Liberty Heights (1999)
Rating: 6.7/10
Duration: 127 min
Genres: Drama,
Director(s): Barry Levinson,
Description:
This semi-autobiographical film by Barry Levinson follows various members of the Kurtzman clan, a Jewish family living in suburban Baltimore during the 1950s. As teenaged Ben completes high school, he falls for Sylvia, a black classmate, creating inevitable tensions. Meanwhile, Ben's brother, Van, attends college and becomes smitten with a mysterious woman while their father tries to maintain his burlesque business.
Cast
- David Krumholtz as Yussel
- Anthony Anderson as Scribbles
- James Pickens Jr. as Sylvia's Father
- Joe Mantegna as Nate Kurtzman
- Orlando Jones as Little Melvin
- Bebe Neuwirth as Ada Kurtzman
- Kiersten Warren as Annie the Stripper
- Adrien Brody as Van Kurtzman
- Ben Foster as Ben Kurtzman
- Justin Chambers as Trey Tobelseted
- Richard Kline as Charlie, Nate's Assistant
- Rebekah Johnson as Sylvia
- Vincent Guastaferro as Pete, Nate's Assistant
- Carolyn Murphy as Dubbie the Blonde
- Frania Rubinek as Grandma Rose