Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV News
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsABFFPride MonthOutfest OutfrontsSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • All
  • Titles
  • TV Episodes
  • Celebs
  • Companies
  • Keywords
  • Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
Sign In
New Customer? Create account
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Over the Brooklyn Bridge

  • 1984
  • R
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
1.6K
YOUR RATING
Margaux Hemingway, Elliott Gould, Carol Kane, and Sid Caesar in Over the Brooklyn Bridge (1984)
An ambitious tennis coach and his teenage daughter begin to drift apart when she wants to make her own way in the world.
Play trailer1:35
1 Video
23 Photos
Comedy

A Jewish man who owns a Brooklyn deli asks his domineering uncle for a loan so he can buy his dream restaurant in Manhattan, but the uncle demands that he give up his Gentile girlfriend even... Read allA Jewish man who owns a Brooklyn deli asks his domineering uncle for a loan so he can buy his dream restaurant in Manhattan, but the uncle demands that he give up his Gentile girlfriend even though she's one of the few sources of stability in his somewhat chaotic life.A Jewish man who owns a Brooklyn deli asks his domineering uncle for a loan so he can buy his dream restaurant in Manhattan, but the uncle demands that he give up his Gentile girlfriend even though she's one of the few sources of stability in his somewhat chaotic life.

  • Director
    • Menahem Golan
  • Writer
    • Arnold Somkin
  • Stars
    • Elliott Gould
    • Margaux Hemingway
    • Sid Caesar
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    1.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Menahem Golan
    • Writer
      • Arnold Somkin
    • Stars
      • Elliott Gould
      • Margaux Hemingway
      • Sid Caesar
    • 11User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Videos1

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:35
    Watch Official Trailer

    Photos23

    Over the Brooklyn Bridge (1984)
    Over the Brooklyn Bridge (1984)
    Elliott Gould and Sid Caesar in Over the Brooklyn Bridge (1984)
    Elliott Gould and Robert Gossett in Over the Brooklyn Bridge (1984)
    Elliott Gould and Carol Kane in Over the Brooklyn Bridge (1984)
    Elliott Gould in Over the Brooklyn Bridge (1984)
    Elliott Gould and Sid Caesar in Over the Brooklyn Bridge (1984)
    Elliott Gould and Sid Caesar in Over the Brooklyn Bridge (1984)
    Margaux Hemingway and Elliott Gould in Over the Brooklyn Bridge (1984)
    Margaux Hemingway and Elliott Gould in Over the Brooklyn Bridge (1984)
    Elliott Gould and Carol Kane in Over the Brooklyn Bridge (1984)
    Margaux Hemingway and Elliott Gould in Over the Brooklyn Bridge (1984)

    Top cast

    Edit
    Elliott Gould
    Elliott Gould
    • Alby
    Margaux Hemingway
    Margaux Hemingway
    • Elizabeth
    Sid Caesar
    Sid Caesar
    • Uncle Benjamin
    Carol Kane
    Carol Kane
    • Cheryl
    Burt Young
    Burt Young
    • Phil
    Shelley Winters
    Shelley Winters
    • Becky
    Jerry Lazarus
    • Leonard Sherman
    Francine Beers
    • Ruth Sherman
    Leo Postrel
    • Seymour Sherman
    Rose Arrick
    • Sarah Sherman
    Matt Fischel
    Matt Fischel
    • Herbert Sherman
    Lynnie Greene
    Lynnie Greene
    • Cynthia Sherman
    Robert Gossett
    Robert Gossett
    • Eddie
    Karen Shallo
    • Marlena
    Amy Ryder
    • Susan
    Sal Richards
    • Mr. Giovanni
    Leib Lensky
    • Mr. Goodman
    Lou David
    Lou David
    • Mr. T
    • Director
      • Menahem Golan
    • Writer
      • Arnold Somkin
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    More like this

    Crossing Delancey
    6.9
    Crossing Delancey
    A Woman's Secret
    5.0
    A Woman's Secret
    Not as a Stranger
    6.7
    Not as a Stranger
    Caught in the Draft
    6.5
    Caught in the Draft
    Page Miss Glory
    6.7
    Page Miss Glory
    The Life of Jimmy Dolan
    6.8
    The Life of Jimmy Dolan
    The Frisco Kid
    6.3
    The Frisco Kid
    Up the Down Staircase
    7.3
    Up the Down Staircase
    Girlfriends
    7.2
    Girlfriends
    Goma-2
    5.0
    Goma-2
    The Four Days of Naples
    7.6
    The Four Days of Naples
    Lipstick
    5.5
    Lipstick

