Bye Bye Braverman (1968)

Four Jewish intellectuals carpool to the funeral of their old friend Leslie Braverman, who died suddenly at age 41.

Director:

Sidney Lumet

Writers:

Wallace Markfield (novel), Herbert Sargent (screenplay)

Stars:

George Segal, Jack Warden, Jessica Walter

Cast

Cast overview:
George Segal	...	Morroe Rieff
Jack Warden	...	Barnet Weinstein
Jessica Walter	...	Inez Braverman
Godfrey Cambridge	...	Taxi Driver
Phyllis Newman	...	Myra Mandelbaum
Joseph Wiseman	...	Felix Ottensteen
Sorrell Booke	...	Holly Levine
Zohra Lampert	...	Etta Rieff
Alan King	...	The Rabbi
Susan Wyler	...	Pilar
Leib Lensky	...	Custodian

Storyline

Friends gather for the funeral of a friend. Sub-plots unfold as the group attempts to link-up to attend the funeral of their friend, Braverman.

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Plot Keywords:

funeral | intellectual | carpool | journey | odyssey | 

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Taglines:

This motion picture is conceived to erase the memory of Leslie Braverman who had the poor taste to drop dead, without warning, thereby inflicting on his family and friends all sorts of burdensome inconveniences--like, for openers, the funeral...

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 February 1968 (USA)

Also Known As:

Addio Braverman

Filming Locations:

Broklyn Queens Expressway, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Brothers/Seven Arts

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Although Joseph Wiseman played Anthony Holland's father, he was only ten years his senior.

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Goofs

When the VW is first seen it has a license plate of 2G-9193, but after it is hit by a taxi, the plate is 2G-9194 for the remainder of the movie. (Of note, the characters do not change vehicles as this occurs during a driving scene.)

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Quotes

Morroe Rieff: Somewhere I read it costs $3500.00 a year to be poor.

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Connections

References The 39 Steps (1935)

User Reviews

Four good actors in a red VW driving all over New York City ..................

I am not convinced that "Bye Bye Braverman" is much more than a stage play inside a red Volkswagon. This is all about the dialog, and quite frankly a lot of it is kind of boring. The characters, four Jewish intellectuals, are well developed, but seem very one dimensional. The movie is essentially one long misadventure on their way to a funeral. Godfrey Cambridge as a "Black Jewish cabdriver", and Alan King as a long winded Rabbi, are the most memorable scenes. George Segal is his usual droopy self, and Jack Warden his usual gruff self. Overall the film is a time capsule, that you may or may not want to open, depending on your tolerance for a lot of often times meaningless dialog. - MERK