The read
Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
An aspiring Jewish actor moves out of his parents' Brooklyn apartment to seek his fortune in the bohemian life of Greenwich Village in 1953.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do.
46 audience votes
Key crew
- Paul MazurskyDirector
- Paul MazurskyWriter
- Bill ContiOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Lenny BakerLarry Lapinsky
- Shelley WintersFaye Lapinsky
- Ellen GreeneSarah Roth
- Lois SmithAnita Cunningham
- Christopher WalkenRobert Fulmer
- Dori BrennerConnie
- Antonio FargasBernstein Chandler
- Lou JacobiHerb
- Mike KellinBen Lapinsky
- Michael EganActing Teacher
- Rashel NovikoffMrs. Tupperman
- John C. BecherCasting Director
Stills
Themes
new york citymothergirlfriendjewish americanrelationshipoverbearing motherbrooklyn, new york citystruggling actorgreenwich villageabortion1950sscreen test