Brighton Beach Memoirs (film)

Brighton Beach Memoirs
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Gene Saks
Written by	Neil Simon
Based on	Brighton Beach Memoirs by Neil Simon
Produced by	Ray Stark
Starring	Blythe Danner Bob Dishy Judith Ivey Jonathan Silverman
Cinematography	John Bailey
Edited by	Carol Littleton
Music by	Michael Small
Production company	Rastar
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	December 25, 1986 (1986-12-25)
Running time	109 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$18 million[1]
Box office	$11,957,943[2]

Brighton Beach Memoirs is a 1986 American comedy film directed by Gene Saks, written by Neil Simon, and starring Jonathan Silverman and Blythe Danner. The film is adapted from Simon's semi-autobiographical 1982 play of the same title, the first chapter of what is known as the Eugene trilogy, followed by the adaptations Biloxi Blues and Broadway Bound.

Set in the Brighton Beach section of Brooklyn, New York during The Great Depression, this coming-of-age comedy focuses on Eugene Jerome, a Polish-Jewish American teenager who experiences puberty, sexual awakening, and a search for identity as he tries to deal with his family, including his older brother Stanley, his parents Kate and Jack, Kate's widowed sister Blanche, and her two daughters, Nora and Laurie. The film frequently breaks the fourth wall by having Eugene speak directly to the camera.