Broadway Bound (film)

Broadway Bound

Based on	Broadway Bound by Neil Simon
Written by	Neil Simon
Directed by	Paul Bogart
Starring	Corey Parker Jonathan Silverman
Theme music composer	David Shire
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Producer(s)	Emanuel Azenberg Michael Brandman Terence Nelson
Editor(s)	Andy Zall
Cinematography	Isidore Mankofsky
Running time	120 minutes
Production company(s)	ABC Productions
Distributor	ABC
Release
Original release	March 23, 1992 (1992-03-23)

Broadway Bound is a 1992 American comedy film directed by Paul Bogart, written by Neil Simon, and starring Corey Parker and Jonathan Silverman.^[1]^[2] Simon adapted his semi-autobiographical 1986 play Broadway Bound, the third chapter in what is known as the Eugene trilogy, the first being Brighton Beach Memoirs and the second being Biloxi Blues.

Synopsis

The play 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
Jonathan Silverman as Stanley Jerome
Anne Bancroft as Kate Jerome
Hume Cronyn as Ben
Jerry Orbach as Jack Jerome
Michele Lee as Blanche

Reception

Cronyn won a 1992 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for his role in the film.^[3]

References

↑ Erickson, Hal. Broadway Bound (1992)" movies.nytimes.com, accessed April 10, 2012
↑ Curry, Pat. "Simon`s Play Is Tv Bound" sun-sentinel.com, March 23, 1992
↑ The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 1442. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.

External links

Broadway Bound at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Paul Bogart

The Three Sisters (1966)
Johnny Belinda (1967)
Marlowe (1969)
Halls of Anger (1970)
Skin Game (1971)
Cancel My Reservation (1972)
The House Without a Christmas Tree (1972)
Class of '44 (1973)
Mr. Ricco (1975)
The War Widow (1976)
Oh, God! You Devil (1984)
The Canterville Ghost (1986)
Torch Song Trilogy (1988)
Broadway Bound (1992)
The Heidi Chronicles (1995)

Neil Simon

Plays	Come Blow Your Horn (1961) Barefoot in the Park (1963) The Odd Couple (1965) The Star-Spangled Girl (1966) Plaza Suite (1968) Last of the Red Hot Lovers (1969) The Gingerbread Lady (1970) The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1971) The Sunshine Boys (1972) The Good Doctor (1973) God's Favorite (1974) California Suite (1976) Chapter Two (1977) I Ought to Be in Pictures (1980) Fools (1981) The Female Odd Couple (1981) Brighton Beach Memoirs (1983) Biloxi Blues (1985) Broadway Bound (1986) Rumors (1988) Lost in Yonkers (1991) Jake's Women (1992) Laughter on the 23rd Floor (1993) London Suite (1995) Proposals (1997) The Dinner Party (2000) 45 Seconds from Broadway (2001) Rose's Dilemma (2003) Oscar and Felix: A New Look at the Odd Couple (2004)

Musicals	Little Me (1962) Sweet Charity (1966) Promises, Promises (1968) They're Playing Our Song (1979) The Goodbye Girl (1993)

Films	After the Fox (1966) Barefoot in the Park (1967) The Odd Couple (1968) The Out-of-Towners (1970) Plaza Suite (1971) Last of the Red Hot Lovers (1972) The Heartbreak Kid (1972) The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975) The Sunshine Boys (1975) Murder by Death (1976) The Goodbye Girl (1977) The Cheap Detective (1978) California Suite (1978) Chapter Two (1979) Seems Like Old Times (1980) Only When I Laugh (1981) I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982) Max Dugan Returns (1983) The Lonely Guy (1984) The Slugger's Wife (1985) Brighton Beach Memoirs (1986) Biloxi Blues (1988) The Marrying Man (1991) Broadway Bound (1992) Lost in Yonkers (1993) The Odd Couple II (1998)

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