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Last Exit to Brooklyn is a 1989 drama film directed by Uli Edel and adapted by Desmond Nakano from Hubert Selby Jr.'s 1964 novel of the same title. [4] [5] [6] The film is an international co-production between Germany, the UK, and the United States. [5] [4] The story is set in 1950s Brooklyn and takes place against the backdrop of a labor strike.
May 4, 1990 · Last Exit to Brooklyn: Directed by Uli Edel. With Stephen Lang, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Burt Young, Peter Dobson. Set in Brooklyn during the 1950s against a backdrop of union corruption and violence. A prostitute falls in love with one of her customers.
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Last Exit to Brooklyn is a 1964 novel by American author Hubert Selby Jr. The novel takes a harsh, uncompromising look at lower class Brooklyn in the 1950s written in a brusque, everyman style of prose.
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May 11, 1990 · When Tralala (Jennifer Jason Leigh), the local prostitute, lures the boys from the Brooklyn naval yard into the vacant lots where she works, it's not for sex - it's so neighborhood guys can mug the young draftees and roll them. Tralala gets beaten up a lot, too, both physically and mentally.
Few novels have caused as much debate as Hubert Selby Jr.'s notorious masterpiece, Last Exit to Brooklyn, and this Penguin Modern Classics edition includes an introduction by Irvine Welsh, author of Trainspotting.
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67% Tomatometer 21 Reviews. 74% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings. NEW Updates to the Score. The Audience score is now the Popcornmeter. Read More. A homosexual factory worker (Stephen Lang) and a ...
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Last Exit to Brooklyn. 1989 · 1 hr 44 min. R. Drama. The lives of a closeted union leader, a prostitute, her pimp, and a striking factory worker intertwine against the grim backdrop of 1950s Brooklyn. Audio Languages: English.
