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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Questionable for Children Movie Release: 1982 DVD Release: 03/01/2005 Format: DVD Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 46 mins Studio: Legacy Entertainment Members Wishing: 0 Genres: Comedy Drama, Americana See Also: Ruby's Dream

This off-kilter German film attempts to tell a purely American story as filtered through European sensibilities. Joe Pesci plays Ruby Dennis, a Jewish bowling alley/nightclub manager in New Jersey. Despite his tacky surroundings, Ruby convinces himself that he's just about to hit the big time in Las Vegas. It takes him 100 minutes to realize that he's never going to be any better off than he is now. Just tap your bowling shoes together three times and say, "There's no place like Jersey." Tony Martin shows up in the film's highlight, a dream sequence in which a handful of songs co-written by star Pesci are featured. Dear Mr. Wonderful was released to video as Ruby's Dream. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Joe Pesci - Ruby Dennis
Karen Ludwig - Paula
Evan Handler - Ray
Ivy Ray Browning - Sharon
Frank Vincent - Louie the Lock