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Sunday, January 14 at 1:30pm Coral Gables Art Cinema

USA | 110 minutes | 1982

Diner

Special 35mm Presentation

Set in late '50s Baltimore, the Academy Award-nominated Diner is the debut film in writer/director Barry Levinson’s "Baltimore Films" tetralogy (which also includes Avalon), and represents a rose-tinted recollection of the pain and joy of coming to terms with adult responsibility, changing relationships, and the everlasting bonds of friendship. Part of the nostalgia-fueled hangout film canon alongside classics like American Graffiti and Dazed and Confused, this bittersweet meditation on friendship is particularly noteworthy for its outstanding ensemble cast — chosen from a pool of over 600 hopefuls — that launched the careers of Steve Guttenberg, Mickey Rourke, Daniel Stern, Kevin Bacon, Tim Daly, and Paul Reiser, who play the up-all-night buddies who work out the remnants of adolescence during ritual grazings at a busy steel-and-vinyl hangout in 1959 Baltimore. Stars, laughs, bragging rights and does Sinatra or Mathis croon the best makeout music, Diner is a lively and poignant tale of friends trying to recapture their lost innocence.

The special presentation will feature the attendance of writer/director Richard Shepard, who will introduce the film and participate in a Q&A after the film.

Director's Bio

Directed by Barry Levinson

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Barry Levinson was born in Baltimore. Already an established screenwriter whose works included the Academy Award-nominated ...And Justice for All (1979), he made his directorial debut with Diner (1982). His extensive credits as director also include The Natural (1984), Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), Rain Man (1988), Bugsy (1991), and Wag the Dog (1997).

Cast and Credits

Director

Barry Levinson

Screenwriter

Barry Levinson

Cinematographer

Peter Sova

Editor

Stu Linder

Cast

Kevin Bacon, Paul Reiser, Mickey Rourke, Daniel Stern, Ellen Barkin, Steve Guttenberg, Tim Daly

Film Info

Year

1982

Country

USA

Run-time

110 minutes

Language

English
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