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Last Exit to Brooklyn

Last Exit to Brooklyn

The Novel That Shocked The World Is Now A Movie

19896.51h 43m

Overview

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.

Directed by Uli Edel
Written by Hubert Selby Jr., Desmond Nakano
Produced by Bernd Eichinger
Box Office0Revenue: $1.7M

Top Cast

Stephen Lang

Stephen Lang

Harry Black

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Tralala

Burt Young

Burt Young

Big Joe

Peter Dobson

Peter Dobson

Vinnie

Christopher Murney

Christopher Murney

Paulie

Jerry Orbach

Jerry Orbach

Boyce

Alexis Arquette

Alexis Arquette

Georgette

Stephen Baldwin

Stephen Baldwin

Sal

John Costelloe

John Costelloe

Tommy

C

Cameron Johann

Spook

Themes & Keywords

new york cityprostitutebased on novel or bookfightsexualityunionbrooklyn, new york city1950s

About Last Exit to Brooklyn

Last Exit to Brooklyn is a drama film released in 1989 exploring themes of new york city, prostitute, based on novel or book, fight, sexuality, union. Directed by Uli Edel, it stars Stephen Lang, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Burt Young. 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.

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