Last Exit To Brooklyn

Last Exit To Brooklyn (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 4 )

Running Time:
102 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Biographies
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Production Notes
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1989 and produced in:
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Uli Edel

Written By:
Hubert Selby Jr. (book)
Desmond Nakano (screenplay)

Actors:
Stephen Lang ..... Harry Black
Jennifer Jason Leigh ..... Tralala
Burt Young ..... Big Joe
Peter Dobson ..... Vinnie
Jerry Orbach ..... Boyce
Stephen Baldwin ..... Sal
Jason Andrews ..... Tony
James Lorinz ..... Freddy
Sam Rockwell ..... Al
Maia Danziger ..... Mary Black
Camille Saviola ..... Ella
Ricki Lake ..... Donna
Cameron Johann ..... Spook
John Costelloe ..... Tommy
Christopher Murney ..... Paulie

Synopsis:

From Hubert Selby Jr's controversial best seller, comes this gritty screen adaptation of the once-banned novel. It's 1952, and the rough dock district of Brooklyn is an area in social turmoil. Dockworkers are in the middle of a violent, long-running strike and the G.I.s on their way to the Korean War are the target of the violent, thieving locals. The film simultaneously follows episodes in the lives of several of the residents as they all struggle to survive and drive head-long on a tragic course of mutual self-destruction. A young, hard-drinking hooker (Jennifer Jason Leigh) is the bait for a gang of local thieves who rob from her clients. The corrupt union boss (Stephen Lang) begins a homosexual affair with tragic results. A striking dock worker struggles to deal with his unmarried daughter's pregnancy. It's a harsh, uncompromising look at the seedy underbelly of American society, and a devastatingly realistic movie that is simply unforgettable.

Taken from Hubert Selby, Jr.'s controversial novel. 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.

Set in Brooklyn during the 1950s against a backdrop of union corruption and violence. A prostitute falls in love with one of her customers. Also a disturbed man discovers that he is homosexual.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 15 November, 2005.

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