Directed by Paul Bogart Written by Harvey Fierstein   Cast Anne Bancroft ... Ma Beckoff Matthew Broderick ... Alan Simon Harvey Fierstein ... Arnold Beckoff Brian Kerwin ... Ed Reese Karen Young ... Laurel Eddie Castrodad ... David Ken Page ... Murray Charles Pierce ... Bertha Venation Axel Vera ... Marina Del Rey Benji Schulman ... Young Arnold Beckoff Nick Montgomery ... Chorus Boy #1 Robert Neary ... Chorus Boy #2 Kim Clark ... Female Bar Patron #1 Stephanie Penn ... Female Bar Patron #2 Geoffrey Harding ... Man with Lighter Michael Bond ... Bar Patron Michael Warga ... Bartender Phil Sky ... Man in Back Room Lorry Goldman ... Phil Beckoff Edgar Small ... Jacob Beckoff Harriet C. Leider ... Maitre D' Paul Joynt ... Club Heckler #1 Mitch Carter ... Club Heckler #2 (as Mitch David Carter) Bob Minor ... Gregory Byron Deen ... Roz John Beckman ... Cab Driver #1 Elliott T. Spar ... Rabbi (as Rabbi Elliott T. Spar) Alva Chinn ... Photographer Gregory Gilbert ... Hustler John Norman ... Basher #1 Mark Zeisler ... Basher #2 Peter Mackenzie ... Young Man #1 Peter Nevargic ... Young Man #2 Ted Hook ... Old Man Niall Gartlan ... Boy in Fight Catherine Blue ... Teacher #1 John Branagan ... Teacher #2 Tracy Bogart ... Secretary at School Frits De Knegt ... Cab Driver #2 (as Firts de Knegt) Produced by Marie Cantin   Ronald K. Fierstein   Howard Gottfried

Additional Info Premiere: December 14, 1988 DVD Release: May 04, 2004 Country: Distributor: New Line Studios Websites: Production Companies New Line Cinema (presented by) Howard Gottfried/Ronald K. Fierstein Production Distributors New Line Cinema   (1988) (USA) (theatrical) New Line Home Video   (2004) (USA) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.8 / 10 Our Rating 6.1 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 5.4 / 10 Female Users 5.8 / 10 Site Ranking #5,031 / 20,906 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 1 total rating Almost Perfect 1 total rating Site Ranking #5,027 Big Ass Spider! (2013) #5,028 Wild Things 2 (2004) #5,029 A Bucket Of Blood (1959) #5,030 Strangeland (1998) #5,031 Torch Song Trilogy (1988) #5,032 Torso (1973) #5,033 RWBY: Season 2 (2014) #5,034 RWBY: Season 4 (2016) #5,035 RWBY: Season 6 (2018)