Crossing Delancey (1988)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Joan Micklin Silver

Writers:

Susan Sandler (play)
Susan Sandler (screenplay)

Release Date:

16 September 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

A funny movie about getting serious.

Plot:

A Manhattan single meets a man through her Jewish grandmother's matchmaker.

Plot Keywords:

Grandmother | Jewish | Matchmaker | Judaism | Publishing

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Amy Irving	...	Isabelle Grossman
Peter Riegert	...	Sam Posner
Reizl Bozyk	...	Bubbie Kantor
Jeroen Krabbé	...	Anton Maes
Sylvia Miles	...	Hannah Mandelbaum
George Martin	...	Lionel
John Bedford Lloyd	...	Nick
Claudia Silver	...	Cecilia Monk
David Hyde Pierce	...	Mark (as David Pierce)
Rosemary Harris	...	Pauline Swift
Suzzy Roche	...	Marilyn Cohen
Amy Wright	...	Ricki
Faye Grant	...	Candyce
Deborah Offner	...	Karen
Kathleen Wilhoite	...	Myla Bondy

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French | Hebrew | Yiddish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:PG | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | USA:PG | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Suzzy Roche, who plays Izzy's friend, is also a singer in the group which do much of the background music (The Roches).

Quotes:

[first lines]
Anton Maes: [People are arriving at an event at a book store. There are sounds of employees greeting them, checking them in, serving champagne. Izzy is collecting empty plastic cups and napkins. She sees a woman put a book from the shelf in her bag, and deftly removes and replaces it. Anton is watching her from across the nook and motions her over. Their eyes lock as she approaches] So, you won't be out of a job.
[He plunks down his cup on her tray]

Movie Connections:

References Annie Hall (1977)

Soundtrack:

LIEUTENANT KIJE

The S E C O N D Best Date Movie of all time!

PERSONAL NOTE: I saw this in the movie theater at University Square Mall in Tampa Florida, around Christmas of 1988.

On to the review...

Being that the first best date movie is 'When Harry Met Sally', this flick is a STRONG second. It moves along at an unhurried pace, we see the conflict Amy Irving's character faces, Peter Riegert as always delivers, the supporting cast is great, and we enjoy a nice dose of 'The Jewish Grandma'.

The pace and "feel" of this movie is near perfect.

Also, it's interesting that BOTH "Crossing" and "Harry" use the tune "It Had To Be You" in them.

AT LAST!!! IT'S Available IN DVD!!!!