Over the Brooklyn Bridge
Over the Brooklyn Bridge is a 1984 American romantic comedy film directed and produced by Menahem Golan, written by Arnold Somkin, and starring Elliott Gould. It had the working title of My Darling Shiksa, referring to a Shiksa, a woman outside of the Jewish faith. The film depicts a Jewish man being forced to break up with his gentile girlfriend.
Plot
Alby Sherman is a Jewish man whose father died when he was young. He and his mother run a luncheonette in Brooklyn, but Alby has negotiated the purchase of an upscale restaurant in Manhattan, a project he cannot finance on his own. He asks his wealthy Uncle Benjamin to lend him the money. His uncle imposes only one requirement: he will lend Alby the money, but only if he leaves his "shiksa" (gentile) girlfriend.
More details
author | Arnold Somkin |
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contentLocation | Brooklyn New York City |
director | Menahem Golan |
editor | Mark Goldblatt |
genre | comedy romance |
keywords | jewish man shiksa |
musicBy | Pino Donaggio |
producer | Yoram Globus |
productionCompany | City Films |
publisher | Cannon Films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
recordedAt | New York City |
theme | romantic comedy |