorgeous actress has just this movie in her filmography?), a very problematic girl. He becomes friend of Trey Tobelseted (Justin Chambers), a young man from a very wealth family and boyfriend of Dubbie. Nate (the excellent Joe Mantegna) is the father, who lives from an illegal lottery of numbers. Nate loves his family and keeps them apart of his legal problems. Ada (Bebe Neuwirth) is the mother, who keeps the tradition of their family. Little Melvin (Orlando Jones) is a drug dealer, who wins a fortune of US$ 100,000 (in 1954) in Nate's lottery, raising a serious situation in the plot. This movie is wonderful: the soundtrack, photography and costumes are marvelous. The story, about segregation of Jews and blacks and love between races, is very beautiful. The viewer will not be disappointed with this entertainment. My vote is eight.