| Description |
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Based on the book "Bad Jews and other stories" by Gerald Shapiro. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2003. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Mauricio Rubinstein ; editor, Mario Ontal ; music score composer, Al Kooper ; costume designer, Lynn Falconer ; production designer, Benjamin Conable. |
| Cast |
Eric Bogosian, Dominic Chianese, Beverly D'Angelo, Peter Friedman, Jake Hoffman, Ashley Johnson, Rita Moreno, Peter Riegert, Isabella Rossellina, Eli Wallach, Frank Wood, Harris Yulin. |
| Summary |
Fiftysomething and still clueless Leo Spivak is drifting through life without a compass. Among his problems are his rebelling teenage daughter, a gravely ill father, a work protege after his job, and his wife is loing her patience and his own judgment are sinking fast. It's going to take a bizarre twist of fate and some twisted wisdom from a "freelance rabbi" to help Leo navigate the murky waters of middle age and turn his midlife crisis into a midlife opportunity. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for some language and sexual references. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Middle-aged men -- Drama.
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Midlife crisis -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Comedy -- Feature.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Riegert, Peter.
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Bogosian, Eric.
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Chianese, Dominic, 1931-
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D'Angelo, Beverly.
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Shapiro, Gerald.
Bad Jews and other stories.
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Ardustry Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| Standard No. |
783722728321 |
| Music No. |
ARD27283 Ardustry Home Entertainment |
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