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Lost in Yonkers

Lost in Yonkers

Drama · Comedy · 1993

In the summer of 1942 two young boys are sent to stay with their stern grandmother Kurnitz and their childlike aunt Bella in Yonkers, New York.

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Lost in Yonkers

“This summer there's no better place to find yourself.”

1993 Drama · Comedy 1h 54m

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6.3 / 10

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In the summer of 1942 two young boys are sent to stay with their stern grandmother Kurnitz and their childlike aunt Bella in Yonkers, New York.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Martha Coolidge

Written by

Neil Simon

Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss

Louie Kurnitz

Mercedes Ruehl

Mercedes Ruehl

Bella Kurnitz

Irene Worth

Irene Worth

Grandma Kurnitz

Brad Stoll

Brad Stoll

Jay Kurnitz

Mike Damus

Mike Damus

Arty Kurnitz

David Strathairn

David Strathairn

Johnny

Robert Miranda

Robert Miranda

Hollywood Harry

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Put Lost in Yonkers on trial.

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The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.