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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Adult Situations Movie Release: 1993 DVD Release: 06/11/2002 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Edition: Restored/Remastered Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, French SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 54 mins Studio: Columbia TriStar Members Wishing: 6 Genres: Comedy Drama, Period Film, Family Drama

An adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning, semi-autobiographical stage play by popular dramatist Neil Simon, this comedy-drama focuses on the difficulties faced by two young brothers forced to live with a group of eccentric relatives. Arty (Mike Damus) and Jay (Brad Stoll) are young teenagers when their their widower father heads South to seek work, leaving the boys with their stern, intimidating grandmother (Irene Worth). Also part of the household is the more likable Aunt Bella (Mercedes Ruehl), an odd duck with a scattered personality and childlike enthusiasm that make her seem more like a fellow kid than an adult. Bella is kept under close watch by Grandma, who reacts strongly when she attempts to show her independence, leaving Arty and Jay as witnesses to a conflict that could tear the family apart. Lost in Yonkers offers much of Simon's trademark humor with a more bittersweet feel than in most of the playwright's other work, thanks in large part to the performance by Ruehl, who reprises her Tony Award-winning role as the troubled but cheerful Bella. ~ Judd Blaise, All Movie Guide

Richard Dreyfuss - Uncle Louie
Mercedes Ruehl - Aunt Bella
Irene Worth - Grandma Kurnitz
Brad Stoll - Jay
Mike Damus - Arty
David Strathairn - Johnny

Martha Coolidge's adaptation of Neil Simon's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Lost in Yonkers comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. The closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Surround. English and French subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include theatrical trailers. This is a decent disc from Columbia/Tristar, but it may not have enough extras to garner the interest of those unfamiliar with the film. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide