A group of college-age buddies struggle with their imminent passage into adulthood in 1959 Baltimore.A group of college-age buddies struggle with their imminent passage into adulthood in 1959 Baltimore.A group of college-age buddies struggle with their imminent passage into adulthood in 1959 Baltimore.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 3 wins & 6 nominations total
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- TriviaAll the scenes in the diner were filmed last, after the cast got to know each other. The dialogue in those scenes is a combination of scripted and improvisational.
- GoofsWhen discussing marriage outside the diner, Eddie tells Shrevie that he and Elyse will be vacationing in Cuba, which had already been taken over by Castro on 1 January 1959. By New Years Day 1960, a honeymoon in Cuba would have been considered out of the question.
- Quotes
Timothy Fenwick, Jr.: Do you ever get the feeling that there's something going on that we don't know about?
- Crazy creditsThe end credits run as another diner conversation between the guys is heard.
- Alternate versionsABC edited 16 minutes from this film for its 1986 network television premiere.
- ConnectionsFeatured in MGM/UA Home Video Laserdisc Sampler (1990)
- SoundtracksIt's All in the Game
Written by Carl Sigman and Charles Dawes
Performed by Tommy Edwards
Courtesy of PolyGram Records, Inc.
Featured review
Nostalgia but without the fanfare.
This movie provides a glimpse into the difference between true friendship and mutual association. in this movie all the principle know each other, talk with each other, even spend a lot of time with each other, but they are not friends. That is, although there is an appearance of camaraderie, they really don't care about each other. Although the movie lacks a conventional plot, it still tells a story about people who play off each other with dramatic results. Unlike, let's say, the principle group of friends in Deer Hunter, in which the group is held tightly together by bonds of religion ethnicity and cultural heritage, the glue holding together the group in diner is much weaker and less definable, and may not even exist. All they do is talk, laugh, and complain, and it does not take much to split the group apart. Perhaps the point of the movie is to dramatize the tenuousness of relationships and not to bank on seeking support from those you hang out with because they may not be there for you. Now, the cast is universally excellent with Mickey Rourke delivering the strongest performance. His character is the one that comes closest to being a real friend, yet even he is involved with stuff that sets him apart form the others. Ellen Barkin also gives a strong performance as the woman who is a symbol of everything the guys talk about regarding women. This is a good movie that provides dramatic treatment of group dynamics in a fluid social context.
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- Sep 9, 2012
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Box office
- Budget
- $5,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $14,099,953
- Gross worldwide
- $14,099,953
- Runtime1 hour 50 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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