Slums of Beverly Hills (1998)

Directors

Tamara Jenkins

Cast

Natasha Lyonne, Alan Arkin, Bryna Weiss, Marisa Tomei, Eli Marienthal, David Krumholtz, Rita Moreno

The story

In 1976, 14-year-old Vivian Abromowitz's family are penniless nomads, moving from one cheap apartment to another in Beverly Hills, so that Vivian and her two brothers can attend the city's prestigious local schools. Their father, Murray, is a divorced 65-year-old, working as an unsuccessful Oldsmobile salesman whose cars are selling poorly due in large part to the energy crisis of the time. Vivian's wealthy uncle Mickey regularly sends the family money to help them survive.

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