Brad Stoll, David Strathairn, Irene Worth

Set in Yonkers, New York, in the summer of 1942, a story about two boys who live with their austere grandmother after their mother dies and their father is forced to become a travelling salesman to ea...( read more  read more... )rn a living.

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PG, 114 min.

Directed by: Martha Coolidge

Release Date: May 14, 1993

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DVD Release Date: June 11, 2002

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  • September 13, 2009
    This film is one of my guilty pleasures. I love it but I'm not sure I want the rest of the world to know that. I've seen this picture several times and I never tire of the performances. Dreyfuss is exceptional, Mercedes Ruehl is WONDERFUL, but its the younger actors, Brad Stol...( read more)l and Mike Damus, that steal the show. It might not be great cinema but it sure is fun to watch.
  • December 28, 2008
    Lost in Yonkers may not be the best movie ever, but it's got quite a lot of charm. The cinematography and the acting are superb! The characters are the gem in this film. Jay, Artie, Grandma, Bella and Louie kept me entertained from beginning to end. Hilarious and touching all ...( read more)at once.....
  • January 31, 2008
    Fantastic!
  • February 15, 2009
    Richard Dreyfuss stars as Louie who has some good comedic moments, Mercedes Ruehl is Bella who brings a great childlike innocence mixed with adult tendencies to the role, and Irene Worth plays Grandma Kurnitz who doesn't seem to want anyone else around, other than to boss them ar...( read more)ound. David Strathairn plays the goofy Johnny, a man who works at the local movie theatre and won the heart of Bella.
  • January 21, 2009
    A sweet touching movie and a particularly beautiful and emotionally inspiring performance by Mercedes Ruehl.
  • November 20, 2008
    Every family has their trials and tribulations, but this family has a whole other "ballpark" to figure out. With some twist and comedic turns, this film will have you cringing from one moment to laughing at the next.
  • May 31, 2008
    Not as many laughs as one might expect from Neil Simon, but an interesting slice of a disfunctional family seen through a kid's eyes as one might expect and still well done.
  • March 15, 2008
    omg!! such a great movie!!! really funny too
  • January 31, 2008
    We did this play in high school so I really like it, Another bias on my part. Great play. Nice adaptation.
  • January 10, 2008
    The play version is better, but Neil Simon did a good job making this screenplay and the casting was great. The actors are excellent in this flick.

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