Lost in Yonkers (1993)
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69% of critics liked it
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71% of users liked it
(2,445 ratings)
An adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning, semi-autobiographical stage play by popular dramatist Neil Simon, this comedy-drama focuses on the difficulties faced by two young brothers forced to live with a group of eccentric relatives. Arty (Mike Damus) and Jay (Brad Stoll) are young teenagers when… More An adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning, semi-autobiographical stage play by popular dramatist Neil Simon, this comedy-drama focuses on the difficulties faced by two young brothers forced to live with a group of eccentric relatives. Arty (Mike Damus) and Jay (Brad Stoll) are young teenagers when their their widower father heads South to seek work, leaving the boys with their stern, intimidating grandmother (Irene Worth). Also part of the household is the more likable Aunt Bella (Mercedes Ruehl), an odd duck with a scattered personality and childlike enthusiasm that make her seem more like a fellow kid than an adult. Bella is kept under close watch by Grandma, who reacts strongly when she attempts to show her independence, leaving Arty and Jay as witnesses to a conflict that could tear the family apart. Lost in Yonkers offers much of Simon's trademark humor with a more bittersweet feel than in most of the playwright's other work, thanks in large part to the performance by Ruehl, who reprises her Tony Award-winning role as the troubled but cheerful Bella. ~ Judd Blaise, Rovi
- Directed By
- Martha Coolidge
- Written By
- Neil Simon
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
PG,
- In Theaters
- May 14, 1993 Wide
- Studio
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Shawn Bowers, Kansas City Star
A good example of fleshing out a single set play into a film would be Steel Magnolias...Yonkers just doesn't pull it off.
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Mercedes Ruehl's exuberent performance gives this family drama its staying power.
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Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum
Not that bad, but seems a bit lost.
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Cast
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Richard Dreyfuss
as Uncle Louie
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Mercedes Ruehl
as Aunt Bella
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Irene Worth
as Grandma Kurnitz
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Brad Stoll
as Jay
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Mike Damus
as Arty
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David Strathairn
as Johnny
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Robert Miranda
as Hollywood Harry
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Jack Laufer
as Eddie
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Susan Merson
as Gert
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Jesse Vincent
as Danny
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Jean Zarzour
as Flo
- Jennifer Shull
