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ERA
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33 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Lost in Yonkers
"This summer there's no better place to find yourself."
1993 1h 54m EN
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6.3
MID
★6.3TMDB · 45
DramaComedy
Synopsis
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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.
“This summer there's no better place to find yourself.”
Cast
Richard Dreyfuss
Louie Kurnitz
Mercedes Ruehl
Bella Kurnitz
Irene Worth
Grandma Kurnitz
Brad Stoll
Jay Kurnitz
Mike Damus
Arty Kurnitz
David Strathairn
Johnny
Robert Miranda
Hollywood Harry
Jack Laufer
Eddie Kurnitz
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Martha Coolidge
- Writers
- Neil Simon
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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CRAFT
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Martha Coolidge, shot by Johnny E. Jensen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Elmer Bernstein. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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CAST
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Richard Dreyfuss and Mercedes Ruehl and Irene Worth carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "This summer there's no better place to find yourself.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0107443 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 45 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
MoodPlayr · trivia#08
Cinephile deep dive
The take
Martha Coolidge directs. Johnny E. Jensen behind the camera. Elmer Bernstein scores. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 133 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Directed by Martha Coolidge, shot by Johnny E. Jensen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Elmer Bernstein. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Richard Dreyfuss and Mercedes Ruehl and Irene Worth carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "This summer there's no better place to find yourself.".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0107443 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 45 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Johnny E. Jensen
- Original score
- Elmer Bernstein
- Runtime
- 114 min · 1h 54m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- PG
Also by
Martha Coolidge
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Selected frames
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Production companies
Who made it
Columbia Pictures
US
Rastar Productions
US
Key crew
- ProducerRay Stark
- ConductorElmer Bernstein
- Chief Lighting TechnicianGary H. Holt
- Assistant Chief Lighting TechnicianBob E. Krattiger
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- brother
- aunt
- grandmother
- yonkers, new york
- woman director
- 1940s
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1993-05-14PG
