Overview
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.
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Crew
DirectorUli Edel
WriterDesmond Nakano
Cast
Stephen Lang
Harry Black
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Tralala
Burt Young
Big Joe
Peter Dobson
Vinnie
Christopher Murney
Paulie
Jerry Orbach
Boyce
Alexis Arquette
Georgette
Stephen Baldwin
Sal
John Costelloe
Tommy
Cameron Johann
Spook
Ricki Lake
Donna
Frank Military
Steve
Camille Saviola
Ella
Bernard Zette
Regina
Jason Andrews
Tony
James Lorinz
Freddy
Sam Rockwell
Al
Maia Danziger
Mary Black
Frankie Acciarito
Eddie
Lisa Passero
Teresa
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Keywords
new york cityprostitutebased on novel or bookfightsexualityunionbrooklyn, new york city1950s
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Revenue
$2M
TMDb Votes
115
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 3, 2026