Crossing Delancey (1988)
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90% of critics liked it
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73% of users liked it
(2,110 ratings)
Can an independent, contemporary woman find happiness with a guy who sells pickles? Isabelle Grossman (Amy Irving) is an attractive, intelligent Jewish woman in her early 30s. She has a good job and a nice apartment on the Upper West Side, and she values her independence; she often visits her… More Can an independent, contemporary woman find happiness with a guy who sells pickles? Isabelle Grossman (Amy Irving) is an attractive, intelligent Jewish woman in her early 30s. She has a good job and a nice apartment on the Upper West Side, and she values her independence; she often visits her grandmother Bubbie (Reiz Bozyk), who lives on the Lower East Side and wants Isabelle to meet a nice Jewish man and settle down. Bubbie goes so far as to obtain the services of Hannah Mandelbaum (Sylvia Miles), a matchmaker who finds the "perfect" man for Isabelle: a pickle salesman named Sam Posner (Peter Riegert). Isabelle thinks Sam is a nice enough guy, but she has a hard time imagining herself spending her life with the pickle man, and she isn't sure if she wants to pursue the relationship. However, Sam is taken with Isabelle and goes out of his way to change her mind. Crossing Delancy was directed by Joan Micklin Silver, whose breakthrough film Hester Street also examined Jewish culture on the Lower East Side, albeit from the vantage point of the 1890s. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Joan Micklin Silver
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Comedy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1988 Wide
- Studio
- Warner Home Video
Critic Reviews
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David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...an affable, thoroughly charming little romance that benefits substantially from Amy Irving's compelling performance.
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Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
A wonderful, refreshingly simple romantic comedy set amongst a cozy Manhattan backdrop,
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
The film's light tone and Amy Irving's likable performance compensate up to a point for Joan Micklin Silver's technical deficiencies.
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Robin Clifford, Reeling Reviews
a real charmer
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Speaks softly but delivers some provocative observations on sexual politics, family pressures, loneliness, single life, love, and romantic fantasies.
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Cast
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Amy Irving
as Isabelle "Izzy" Grossman
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Reizl Bozyk
as Bubbie Kantor
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Peter Riegert
as Sam Posner
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Jeroen Krabbé
as Anton Maes
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Sylvia Miles
as Hannah Mandelbaum
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Suzzy Roche
as Marilyn Cohen
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George Martin
as Lionel
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John Bedford Lloyd
as Nick
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Claudia Silver
as Cecilia Monk
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David Hyde Pierce
as Mark
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Rosemary Harris
as Pauline Swift
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Amy Wright
as Ricki
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Faye Grant
as Candyce
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Deborah Offner
as Karen
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Kathleen Wilhoite
as Myla Bondy
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Mina Bern
as Would-be Victim
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Susan Blommaert
as Leslie
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Christine Campbell
as Woman in Cab
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Reg E. Cathey
as Cab Driver
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Debra Cole
as Waitress
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Ronnie Gilbert
as Mugger
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Jayne Haynes
as Book Thief
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Keith Reddin
as Celebrity Party Guest
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Vickilyn Reynolds
as Woman in Sauna
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Marie Antoinette Rogers
as Party Guest
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Moishe Rosenfeld
as Rabbi
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Stan Rubin
as Pickle Stand Customer
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Tudor Sherrard
as Book Peddler
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Dolores Sutton
as Aunt Miriam
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Myra Taylor
as Friend in Sauna
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Richard Frisch
as Happy Birthday Singer
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Pat Oleszko
as Himself
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Susan Sandler
as Molly
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John Patrick Shanley
as Celebrity Party Guest
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Arthur Tracy
as Pickle Stand Customer
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Dennis Belloco
as Maitre d'
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Mimi Bensinger
as Mrs. Grossman
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Susan Braudy
as Celebrity Party Guest
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Madge Cooper
as Celebrity Party Guest
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Sam Corsi
as Handball Champ
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Loring Eutemey
as Celebrity Party Guest
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Vicki Goldberg
as Celebrity Party Guest
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Ida Harnden
as Mugger
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Jacob Harran
as Guest at Bris
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Hendrik Hertzberg
as Celebrity Party Guest
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Paula Laurence
as Diva
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Stanley Leff
as Celebrity Party Guest
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Bob Levine
as Mr. Grossman
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Lee M. Lindersman
as Watier
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Quincy Long
as Celebrity Party Guest
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Hugh Nissenson
as Celebrity Party Guest
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Brad O'Hare
as Photographer
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Stan Page
as Happy Birthday Singer
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Miriam Phillips
as Sarah Jacobs
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Kevin Rogers
as Messenger
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Betty Rollin
as Party Guest
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Arthur Rubin
as Happy Birthday Singer
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Lore Segal
as Celebrity Party Guest
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Scott Somer
as Celebrity Party Guest
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Young-Ho Kim
as Mr. Kim
- Meg Simon
- Fran Kumin
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Freda Foh Shen
as Self-Defense Teacher
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Michael Ornstein
as Mickey
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Tony Perez
as Counter Boy
