103 minutes
7/26/1989
A gallery of characters in Brooklyn in the 1950s are crushed by their surroundings and selves: a union strike leader discovers he is gay; a prostitute falls in love with one of her clients; a family cannot cope with the fact that their daughter is illegitimately pregnant.
Stephen Lang
as Harry Black
Jennifer Jason Leigh
as Tralala
Burt Young
as Big Joe
Peter Dobson
as Vinnie
Christopher Murney
as Paulie
Jerry Orbach
as Boyce
Alexis Arquette
as Georgette
Stephen Baldwin
as Sal
John Costelloe
as Tommy
Cameron Johann
as Spook
Ricki Lake
as Donna
Frank Military
as Steve
Camille Saviola
as Ella
Bernard Zette
as Regina
Jason Andrews
as Tony
James Lorinz
as Freddy
Sam Rockwell
as Al
Maia Danziger
as Mary Black
Frankie Acciarito
as Eddie
Lisa Passero
as Teresa
Mike Cicchetti
as Brickowski
Nicholas J. Giangiulio
as Stump
Robi Martin
as Goldie
Sarah Rose
as Rosie
Julian Alexon
as Camille
Robert Weil
as Alex
Mark Boone Junior
as Willie
Sylvie Spector
as Submarine Annie
Colleen Flynn
as Ruthie
David Warshofsky
as Mike
Daniel O'Shea
as Bill
Daniel Beer
as Tral's Trick
Rutanya Alda
as Georgette's Mother
Al Shannon
as Arthur
Bruce Smolanoff
as Lost Soldier
James McDonald
as Lost Soldier
Andrew Van Dusen
as Lost Soldier
James Harper
as Cop
Ray Gill
as Dowland
Mike Starr
as Security Guard
Christopher Curry
as Riot Police Officer
Michael O’Hare
as Riot Police Officer
Bob Martana
as Truck Driver
Joseph Carberry
as Uptown Bartender
John M. Bennett
as Uptown Doggie
Bill Mondy
as Uptown Doggie
Frank Vincent
as Priest
Brent Katz
as Bobby
Marc Ryan
as Jack
Rob Kramer
as Fred
Hubert Selby Jr.
as Car Driver