The Only Living Boy in New York (2017)

Adrift in New York City, a recent college graduate's life is upended by his father's mistress.

Director:

Marc Webb

Writer:

Allan Loeb

Stars:

Callum Turner, Kate Beckinsale, Pierce Brosnan

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Callum Turner	...	Thomas Webb
Jeff Bridges	...	W.F. Gerald
Kate Beckinsale	...	Johanna
Pierce Brosnan	...	Ethan Webb
Cynthia Nixon	...	Judith Webb
Kiersey Clemons	...	Mimi Pastori
Tate Donovan	...	George
Wallace Shawn	...	David
Anh Duong	...	Barbara
Debi Mazar	...	Anna
Ben Hollandsworth	...	Ari
John Bolger	...	Irwin Sanders
Bill Camp	...	Uncle Buster
Richard Bekins	...	Prominent New Yorker
Ryan Speakman	...	Gay Couple

Storyline

Thomas Webb, the son of a publisher and his artistic wife, has just graduated from college and is trying to find his place in the world. Moving from his parents' Upper West Side apartment to the Lower East Side, he befriends his neighbor W.F., a shambling alcoholic writer who dispenses worldly wisdom alongside healthy shots of whiskey. Thomas' world begins to shift when he discovers that his long-married father is having an affair with a seductive younger woman. Determined to break up the relationship, Thomas ends up sleeping with his father's mistress, launching a chainin of events that will change everything he thinks he knows about himself and his family. Wow!

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Plot Keywords:

title based on song | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some drug material

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 August 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Apenas um Garoto em Nova York

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$54,458, 13 August 2017, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$624,332, 28 September 2017

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$345,048, 17 August 2017

Company Credits

Production Co:

Amazon Studios, Bona Fide Productions, Big Indie Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Production Designer David Gropman and Location Manager Kip Myers searched all over New York to find the locations that retained the city's "edgy, ungentrified side." They insisted that each scene would be shot in its appropriate neighborhood as stated in the film.

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Goofs

The letter sent to Thomas by the Penguin Group at the end of the film has a typo in it: where it reads 'I with you every success with your book...' should actually be 'I wish you every success with your book'? Didn't expect that from the 'Penguin Group'.

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Quotes

Thomas Webb: And eventually I came up with a collection of essays which I called Mary Jane vs. Everything, which I was incredibly proud of. And, you know, I showed them to my Dad.
Johanna: What did Ethan say?
Thomas Webb: "Serviceable".
Johanna: Ouch.

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Connections

Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Jeff Bridges/Aubrey Plaza/The Roots and Bilal (2017)

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Soundtracks

Blues Run the Game
(uncredited)
Written by Jackson C. Frank
Performed by Simon & Garfunkel

User Reviews

An unexpected and truly satisfying night at the movies.

Zounds! Thank heaven I didn't see another site's 31% rating before I went to a WGA screening of "The Only Living Boy In New York," because I might have given it a pass. I LOVED it! I'd give it a 99.9% rating (after all, nobody's perfect). What a joy. Allan Loeb's intelligent and serious script is liberally sprinkled with laugh-out-loud lines and Marc Webb's masterfully fluid direction is stunning. Like watching a French film… I almost expected subtitles. Webb made love to New York as if it was Paris. Flawless casting, Jeff Bridges is brilliant. Stellar performances all-round. Wonderful title sequence. And that fantastic sound track—thrilling! See for yourself.