Last Exit to Brooklyn


1h 44m 1989

Brief Synopsis

Screen adaptation of Selby's 1964 novel about life on the streets of Brooklyn, New York in 1951.

Film Details

Also Known As
Derniere sortie pour Brooklyn, Letzte Ausfahrt Brooklyn
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Period
Release Date
1989
Distribution Company
CINECOM INTERNATIONAL FILMS/FESTIVAL FILMS
Location
Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA; Bavaria Studios, Munich, West Germany

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 44m

Synopsis

Screen adaptation of Selby's 1964 novel about life on the streets of Brooklyn, New York in 1951.

Crew

Werner Achmann

Art Director

Peter R Adam

Sound Editor

Frans J Afman

Other

David Allen

Props

Tom Allen

Property Master

Deborah Aquila

Casting

K C Bailey

Photography

Mark Bero

Production Assistant

Dominic Bihr

Production Assistant

Kathryn Bihr

Makeup

Gunthard Bohm

Color Timer

Milan Bor

Sound

Brian Branigan

Grip

Rolland M. Brooks

Scenic Artist

G Mac Brown

Line Producer

G Mac Brown

Unit Production Manager

Robert Bruce

Electrician

Diana Burton

Production Assistant

Phil Carr-forster

Camera Operator

David Chapman

Production Designer

Jane Clarke

Art Department

Evi Claudius

Dialogue Editor

Jem Cohen

Props

Carla Corwin

Assistant Director

Stefan Czapsky

Director Of Photography

Andrew J. Day

Electrician

Rolf M Degener

Production Associate

Marianne Dennler

Assistant

Anthony Desposito

Production Assistant

Angelika Deumling

Sound Editor

Cas Donovan

Production Assistant

Anthony Dunne

Key Grip

Jake Eberts

Associate Producer

Bernd Eichinger

Producer

Hans Elze

Gaffer

Katharina Faig Faig

Negative Cutting

Sylvia Fay

Casting

Wendy Fenster

Production Assistant

Mo Flam

Gaffer

Jill Flynn

Production Assistant

Birte Franzen

Production Accountant

Don French

Assistant Director

Dean Garvin

Production Assistant

Lee Genick

Production Assistant

George Gonneau

Adr Supervisor

Jolie Gorchov

Apprentice

Anna Gross

Associate Producer

Bruce Lee Gross

Lead Set Dresser

Angelika Gruber

Sound Editor

Gerald M Guesta

Production Assistant

Mark Haack

Art Director

Elizabeth Hanson

Production Assistant

William Harrison

Special Effects

Jery Hewitt

Stunt Coordinator

Chip Hourihan

Production Assistant

David W Howell

On-Set Dresser

Edward A Ioffreda

Assistant

Erhard-peter Kahle

Negative Cutting

Steve Kirshoff

Special Effects Coordinator

Mark Knopfler

Music

Georgette Kunsemuller

Makeup

Mel Kutbay

Foley Artist

Leigh Kyle

On-Set Dresser

Diane Langone

Production Accountant

Jennifer Lax

Wardrobe Supervisor

John Leonidas

Transportation Captain

Sally J Lesser

Costumes

Dennis J Lootens

Electrician

Lee Lighting Ltd

Lighting

Lee Lighting Ltd

Grip

Mike S Maddi

Special Makeup Effects

Dan Mahon

On-Set Dresser

Veronica Manchot

Assistant

Paul Marcus

Location Manager

Steve Mcauliff

Animal Trainer

Dieter Meyer

Line Producer

Danny Michael

Sound Mixer

Blair Bellis Mohr

Production Coordinator

Kevin Murphy

Electrician

Richard P Murray

Production Assistant

Desmond Nakano

Screenplay

Carol Oditz

Costume Designer

Ed Parente

Sound Mixer

Jeffery Passero

Casting

Rudolf Pelikan

Key Grip

Joern Poetzl

Foley Artist

Diana Pokorny

Production Associate

Leslie Pope

Set Decorator

Peter Przygodda

Editor

Dennis Radesky

Transportation Co-Captain

Claudia Raschke

Assistant Camera Operator

David Carl Robinson

Costumes

Gunther Ruckdeschel

Boom Operator

Raymond Samitz

Construction Coordinator

Howard Samuelsohn

Dialogue Coach

James Sarzotti

Hair

Will Scheck

On-Set Dresser

Ursula Schlieper

Production Accountant

Bernd Schmidl

Foley Artist

Andreas Schneider

Foley Artist

Stefan Scholtissek

Assistant Director

Ilse Schwarzwald

Production Coordinator

Hubert Selby Jr.

Source Material (From Novel)

Hubert Selby Jr.

Source Material

Britta Sell

Assistant Camera Operator

Ellie Smith

Production Assistant

Anthony Starbuck

Boom Operator

Anne Stein

Assistant Editor

Jonathan Stein

Construction

Mark Steiner

Production Assistant

Allen Stillman

Rigging Gaffer

Glen Trotiner

Assistant Director

Zoran Veselic

Assistant Camera Operator

Frank Vigilante

Dolly Grip

Karl Heinz Vogelmann

Still Photographer

Dirk Von Dornberg

Other

Richard Von Ernst

Assistant

Lili Von Otting

Assistant Editor

Patricia A Walker

Scenic Artist

James B. Walsh

Grip

Herman Weigel

Coproducer

Angela Wendt

Production Assistant

Robert Whitlock

Craft Service

Miriam Wong

Wardrobe

Patricia Woodbridge

Assistant Art Director

Nike Zachmanoglou

Continuity

Denis A Zack

Special Effects

Film Details

Also Known As
Derniere sortie pour Brooklyn, Letzte Ausfahrt Brooklyn
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Period
Release Date
1989
Distribution Company
CINECOM INTERNATIONAL FILMS/FESTIVAL FILMS
Location
Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA; Bavaria Studios, Munich, West Germany

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 44m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Jennifer Jason Leigh was named Best Supporting Actress of 1990 by the Boston Society of Film Critics for her performances in "Last Exit to Brooklyn" and "Miami Blues" (USA/1990).

Jennifer Jason Leigh was named Best Supporting Actress of 1990 by the New York Film Critics Circle for her performances in "Last Exit to Brooklyn" and "Miami Blues" (USA/1990).

Released in United States Spring May 2, 1990

Released in United States May 4, 1990

Released in United States on Video December 5, 1990

Released in United States November 1989

Shown at London Film Festival November 10-26, 1989.

Completed shooting September 14, 1988.

Began shooting July 20, 1988.

Released in United States May 4, 1990 (Los Angeles)

Released in United States on Video December 5, 1990

Released in United States November 1989 (Shown at London Film Festival November 10-26, 1989.)

Released in United States Spring May 2, 1990