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A blue-collar worker on New York's depressed waterfront finds his life changed after he saves a woman attempting suicide.
Next Stop, Greenwich Village
1953 Was a Good Year for Leaving Home
An aspiring Jewish actor moves out of his parents' Brooklyn apartment to seek his fortune in the bohemian life of Greenwich Village in 1953.
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Lenny Baker Larry Lapinsky
Shelley Winters Faye Lapinsky
Ellen Greene Sarah Roth
Lois Smith Anita Cunningham
Christopher Walken Robert Fulmer
Dori Brenner Connie
Antonio Fargas Bernstein Chandler
Lou Jacobi Herb
Mike Kellin Ben Lapinsky
Michael Egan Acting Teacher
Rashel Novikoff Mrs. Tupperman
John C. Becher Casting Director
Jeff Goldblum Clyde Baxter
Joe Spinell Cop
Denise Galik Ellen
Rochelle Oliver Doctor Marsha
Sol Frieder Mr. Elkins
Helen Hanft Herb's Wife
John Ford Noonan Barney
Carole Monferdini Southern Girl
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