
Manhattan(1979)
Manhattan explores how the life of a middle-aged television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress.


“You're Born. You Live. You Shop. You Die.”
An artist fails a test and is required to direct traffic in New York City's Holland Tunnel. He winds up falling in love with a beautiful woman, who takes him to the moon on a Lunar Cruiser.

Zach Galligan
Adam Beckett

Apollonia van Ravenstein
Mara Hofmeier

Bill Murray
Ted Breughel

Sam Jaffe
Father Knickerbocker

Imogene Coca
Daisy Schackman

Clarice Taylor
Lu

Anita Ellis
Aunt Anita

Dan Aykroyd
Buck Heller

Paul Rogers
Hugo

Leora Dana
Joyce
Nothing Lasts Forever is a romance, science fiction, fantasy, comedy, drama film released in 1984 exploring themes of moon, artist, bus ride, manhattan, new york city, holland tunnel. Directed by Tom Schiller, it stars Zach Galligan, Apollonia van Ravenstein, Bill Murray. An artist fails a test and is required to direct traffic in New York City's Holland Tunnel. He winds up falling in love with a beautiful woman, who takes him to the moon on a Lunar Cruiser.
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