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Slums of Beverly Hills
- Director: Tamara Jenkins
- Writer: Tamara Jenkins
- Producer: Michael Nozik; Joe Pichirallo
CGiii Comment
Arkin is really the only reason to watch this – there’s just not much going on.
Just when you think that the story is going to kick in - it just ambles along without making any impression – perhaps Jenkins thought the viewer should just fill in all the missing gaps.
Is she a lesbian? Is the oldest son a screaming queen?
We will never know nor care.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Vivian's family are penniless nomads, moving from one cheap flat to another in Beverly Hills so she and her brothers can attend the city's schools. Uncle Mickey sends them money to survive. When Mickey's daughter Rita runs away from an asylum, Vivian's dad offers shelter to her if Mickey will pay for a plush flat. Vivian must babysit her adult cousin, making sure she gets to nursing school and avoids pills and booze. But Vivian has her own problems: she's curious about sex, likes an older neighbor kid, has inherited her mother's ample breasts, and wants a family that doesn't embarrass her. Can she help Rita, keep Uncle Mickey happy, and feel OK about her body and her family?
Cast & Characters
Natasha Lyonne as Vivian Abromowitz;
Alan Arkin as Murray Samuel Abromowitz;
Bryna Weiss as Saleslady;
Marisa Tomei as Rita Abromowitz;
Charlotte Stewart as Landlady;
Eli Marienthal as Rickey Abromowitz;
David Krumholtz as Ben Abromowitz;
Kevin Corrigan as Eliot Arenson;
Brendan Burns as Cop in Station;
Harris Laskaway as Charlie the Cook;
Jessica Walter as Doris Zimmerman;
Mena Suvari as Rachel Hoffman;
Marley McClean as Brooke Hoffman;
Mary Portser as Mrs. Hoffman;
Jock MacDonald as Man at Brymans