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A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Lost in Yonkers is originally a play by Neil Simon, adapted for the silver screen. With a cast including Richard Dreyfuss, Merchedes Rheul, and Irene Worth, this movie has comedy written all over it. Irene Worth plays "Grandma" a hard, bitter, miserable old lady whose five children each have something wrong with them as a result of a miserable childhood. Her daughter Bella (Rheul) is the only child to still live at home and has a slight mental handicap which adds a lot of humor to the film. One of her sons owes 9,000 dollars to a loan shark as a result of his late wife's medical bills. He has a year to pay it back, but cannot take a job unless he has someone to look after his children; 13 year-old Arty (Mike Damus) and 15 year-old Jay (Brad Stoll). Leaving him with no choice, his debts force him to leave his children with his mother. The whole film is just delightful, a light-hearted comedy that takes a few dramatic turns but ultimately will leave you satisfied and content. Brilliant performances by Damus and Stoll who hilariously portray their characters' wonderment at the absolute wierdness of their family. Two thumbs up!

Lost in Yonkers was exceptionally well done. I did have a fairly high expectation of it because Mike Damus was in it....and Richard Dreyfuss also...but I mainly borrowed this movie from the store because of Mike. This film was well acted, well directed and the soundtrack was just pure brilliance! i recommend if you do not want to watch the film, you at least listen to the soundtrack...My only complaint with this movie was that Mike played such a small and relatively insignificant role - i do realise it was based on the play by Neil Simons, but nonetheless Mike deserves better!In general, I very much enjoyed what I saw as it was not violent, didn't have any cocky humour, or bad acting. I particularly enjoyed Aunt Gertie's speech impediment because Susan Merson who played her pulled it off extremely well-another brilliant performance!My question to you is, can Mike Damus ever make a bad film? The answer is no. No he can't.

This film was better than I expected it to be - after all Mike Damus (Arty) was on the ill fated Teen Angel, so I didn't think he would be too good in this - but surprisingly his acting was quite reasonable.The other actors were also good and the only regret I had was that they didn't get Kevin Spacey to play the part of Uncle Louie (as he did in one of the Broadway productions). And as one person I was watching this film with commented, Aunt Bella should have been played by Frenchie from Grease.Although Lost in Yonkers is not entirely captivating, it is a good film to watch on a rainy Wednesday afternoon, I would give it 7 out of 10!

This film is a good look on life during World War II. The film starts out as a comedy involving two youngsters, then evolves into a family drama towards the end. Richard Dreyfuss' character overreacts, is annoying, serves as a major distraction, and hardly has any screen time. Ruehl deserved an Oscar for her performance.In all, a good warm film.