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Overall Rank: 9709
Average Rating: 2.5/4
# of Ratings: 20
Theatrical Release Date: 12/25/1986
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Gene Saks
Actors: Richard Bright, Jonathan Silverman, Blythe Danner, James Handy, Fyvush Finkel, Bette Henritze
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Superb Simon
Holas - wrote on 07/09/2009
Let me be the first to write a review on this great movie, after all, this is my favorite. It is based on a Neil Simon play. The main character, played by Silverman, is also portrayed by Matthew Broderick in Biloxi Blues (1988), aslo based on a Neil Simon play.
It's just a great movie set in 1937, where else, but in Brighton Beach. This is a great coming of age story of a Jewish boy named Eugene who longs to be the first Jewish all star baseball player. His older brohter gives him assistance as he goes through puberty and is attracted to anyone of the female sex. He is completely intrigued by sex, that he gets feelings for his live in cousin. If is a funny great comedy created by a genius of a playwright, Simon.
There is a small part starring Jason Alexander, who oddly enough …
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