Over the Brooklyn Bridge (1984)
Overview
A put-upon Jewish deli owner in Brooklyn dreams of getting out from underneath the thumb of his domineering father and his haughty fashion-model girlfriend by buying his own restaurant in midtown Manhattan.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $837,914.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.744 |
Directed By
Menahem Golan
Crew
Arnold Somkin
Menahem Golan
Adam Greenberg
Pino Donaggio
Joy Todd
Christopher Pearce
Yoram Globus
Mark Goldblatt
Menahem Golan
TOP CAST
Elliott Gould
Alby Sherman
Margaux Hemingway
Elizabeth Anderson
Sid Caesar
Uncle Benjamin
Carol Kane
Cheryl
Burt Young
Phil
Shelley Winters
Becky
Jerry Lazarus
Leonard Sherman
Francine Beers
Ruth Sherman
Leo Postrel
Seymour Sherman
Rose Arrick
Sarah Sherman
Matt Fischel
Herbert Sherman
Lynnie Greene
Cynthia Sherman
Robert Gossett
Eddie
Karen Shallo
Marlena
Amy Ryder
Susan
Sal Richards
Mr. Giovanni
Leib Lensky
Mr. Goodman
Lou David
Mr. T
Tom McDermott
Billy
Zvee Scooler
Rebbe
Mort Freeman
Cantor
Mary Gutzi
Angela
Jean Elliott
Rosie the Receptionist
Aki Aleong
Japanese Buyer #1
Kim Chan
Japanese Buyer #2
Claude Vincent
Cabbie
Manuel E. Santiago
Cabbie
Jackie James
Paula
Linda Kerns
Cindy
Christopher Wynkoop
Lawyer
Barbara Rucker
Fashion Center Receptionist
Vibeke Trauben
Fashion Center Beauty
Candy Woolard
Fashion Center Beauty
Barbara Kilness
Fashion Center Beauty
Hanne Gravesen
Fashion Center Beauty
Valerie Carpenter Bernstein
Fashion Center Beauty
Victoria Barrett
Paddleball Player #1
Judith Ledford
Paddleball Player #2
Richard Lifschutz
Hassid
Corine Lorain
Elizabeth's Assistant
Ellen Stein
Elizabeth's Assistant
Susan Feldon
Angela's Friend
Ginger Garrett
Girl in Subway
Niki Higgins
Girl in Subway
Donna Denton
Girl in Subway
Pamela Donnelly
Girl in Subway
Christina Kelsey
Girl Outside Restaurant
Martin Shakar
Banker
Carmen Bau
Hooker
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Phil's Daughter (uncredited)
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