Bright Lights, Big City (1988)

Regisseur:

James Bridges

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

Jay McInerney (novel)
Jay McInerney (screenplay)

Premierendatum:

1. April 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A disillusioned young writer living in New York City turns to drugs and drinking to block out the memories of his dead mother and estranged wife.

Plot Keywords:

Drunk Scene | Cocaine | Estranged Wife | Yuppie | World Trade Center

Filmpreise:

1 nomination

Nutzerkommentare:

Under-rated

Besetzung

Michael J. Fox	...	Jamie Conway
Kiefer Sutherland	...	Tad Allagash
Phoebe Cates	...	Amanda
Swoosie Kurtz	...	Megan
Frances Sternhagen	...	Clara
Tracy Pollan	...	Vicky
John Houseman	...	Mr. Vogel
Charlie Schlatter	...	Michael
David Warrilow	...	Rittenhouse
Dianne Wiest	...	Mother
Alec Mapa	...	Yasu Wade
William Hickey	...	Ferret Man
Gina Belafonte	...	Kathy
Sam Robards	...	Rich Vanier
Bernard Zette	...	Stevie (as Zette)

Alternativ:

Grellen Lichter der Großstadt, Die (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

107 Min

Produktionsland:

USA | Japan

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (DuArt)

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby

Altersfreigabe:

UK:18 (original rating) | Iceland:L | Sweden:15 | UK:18 (video rating) (1989) | UK:15 (video re-rating) (2003) | Australia:R | Finland:K-16 | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Norway:15

Drehorte:

New York City, New York, USA

Firma:

CST Telecommunications

Dies und das:

The name of Michael J. Fox's character, Jamie Conway, is a homonym of author Jay McInerney's name. In the novel, the primary character's full name is never given, he is referred to as "Coach" by Tad, and in the second person ("you") in the narration.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: During Jamie's story of his relationship with Amanda to Megan his wineglass goes from half-full to empty in less than two seconds, while he's speaking.

Dialogzitate:

Jamie Conway: [voice over] You are not the kind of guy who would be at a place like this at this time of the morning and, though the details are fuzzy, you cannot say that the terrain is entirely unfamiliar.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in "Freddy's Nightmares: The Light at the End of the Tunnel (#1.20)" (1989)

Under-rated

This is a good, although not great, movie that often gets a lower rating than it deserves. All the actors fill their roles perfectly, especially Keifer Sutherland. The problem is it occasionally tries to be funny (or something?), which doesn't mesh with the rest of the film. Two guys getting attacked by a ferret is not very funny anyhow, unless they are Bill Murray and Jim Carrey. Ignore the parts that try to be funny and you will find this movie much more enjoyable.