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Bright Lights, Big City

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Bright Lights, Big City

Apr 1, 1988

1h 47m

★ 5.7

It's 6.00 am. Do you know where you are?

Overview

A disillusioned young writer living in New York City turns to drugs and drinking to block out the memories of his dead mother and estranged wife.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Star Partners

United Artists

Mirage Enterprises

CST Telecommunications

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast

Michael J. Fox

Jamie

Michael J. Fox

Kiefer Sutherland

Tad

Kiefer Sutherland

Phoebe Cates

Amanda

Phoebe Cates

Swoosie Kurtz

Megan

Swoosie Kurtz

Frances Sternhagen

Clara

Frances Sternhagen

Tracy Pollan

Vicky

Tracy Pollan

John Houseman

Mr. Vogel

John Houseman

Charlie Schlatter

Michael

Charlie Schlatter

David Warrilow

Rittenhouse

David Warrilow

Dianne Wiest

Mother

Dianne Wiest

Alec Mapa

Yasu Wade

Alec Mapa

William Hickey

Ferret Man

William Hickey

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