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Brighton Beach Memoirs is a semi-autobiographical play by Neil Simon. The play is a coming-of-age comedy focused on the main character of Eugene Morris Jerome, a Jewish teenager from a Polish immigrant family. It is set in September 1937 in the Brighton Beach section of Brooklyn, New York during The Great Depression.
Dec 25, 1986 · With Jonathan Silverman, Blythe Danner, Stacey Glick, Lisa Waltz. Eugene, a young teenage Jewish boy, recalls his memoirs of his time as an adolescent youth. He goes through the hardships of puberty, sexual fantasy, and living the life of a poor boy in a crowded house.
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- Gene Saks
- 1986-12-25
Set in the Brighton Beach section of Brooklyn, New York during The Great Depression, this coming-of-age comedy focuses on Eugene Jerome, a Polish-Jewish American teenager who experiences puberty, sexual awakening, and a search for identity as he tries to deal with his family, including his older brother Stanley, his parents Kate and Jack, Kate ...
Jan 1, 2001 · Set in the 1930s amidst the backdrop of the Great Depression, Brighton Beach Memoirs by Neil Simon weaves a captivating tale of a working-class Jewish family, the Jeromes, as they navigate the challenges of life, love, and dreams in Brooklyn's Brighton Beach.
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Nora. Watchlist. Eugene Jerome (Jonathan Silverman) is a Jewish teen living in an unusually hectic Brooklyn, N.Y., household. His father (Bob Dishy) works two jobs, his mother (Blythe Danner) is a...
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- Gene Saks
- PG-13
- Blythe Danner
Reviews. Brighton Beach Memoirs. Roger Ebert December 25, 1986. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Neil Simon's "Brighton Beach Memoirs" leaves little doubt as to why he grew up to be a successful playwright: Everyone in his family talked in dialogue.
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One evening in 1937, fourteen-year-old Eugene Morton, fantasizes about being a baseball player outside his New York home. His mother, Kate, is inside with her younger widowed sister, Blanche. Kate calls Eugene inside to do chores, but Laurie, Blanche’s thirteen-year-old daughter, doesn’t have to help because she has a weak heart.