Slums Of Beverly Hills |
Tamara Jenkins / 1998 / US / 91 min / 15
/ Alan Arkin, Natasha Lyonne, Marisa Tomel |
A wisecracking, often outrageous Jewish comedy about a second-hand car salesman (Alan Arkin) raising his kids in 1970's Los Angeles as seen through the eyes of his adolescent daughter (a superb debut from newcomer Lyonne). Her chaotic life involves skipping from one sleazy apartment to the next, worrying about her breast-size and flirting with the local pot-dealer, until the arrival of eccentric niece Rita (Marisa Tomel) complicates things further.
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