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MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Adult Humor, Profanity Movie Release: 1999 DVD Release: 09/04/2001 Format: DVD - Black and White,Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 31 mins Studio: Image Entertainment Members Wishing: 1 Genres: Comedy Drama, Americana, Ensemble Film

Judy Berlin allows the audience to take a glimpse of a day at once strange and ordinary with the residents of Babylon, Long Island. Judy (Edie Falco) is an aspiring actress who is quitting her job as a "pilgrim" in a local historical museum's display to take her chances in Los Angeles. Her mother is a gifted but bitter schoolteacher (Barbara Barrie) who has long loved principal Arthur Gold (Bob Dishy) from afar. However, Arthur has a wife, Alice (Madeline Kahn), who's more than a bit eccentric and has driven him to distraction. Arthur and Alice have a son, David (Aaron Harnick), who like Judy has showbiz aspirations (he wants to be a filmmaker), though unlike Judy he has no idea of what to do about it; when Judy and David meet, could romance be lurking around the corner? First-time director Eric Mendelsohn has equipped this offbeat comic drama an outstanding cast, which also includes Julie Kavner, {$Anne Meara, and Novella Nelson. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Barbara Barrie - Sue Berlin
Bob Dishy - Arthur Gold
Edie Falco - Judy Berlin
Carlin Glynn - Maddie
Aaron Harnick - David Gold

Eric Mendelsohn's underrated first film Judy Berlin comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.78:1. English soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital Surround. There are neither subtitles nor closed-captions on this release. Supplemental materials include a commentary track recorded by the director Mendelsohn, lead actress Edie Falco, executive producer Rocco Caruso, and producer Wendy Jo Cohen; deleted scenes with optional commentary; a short film made by the director, liner notes, and the original theatrical trailer. This is an excellent release from Image. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide