''Broadway Bound'' is a 1992 American

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directed by

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, written by

Neil Simon Marvin Neil Simon (July 4, 1927 – August 26, 2018) was an American playwright, screenwriter and author. He wrote more than 30 plays and nearly the same number of movie screenplays, mostly film adaptations of his plays. He received three ...

, and starring Corey Parker and

Jonathan Silverman Jonathan Elihu Silverman (born August 5, 1966) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the comedy films ''Brighton Beach Memoirs'', ''Weekend at Bernie's'', and its sequel ''Weekend at Bernie's II''. Early life and education Silverm ...

. Simon adapted his semi-autobiographical 1986 play ''

Broadway Bound ''Broadway Bound'' is a semi-autobiographical play by Neil Simon. It is the last chapter in his Eugene trilogy, following '' Brighton Beach Memoirs'' and '' Biloxi Blues''. Plot overview The play is about Eugene and his older brother, Stanley, ...

'', the third chapter in what is known as the ''

Eugene trilogy __NOTOC__ The Eugene Trilogy refers to three plays written by Neil Simon, the "quasi-autobiographical trilogy" '' Brighton Beach Memoirs'', '' Biloxi Blues'' and '' Broadway Bound''. History The trilogy tells the story of Eugene Jerome from his a ...

'', the first being ''

Brighton Beach Memoirs ''Brighton Beach Memoirs'' is a semi-autobiographical play by Neil Simon. The play is a coming-of-age comedy focused on the main character of Eugene Morris Jerome, a Jewish teenager from a Polish immigrant family. It is set in September 1937 in ...

'' and the second being ''

Biloxi Blues ''Biloxi Blues'' is a semi-autobiographical play by Neil Simon. It portrays the conflict of Sergeant Merwin J. Toomey and Arnold Epstein, one of many privates enlisted in the military stationed in Biloxi, Mississippi, seen through the eyes of E ...

''. Silverman, who played Eugene Jerome in the original stage version of ''Broadway Bound'' and in the film adaptation of ''Brighton Beach Memoirs'', plays Eugene's older brother Stanley in the film. Parker played Pvt. Arnold Epstein in the film adaptation of ''Biloxi Blues''. In a 1992 interview, Simon explained that ''Broadway Bound'' was not adapted as a theatrical film like the previous two works in the trilogy for the reason that it "was too expensive for the big screen, because it required extensive outdoor period sets of

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Synopsis

The film is about Eugene and his older brother, Stanley, dealing with their parents' relationship falling apart as the brothers work together toward being comedy writers for the radio, and, eventually, television.

Cast

* Corey Parker as Eugene Morris Jerome *

as Stanley Jerome *

Anne Bancroft Anne Bancroft (born Anna Maria Louisa Italiano; September 17, 1931 – June 6, 2005) was an American actress. Respected for her acting prowess and versatility, Bancroft received an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, tw ...

as Kate Jerome *

Hume Cronyn Hume Blake Cronyn Jr. (July 18, 1911 – June 15, 2003) was a Canadian-American actor, screenwriter and playwright. He appeared in many stage productions, television and film roles throughout his career, and garnered numerous accolades, includ ...

as Ben *

Jerry Orbach Jerome Bernard Orbach (October 20, 1935 – December 28, 2004) was an American actor and singer, described at the time of his death as "one of the last'' bona fide'' leading men of the Broadway theatre, Broadway musical and global celebrity on te ...

as Jack Jerome *

Michele Lee Michele Lee (born June 24, 1942) is an American actress, singer, dancer, producer and director. She is known for her role as Karen Fairgate MacKenzie on the prime-time soap opera ''Knots Landing'', for which she was nominated for a 1982 Emmy A ...

as Blanche

Reception

Cronyn won a 1992 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Mini-series Special for his role in the film.p. 1661
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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Broadway Bound (film) 1992 television films 1992 films American comedy television films 1992 comedy films Films about Jews and Judaism American films based on plays Films set in the 1950s Films set in Mississippi Films directed by Paul Bogart Films scored by David Shire Films with screenplays by Neil Simon Films based on works by Neil Simon ABC Motion Pictures films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films English-language comedy films