Main Cast: Joe Mantegna, Anne Archer, Tzvi Ratner-Stauber, Patti LuPone, Allen Garfield
Release Year: 1992
Country: US
Run Time: 109 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG
Plot
Set in 1969 Los Angeles, this movie aims at nostalgia but really is more a depiction of the tragedy of a dysfunctional family. Young Andrew, a 13-year-old male on the brink of manhood, is saddled with a Father who is a compulsive gambler and a Mother who is immersed in constant battle with him because of it. Often desperate for money, their dependence on Andrew's older sister for money is one more cause of tension and anxiety in an already unhappy household. As Andrew cares for himself and his younger sister, the symbol of his coming of age--his approaching bar-mitzvah--comes to symbolize more than just a rite of passage. ~ Tana Hobart, All Movie Guide
Paul Reiser - Dan Linder; Conchata Ferrell - Mrs. Romeyou; Shiri Appleby - Nina; Joanne Baron - Neighbor; Jaclyn Bernstein - Julie; Glen Campbell - Himself; John Capodice - Barber; J.J. Chaback - Mrs. Sherry; Frank di Elsi - Poker Player; Gina Hecht - Arlene; Tim Lane - Poker Player; David Margulies - Uncle Sam; Julianne Michelle - Fay Jacobs; Ralph Monaco - Barber #2; Annie O'Donnell - Lynn; Milt Oberman - Al; James Terry - Mike; Alan Vint - Delivery Man; Billy Williams - Activist; Gary Goetzman - Irate Driver; Cherie Franklin - Phyllis; Jane Jenkins; Janet Hirshenson; Brittany Murphy - Elise
Credit
Marc Dabe - Art Director, Steven Ginsberg - Associate Producer, Jane Jenkins - Casting, Janet Hirshenson - Casting, Scott Rosenfelt - Director, Susan R. Crutcher - Editor, Larry Sugar - Executive Producer, Steve Tyrell - Composer (Music Score), Chester Kaczenski - Production Designer, Jeff Jur - Cinematographer, Mark Levinson - Producer, Bonnie Sugar - Producer, Judi Sandin - Set Designer, Steven Ginsberg - Screenwriter, Norval D. Crutcher III - Sound Effects Editor, Norval D. Crutcher Jr. - Supervising Sound Editor
