Lost in Yonkers

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Lost in Yonkers

PG,

1993,

1h 52m,

Drama

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71%

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2,500+ Ratings

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During the 1940s, Jay (Mike Damus) and Arty (Brad Stoll) find their lives turned upside down when their father moves south for work, leaving them with their no-nonsense grandmother (Irene Worth) and their loving but absent-minded spinster aunt, Bella (Mercedes Ruehl). Along the way, they're also introduced to Uncle Louie (Richard Dreyfuss), a small-time crook. Underlying tension between Bella and her mother surface when Bella decides to marry her boyfriend, Johnny (David Strathairn).

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Jan 1, 2000

3/4

The film is a series of small discoveries and victories, over life, over handicaps, and especially over Grandma's autocracy.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Jan 25, 2015

B-

The pic seems too calculating and doesn't have the same stunning effect as the play.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Jul 4, 2005

1/5

Shawn Bowers

Kansas City Star

Mar 16, 2004

2/5

A good example of fleshing out a single set play into a film would be Steel Magnolias...Yonkers just doesn't pull it off.

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Daniel M. Kimmel

Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Feb 22, 2004

4/5

Carol Cling

Las Vegas Review-Journal

Aug 29, 2003

3/5

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Draco R

Sep 14, 2018

The only things really going for this schmaltzy and emotionally unearned screen adaptation are Simon's dialogue and some (in a vacuum) strong characters, especially the grandma, aunt and younger brother. Otherwise, director Coolidge just can't seem to really grasp the unique tone of the story. Too heavy when it should be light (inter-family relationships), and too light when it should be heavy (the mafia threat). Worst of all, Dreyfuss is wasted and horribly miscast. Not a disaster, but as close as Simon gets.

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Martha Coolidge

Director

Richard Dreyfuss

Uncle Louie

Mercedes Ruehl

Bella Kurnitz

Irene Worth

Grandma Kurnitz

David Strathairn

Johnny

Brad Stoll

Jay

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Synopsis

During the 1940s, Jay (Mike Damus) and Arty (Brad Stoll) find their lives turned upside down when their father moves south for work, leaving them with their no-nonsense grandmother (Irene Worth) and their loving but absent-minded spinster aunt, Bella (Mercedes Ruehl). Along the way, they're also introduced to Uncle Louie (Richard Dreyfuss), a small-time crook. Underlying tension between Bella and her mother surface when Bella decides to marry her boyfriend, Johnny (David Strathairn).

Director: Martha Coolidge
Producer: Ray Stark
Screenwriter: Neil Simon
Distributor: Columbia Pictures, Columbia Tristar
Production Co: Rastar Pictures, Columbia Pictures Corporation
Rating: PG
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 14, 1993, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $9.1M
Runtime: 1h 52m
Sound Mix: Surround

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