Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989)

  • R
  • 07/26/1989 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 43m

The Novel That Shocked The World Is Now A Movie

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.

Uli Edel

Director

Hubert Selby Jr.

Novel

Desmond Nakano

Screenplay

Cast

Stephen Lang's headshot

Stephen Lang

Harry Black
Jennifer Jason Leigh's headshot

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Tralala
Burt Young's headshot

Burt Young

Big Joe
Peter Dobson's headshot

Peter Dobson

Vinnie
Christopher Murney's headshot

Christopher Murney

Paulie
Jerry Orbach's headshot

Jerry Orbach

Boyce
Alexis Arquette's headshot

Alexis Arquette

Georgette
Stephen Baldwin's headshot

Stephen Baldwin

Sal

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