Brighton Beach Memoirs

Back in the day I taped this off HBO and our family watched it over and over. Funny and heartwarming. This was Jonathan Silvermans debut and he is great as the teenage Jewish kid growing up in Brooklyn in the years before WWII. The family deals with their personal conflicts and social issues, but there isnt anything preachy about the message. The ensemble cast turns in a wonderful performance and the writing is, well, Neil Simon. Translated beautifully on the big screen.

Great movie. Glad it was on bluray.

Love the movie

DVD works fine

Life is definitely never dull with seven people living under the same roof Have enjoyed this movie for years watching it on TV whenever it was on... but has not been on TV for a long time now so was time to buy the DVD. Found no problems with the DVD at all, good quality for older film redone in Anamorphic Widescreen to fill the widescreen TV nicely without zooming in

This is the first of two movies that are supposedly auto biographical for Neil Simon. Very good slice of life movie of a Jewish family just before WWII. Introducing Jonathan Silverman. Very enjoyable, lots of laughs and perhaps a cry.

Loved this movie

I love this movie. It is humorous and shows a much simpler time. Also I definitely see where Ferris Beuller may have taken some techniques from this movie such as the main charachter talking to the audience.

Funny

Happy I found this 80s movie. One of my favorite Simon movies.