The read
Every source lands within 6 points of the others.
Synopsis
A gallery of characters in Brooklyn in the 1950s are crushed by their surroundings and selves: a union strike leader discovers he is gay; a prostitute falls in love with one of her clients; a family cannot cope with the fact that their daughter is illegitimately pregnant.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes65%
Metacritic62/100
121 audience votes
Key crew
- Mark KnopflerOriginal Music Composer
- Uli EdelDirector
- Desmond NakanoScreenplay
Cast
- Stephen LangHarry Black
- Jennifer Jason LeighTralala
- Burt YoungBig Joe
- Peter DobsonVinnie
- Christopher MurneyPaulie
- Jerry OrbachBoyce
- Alexis ArquetteGeorgette
- Stephen BaldwinSal
- John CostelloeTommy
- Cameron JohannSpook
- Ricki LakeDonna
- Frank MilitarySteve
Stills
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Themes
new york cityprostitutebased on novel or bookfightsexualityunionbrooklyn, new york city1950s