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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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
Director
Uli Edel
Screenplay
Desmond Nakano
Tagline
"The Novel That Shocked The World Is Now A Movie"
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Revenue
$1,730,005
Production
Bavaria Film, Allied Filmmakers, Constantin Film
kevin2019
March 14, 2025
"Last Exit to Brooklyn" treats its many unseemly social and sexual issues in an unflinching and unashamedly forthright manner, but even more than this it is the generous assortment of heartless characters inhabiting this sordid and squalid depiction of Brooklyn which almost makes the whole film unwatchable while simultaneously creating the biggest impression of all. They embody the worst and the m...
CinemaSerf
September 19, 2025
Set amidst some fairly violent industrial turmoil, this potpourri of stories focuses on some of the diversity that existed, though it didn’t necessarily thrive, in 1950s NYC. The local factory is the centre of the troubles as the dockers take strike action, galvanised by their leaders “Harry” (Stephen Lang) and the manipulative “Boyce” (Jerry Orbach). Meantime, the striking in an altogether differ...
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