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Slums of Beverly Hills

Slums of Beverly Hills

Growing up is hard to do.

19986.31h 31m

Overview

In 1976, a lower-middle-class teenager struggles to cope living with her neurotic family of nomads on the outskirts of Beverly Hills.

Directed by Tamara Jenkins
Written by Tamara Jenkins
Produced by Michael Nozik, Stan Wlodkowski
Box OfficeBudget: $5.0MRevenue: $5.5M

Top Cast

Natasha Lyonne

Natasha Lyonne

Vivian Abromowitz

Alan Arkin

Alan Arkin

Murray Samuel Abromowitz

Marisa Tomei

Marisa Tomei

Rita Abromowitz

Eli Marienthal

Eli Marienthal

Rickey Abromowitz

David Krumholtz

David Krumholtz

Ben Abromowitz

Kevin Corrigan

Kevin Corrigan

Eliot Arenson

Jessica Walter

Jessica Walter

Doris

Mena Suvari

Mena Suvari

Rachel Hoffman

Carl Reiner

Carl Reiner

Mickey

H

Harris Laskawy

Charlie the Cook

Themes & Keywords

1970sdysfunctional familycoming of ageteenage girlbeverly hillssemi autobiographicalwoman directornursing schoolnomad

About Slums of Beverly Hills

Slums of Beverly Hills is a comedy, drama film released in 1998 exploring themes of 1970s, dysfunctional family, coming of age, teenage girl, beverly hills, semi autobiographical. Directed by Tamara Jenkins, it stars Natasha Lyonne, Alan Arkin, Marisa Tomei. In 1976, a lower-middle-class teenager struggles to cope living with her neurotic family of nomads on the outskirts of Beverly Hills.

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