The Slums of Beverly Hills


1h 31m 1998

Brief Synopsis

A personal memoir of growing up on the wrong side of the 90210 zip code - based on the true stories from "nomads of divorce," a tale about a family out of its element and a teenager on the brink of sexual discovery. The Abramowitzes of Beverly Hills provide a skewed portrait of family life in Americ

Film Details

Also Known As
Slums of Beverly Hills, taudis de Beverly Hills
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1998
Distribution Company
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 31m

Synopsis

A personal memoir of growing up on the wrong side of the 90210 zip code - based on the true stories from "nomads of divorce," a tale about a family out of its element and a teenager on the brink of sexual discovery. The Abramowitzes of Beverly Hills provide a skewed portrait of family life in America's city of dreams. Challenged by divorce, addiction and dysfunction--yet still determined to fit in with the "in" crowd--the Abramowitzes survive on the edge...

Crew

Robert Algeri

Production Coordinator

Sheldon Allman

Song

Michael A Allowitz

Assistant Director

Carol Andreson

Soloist

Susie Balaban

Assistant Director

Robert E Bennett

Camera Operator

Robert E Bennett

Photography

Matt Beville

Adr Mixer

Kathryn Bihr

Makeup Artist

Tony Blondal

Music Arranger

Mimi Bonetti

Music Coordinator

Jerome Brailey

Song

Jonathan Brown

Steadicam Operator

Val Burnley

Location Manager

Eddie Bydalek

Other

Gary Calamar

Music Supervisor

John Chandler

Foley Editor

George Clinton Jr.

Song

Bootsy Collins

Song

Perry Como

Song Performer

Paul Curtis

Dialogue Editor

Andrew Decristofaro

Sound Editor

Eric M Ericson

Other

Kristen Everberg

Costume Designer

Freddy Fender

Song Performer

Elisabeth Flaum

Sound Effects Editor

Julie Glick

Costume Supervisor

Robert Greenfield

Set Decorator

Marilyn Hall

Song

Clarence Haskins

Song

Joel Hirschhorn

Song

Al Hoffman

Song

Ira Hurvitz

Script Supervisor

Ike & Tina Turner

Song Performer

Sheila Jaffe

Casting

Tamara Jenkins

Screenplay

Michael Kamper

Sound Effects Editor

Jonathan Karp

Sound Effects Editor

Al Kasha

Song

Vivian Keith

Song

Shawn Kennelly

Foley Recordist

Rolfe Kent

Song

Rolfe Kent

Music

Julia Kim

Casting Associate

Alvin Lee

Song

Frank Loesser

Song

Dick Manning

Song

Pam Martin

Editor

Dawn Massaro

Assistant Director

Steve Mccroskey

Music Editor

Danny Moore

Song

Anne Morgan

Hair Stylist

Candace Neal

Hair Stylist

William B Nelson

Song

Michael Nozik

Producer

Jeffrey R Payne

Rerecording

Ben Peters

Song

Scott Plauche

Art Director

Robert Redford

Executive Producer

Bickley Reichner

Song

Tom Richmond

Director Of Photography

Brooks Robinson

Steadicam Operator

Lisa Rodgers

Post-Production Supervisor

G Marq Roswell

Music Supervisor

Dena Roth

Production Designer

Joan Rowe

Foley Artist

Sean Rowe

Foley Artist

Ann Scibelli

Sound Effects Editor

B Tennyson Sebastian Iii

Rerecording

Ken Segal

Sound Mixer

David Chris Smith

Adr

Bill Stromberg

Music Conductor

John C. Stuver

Dialogue Editor

Ten Years After

Song Performer

Eric Thompson

Foley Mixer

Tom Tucker

Production Supervisor

Ike Turner

Song

Mark F. Ulano

Sound

John Vigran

Other

Georgianne Walken

Casting

Tim Walston

Sound Effects Editor

Kerry Wikstrom

Music Arranger

Larry E Williams

Song

Stanley J. Wlodkowski

Unit Production Manager

Stanley J. Wlodkowski

Producer

Bernard G Worrell

Song

Dick Ziker

Stunt Coordinator

Film Details

Also Known As
Slums of Beverly Hills, taudis de Beverly Hills
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1998
Distribution Company
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 31m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Nominated for the 1998 award for Most Promising Actress (Natasha Lyonne) from the Chicago Film Critics Association.

Expanded Release in United States September 4, 1998

Released in United States 1998

Released in United States June 1998

Released in United States November 1998

Released in United States on Video January 19, 1999

Released in United States September 1998

Released in United States Summer August 14, 1998

Shown at Deauville Festival of American Film (Panorama) September 4-13, 1998.

Shown at Florida Film Festival June 12-21, 1998.

Shown at London Film Festival November 5-19, 1998.

Shown at Montreal World Film Festival August 27 - September 7, 1998.

Shown at Nantucket Film Festival (in competition) in Nantucket Island, Massachusetts June 16-21, 1998.

Feature film directorial debut for Tamara Jenkins.

South Fork Pictures is the lower budget division of Robert Redford's Wildwood Enterprises.

Began shooting July 21, 1997.

Completed shooting September 11, 1997.

Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival August 27 - September 7, 1998.)

Released in United States on Video January 19, 1999

Released in United States June 1998 (Shown at Florida Film Festival June 12-21, 1998.)

Released in United States June 1998 (Shown at Nantucket Film Festival (in competition) in Nantucket Island, Massachusetts June 16-21, 1998.)

Released in United States Summer August 14, 1998

Released in United States September 1998 (Shown at Deauville Festival of American Film (Panorama) September 4-13, 1998.)

Expanded Release in United States September 4, 1998

Released in United States November 1998 (Shown at London Film Festival November 5-19, 1998.)