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Mini Bio. Arnold Somkin was born on June 27, 1934 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Tales of the Unexpected (1977), Over the Brooklyn Bridge (1984) and Emergency! (1972). He died on November 22, 1982 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- June 27, 1934
- November 22, 1982
Feb 25, 2012 · What’s audible in the screenplay generates occasional laughs, mostly due to screenwriter Arnold Somkin’s nonstop zest for Jewish stereotypes (as Vincent Canby’s vicious, typically vague and dismissive New York Times review said, the film has “more failed ethnic jokes than might be heard in a decade of Miami Beach nightclubbing.”)
Arnold Somkin was born on 27 June 1934 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Tales of the Unexpected (1977), Emergency! (1972) and Over the Brooklyn Bridge (1984). He died on 22 November 1982 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Writer, Additional Crew
- June 27, 1934
- Arnold Somkin
- November 22, 1982
Over the Brooklyn Bridge is a 1984 American romantic comedy film directed and produced by Menahem Golan, written by Arnold Somkin, and starring Elliott Gould. It had the working title of My Darling Shiksa, referring to a Shiksa, a woman outside of the Jewish faith. The film depicts a Jewish man being forced to break up with his gentile girlfriend.
Jan 1, 1984 · Screenplay by Arnold Somkin is short on laughs but very effective. By Variety Staff. Over the Brooklyn Bridge is producer-director Menahem Golan’s love letter to New York City: a warm and...
Dedicated to Arnold Somkin, who died in 1982 before production on his screenplay began. Released in United States Winter January 1, 1984
Mar 2, 1984 · Vincent Canby. Moving Over OVER THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE, directed by Menahem Golan; written by Arnold Somkin; director of photographer, Adam Greenberg; edited by Mark Goldblatt; music by Pino...
