Barbara Harris,
Barry Gordon,
Gene Saks,
Jason Robards,
Martin Balsam
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Twelve-year-old Nick (played by Barry Gordon) lives with his Uncle Murray (Jason Robards), a Mr.Micawber-like Dickensian character who keeps hoping something won't turn up. What turns up is a social w...( read more
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Jason Robards is a middle-aged, unemployed bachelor who is raising his 12-year-old nephew (Barry Gordon) in the heart of New York City. When confronted by representatives from NY social services, Robards is faced with the choice of either conforming to "acceptable" standards (get...( read more)
Here's another obscure favorite movie. It has a precocious young man being raised by an uncle who lives by his own rules. Through much of the movie, the boy seems like the parent and the uncle seems like the child. Before long a couple of social workers bring a dose of realit...( read more)
It was quite humorous. Nick and Murray especially were funny. The ending felt kind of...inconclusive? It was enjoyable. I was more amused than saddened, though, even though this movie was supposed to be kind of sad.
I've got to see this movie again. My sister used to impersonate the main character perfectly!
I have actually seen it but don't remember it at all, so I really want to see it since my mom says I used to act just like the kid sometimes.
One of my first films to show me that I didn't have to fit in. Saw in Boston in 1963 - never forget it.
My mom first saw this pic, thought I would like to, got to see it many years later. Here's a New York that many can only dream about. The main character is very much his own man but he learns a thing or two about what is vital in maintaining relationships while keeping his integr...( read more)
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