    Storyline

    Edit

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Trivia
      Production on the film was shut down for one day after Elliott Gould and Menahem Golan got into a row over the scene where Gould 's character Alby Sherman confesses to Elizabeth Anderson (Margaux Hemingway) that he loves her. The end result had Gould allegedly calling Golan "a cocksucker" during the argument and storming off the set to the shock of cast and crew. Gould about two days later personally apologized to Golan and filming then resumed.
    • Goofs
      Alby (Elliott Gould) and Cheryl (Carol Kane) leave the Metropolitan Opera in Lincoln Center and, without pausing their conversation, enter a subway station that reads "Times Sq." Times Square is one mile from Lincoln Center.
    • Quotes

      Uncle Benjamin: Right or wrong, I'm right!

    • Connections
      Featured in Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      Over the Brooklyn Bridge
      Music by Pino Donaggio

      Lyrics by Jack Fishman

      Performed by Imagination

    User reviews11

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    Sid Caesar Is Extraordinary
    So OK this is not a great film, but there are several excellent moments here, and at the end you feel you have watched something worthwhile.

    Elliott Gould stars as a luncheonette owner making a living in Brooklyn. He has a doting mother (Shelley Winters), a domineering uncle (Sid Caesar), and a non-Jewish girl friend (Margaux Hemingway). He's also overweight, diabetic, and Jewish.

    While this seems a lot like Woody Allen territory and their are plenty of comic moments, there's a dark underside of "otherness" here that gives depth to this film, a serious took at perhaps passing as a White American but being always aware of otherness.

    Of course all of Gould's extended family here are Jewish stereotypes: the language, the gestures, the work ethic, etc. Gould straddles the fence, White but Jewish, Brooklyn but with an eye toward Manhattan. In the Orthodox wedding scene, Gould wears a baseball cap over his yarmulke. His best friend (Burt Young) is Italian. His employee (Robert Gossett) is Black.

    There are two surprising and extraordinary scenes in this film, both quite memorable. One has Gould wandering New York in the wee hours and making a call from a phone booth when he is approached by a speechless derelict gesturing for smokes. He tries to wave him off but eventually hands the old man cigarettes after the old man has urinated on him, a slight twist to doing a good need and getting urinated on for doing it.

    The other is the engagement party scene where Caesar pontificates about the upcoming marriage of Gould to his cousin (Carol Kane) unaware that Gould has no such intentions. Caesar thinks the marriage will take place because of a loan he's giving Gould to buy a Manhattan restaurant. He's also gloating for keeping Gould in the fold, i.e., marrying a Jewish girl.

    But Gould rebels, stands up for his love for Hemingway, and hands back the check. Caesar tries to bully him and slaps him in front of the astonished guests. Gould does the unthinkable. He literally strikes back, reducing Caesar to a tearful rage that ends in a bear hug of anger, fist pounding, and paternal love. Extraordinary. It's all one scene, no cuts, no editing.

    Co-stars include Francine Beers as Ruth, Lynnie Greene as Cynthia, Jerry Lazarus as Caesar's weird son, Zvee Scooler as Rebbe, and Lou David as the loan shark.

    Not for all tastes, but this is a surprising film and worth seeking out.
    helpful•8
    1
    • drednm
    • Mar 5, 2016

    Top picks

    Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations
    Sign in

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • March 2, 1984 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Hebrew
      • Yiddish
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • My Darling Shiksa
    • Filming locations
      • Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA(street scene with hooker outside subway)
    • Production companies
      • City Films
      • Golan-Globus Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    Edit
    • Budget
      • $4,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $837,914
    • Gross worldwide
      • $837,914
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

    Edit
    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

    Related news

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    Margaux Hemingway, Elliott Gould, Carol Kane, and Sid Caesar in Over the Brooklyn Bridge (1984)
    Top Gap
    What is the English language plot outline for Over the Brooklyn Bridge (1984)?
    Answer
    • See more gaps
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb App
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    • Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • IMDb Developer
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2023 by IMDb.com, Inc.