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4 New-Yorkaises

Original title: Used People
  • 1992
  • PG-13
  • 1h 55m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
1.7K
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4 New-Yorkaises (1992)
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ComedyDramaRomance

At her husband's funeral, Pearl (Shirley MacLaine), Jewish mother of two divorced and antagonistic daughters, meets an old Italian friend (Marcello Mastroianni) of her husband, whose advice ... Read allAt her husband's funeral, Pearl (Shirley MacLaine), Jewish mother of two divorced and antagonistic daughters, meets an old Italian friend (Marcello Mastroianni) of her husband, whose advice years previously had stopped the husband leaving home. For 23 years he, now a widower, has... Read allAt her husband's funeral, Pearl (Shirley MacLaine), Jewish mother of two divorced and antagonistic daughters, meets an old Italian friend (Marcello Mastroianni) of her husband, whose advice years previously had stopped the husband leaving home. For 23 years he, now a widower, has secretly loved Pearl...

  • Director
    • Beeban Kidron
  • Writer
    • Todd Graff
  • Stars
    • Shirley MacLaine
    • Kathy Bates
    • Jessica Tandy
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    1.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Beeban Kidron
    • Writer
      • Todd Graff
    • Stars
      • Shirley MacLaine
      • Kathy Bates
      • Jessica Tandy
    • 25User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 nominations

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    Shirley MacLaine, Jessica Tandy, and Sylvia Sidney in 4 New-Yorkaises (1992)
    Shirley MacLaine, Kathy Bates, and Gil Filar in 4 New-Yorkaises (1992)
    Marcello Mastroianni, Shirley MacLaine, Kathy Bates, Marcia Gay Harden, Jessica Tandy, Gil Filar, and Sylvia Sidney in 4 New-Yorkaises (1992)

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    Shirley MacLaine
    Shirley MacLaine
    • Pearl Berman
    Kathy Bates
    Kathy Bates
    • Bibby Berman
    Jessica Tandy
    Jessica Tandy
    • Freida
    Marcello Mastroianni
    Marcello Mastroianni
    • Joe Meledandri
    Bob Dishy
    Bob Dishy
    • Jack
    Emma Tammi
    Emma Tammi
    • Young Bibby
    Asia Vieira
    Asia Vieira
    • Young Norma
    Lee Wallace
    Lee Wallace
    • Uncle Harry
    Louis Guss
    • Uncle Normy
    Gil Filar
    • Mark
    Maia Filar
    Maia Filar
    • Rhonda
    Irving Metzman
    • Uncle Al
    Matthew Branton
    • Swee' Pea
    David Gow
    • Bill the Jeweler
    Marcia Gay Harden
    Marcia Gay Harden
    • Norma
    Sylvia Sidney
    Sylvia Sidney
    • Becky
    Doris Roberts
    Doris Roberts
    • Aunt Lonnie
    Helen Hanft
    Helen Hanft
    • Aunt Ruthie
    • Director
      • Beeban Kidron
    • Writer
      • Todd Graff
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      The film cast includes four Oscar® winners: Jessica Tandy, Kathy Bates,Shirley MacLaine and Marcia Gay Harden; and two Oscar nominees: Sylvia Sidney and Marcello Mastroianni.
    • Goofs
      During the scene where people are up on their rooftops as they watch TV and see the first manned landing on the moon, the moon is shown above as a full moon. In actuality, the moon was still in its first quarter and looked like a crescent slightly less than a half-moon.
    • Quotes

      Bibby Berman: All class, my sister. She brought a date to her own father's funeral.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Forever Young/Damage/Toys/Scent of a Woman/Used People (1992)
    • Soundtracks
      The Sky Fell Down
      Performed by Frank Sinatra with Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra

    User reviews25

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    9/10
    Overlooked Hollywood Gem -- MacLaine/Bates are Brilliant!
    An all-star cast delivers wonderful performances in this "overlooked treasure" of a comedy drama. The main story deals with a family's loss of their patriarch, who 20 years earlier was prepared to silently exit his family's life because he saw no hope for his marriage to a dominating wife. At the funeral a man enters the picture, insisting on speaking to the widow. He reveals the secret that during that fateful evening 20 years earlier, he had convinced the now deceased husband to save his marriage by "dancing with his wife". The man watched the couple from the street as they danced in their kitchen. He was hopelessly in love with the image of this woman who had just fallen in love again with her husband. Better late than never, he now percistantly builds a relationship and eventually marries the woman.

    There are many subplots to the story. One tells of the boy who feels the "presence" of his dead grandfather, and is certain that he is now invincible. This leads to several incidents where the boy tempts fate by putting his life in danger. His mother, herself dealing with the recent death of a younger child, escapes into a fantasy world by dressing up as Marilyn Monroe or "Mrs. Robinson". There is also a sub-plot discussing how elderly view their prospects of growing more dependent on others and eventually dying.

    The film's main setting is NYC 1969. There are several beautiful references to the time, i. e. the Moon landing and the Mets winning the World Series. -- You gotta watch this movie carefully in order not to miss a beat, but you will enjoy it. The final scene drives it home. 5 stars for this one!
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 21, 1993 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Japan
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Used People
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • JVC Entertainment Networks
      • Largo Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $16,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $17,957,265
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $51,955
      • Dec 20, 1992
    • Gross worldwide
      • $17,957,265
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 55 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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