Summary:
Anti-Semitism, race relations, coming of age, and fathers and sons: in Baltimore from fall, 1954, to fall, 1955. Racial integration comes to the high school, TV is killing burlesque, and rock and roll is pushing the Four Lads off the Hit Parade. Ben, a high school senior, and his older brother Van are exploring "the other": in Ben's case, it's friendship with Sylvia, a Black student; with Van, it's a party in the WASP part of town and falling for a debutante, Dubbie. Sylvia gives Ben tickets to a James Brown concert; Dubbie invites Van to a motel: new worlds open. Meanwhile, their dad Nate, who runs a numbers game, loses big to a small-time pusher, Little Melvin; a partnership ensues.
| Runtime: | 127 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated R for crude language and sex-related material. |
| Production: | Spring Creek Productions |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance, Music |
| Country: | USA |
| Languages: | English, German, Yiddish |
| Home Release Date: | Jun 19, 2000 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Barry Levinson | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Barry Levinson | Written By |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Adrien Brody | Van Kurtzman |
| Bebe Neuwirth | Ada Kurtzman |
| Joe Mantegna | Nate Kurtzman |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Anthony Anderson | Scribbles |
| Ben Foster | Ben Kurtzman |
| Carolyn Murphy | Dubbie The Blonde |
| David Krumholtz | Yussel |
| Frania Rubinek | Grandma Rose |
| James Pickens Jr. | Sylvia's Father |
| Justin Chambers | Trey Tobelseted |
| Kiersten Warren | Annie The Stripper |
| Orlando Jones | Little Melvin |
| Rebekah Johnson | Sylvia |
| Richard Kline | Charlie, Nate's Assistant |
| Vincent Guastaferro | Pete, Nate's Assistant |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Amy Solan | Associate Producer |
| Barry Levinson | Producer |
| Michael Haley | Associate Producer |
| Patrick McCormick | Executive Producer |
| Paula Weinstein | Producer |
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