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Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989)
Director: Uli Edel
Cast: Stephen Lang, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Burt Young, Peter Dobson
Runtime103 min
Rating18
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A gallery of characters in Brooklyn in the 1950s are crushed by their surroundings and selves: a union strike leader discovers he is gay; a prostitute falls in love with one of her clients; a family cannot cope with the fact that their daughter is illegitimately pregnant.
Critical Reception & Ratings
Last Exit to Brooklyn received mixed reviews upon its release in 1989, with critics divided on Uli Edel's gritty adaptation of Hubert Selby Jr.'s controversial novel. While some praised the film's raw portrayal of 1950s Brooklyn, others found it too bleak and depressing. The film did not earn any major award nominations but has since been re-evaluated by some critics as an underrated character study.
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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. The film is an international co-production between Germany, the UK, and the United States. The story is set in 1950s Brooklyn and takes place against the backdrop of a labor strike. It follows interlocking storylines among the working class underbelly of the Red Hook neighborhood, including unionized workers, sex workers, and drag queens.
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