---
title: 'Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Uli Edel'
released: '1989-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 100
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/last-exit-to-brooklyn-1989'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097714/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989)

1989 · 100 min · Drama · Germany, United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

Last Exit to Brooklyn is a 1989 drama film directed by Uli Edel and adapted by Desmond Nakano from Hubert Selby Jr.'s 1964 novel of the same title. The film is an international co-production between Germany the UK and the United States. The story is set in 1950s Brooklyn and takes place against the backdrop of a labor strike. It follows interlocking storylines among the working class underbelly of the Red Hook neighborhood, including unionized workers, sex workers and drag queens.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Uli Edel](https://cinepixo.com/people/uli-edel)
- **Screenplay:** [Desmond Nakano](https://cinepixo.com/people/desmond-nakano)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mark Knopfler](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-knopfler)
- **Producer:** [Bernd Eichinger](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernd-eichinger)
- **Director of Photography:** [Stefan Czapsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/stefan-czapsky)
- **Editor:** [Peter Przygodda](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-przygodda)

## Cast

- [John Costelloe](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-costelloe)
- [Peter Dobson](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-dobson)
- [Ricki Lake](https://cinepixo.com/people/ricki-lake)
- [Burt Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/burt-young)
- [Frank Vincent](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-vincent)
- [Christopher Curry](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-curry)
- [Mike Starr](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-starr)
- [Stephen Baldwin](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-baldwin)
- [David Warshofsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-warshofsky)
- [Colleen Flynn](https://cinepixo.com/people/colleen-flynn)
- [James Lorinz](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-lorinz)
- [Alexis Arquette](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexis-arquette)
- [James Harper](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-harper)
- [Sam Rockwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-rockwell)
- [Michael O'Hare](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-o-hare)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/last-exit-to-brooklyn-1989
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