Drama ·Romance · Japan · 1988 · 1h 47m

Bright Lights, Big City

Bright Lights, Big City poster
Director
James Bridges
Cast
Michael J. Fox as Jamie Kiefer Sutherland as Tad Phoebe Cates as Amanda Swoosie Kurtz as Megan Frances Sternhagen as Clara Tracy Pollan as Vicky
Crew
Gordon Willis — Director of Photography George Berndt — Editor John Bloom — Editor Donald Fagen — Original Music Composer Jay McInerney — Screenplay Jay McInerney — Novel
Tagline

It's 6.00 am. Do you know where you are?

Synopsis

A disillusioned young writer living in New York City turns to drugs and drinking to block out the memories of his dead mother and estranged wife.

Trailer Bright Lights, Big City — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
James Bridges Director Gordon Willis Director of Photography George Berndt Editor John Bloom Editor Donald Fagen Original Music Composer Jay McInerney Screenplay Jay McInerney Novel Mark Rosenberg Producer Sydney Pollack Producer Santo Loquasto Production Design Bernie Pollack Costume Design
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