Stars: Michael J. Fox, Phoebe Cates, Kiefer Sutherland, Jason Robards, Swoosie Kurtz, John Houseman, Dianne Wiest

Director: James Bridges

Summary: A dramatic portrayal of a novel by Jay McInerney which tells of a would-be young writer who, haunted by his mother's death, his wife's desertion and his boring research job on a magazine, succumbs to booze, cocaine, and the late-night New York club scene.

The film adaptation of Jay McInerney's best-selling novel stars Michael J. Fox as yuppie New Yorker Jamie Conway, an aspiring writer whose life has fallen apart: His mother (Dianne Wiest) has died, and his model wife (Phoebe Cates) has just left him. At night, Jamie seeks solace in cocaine, alcohol, and the glittery nightclub scene, becoming completely immersed in the decadence and debauchery of 1980s upwardly mobile Manhattan. With the help of his hard-partying debutante friend, Tad (Kiefer Sutherland), Jamie can barely see straight, making it increasingly difficult to make his way to his unfulfilling job as a fact-checker at a downtown lifestyle magazine. As Jamie becomes more and more consumed with his nightly routine and his own severe depression, he is fired from his job and forced to make a choice: either continue his downward spiral or examine his life--and change it for the better. BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY is a moving drama that colourfully explores the vivid era that writer Jay McInerney helped to immortalise. Fox shines, especially in a long monologue that is fascinating to watch.

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Aspect Ratio:	1.85 Wide Screen, 16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Original Theatrical Trailer, Interactive Menu Screens, Chapter Selections
Subtitles:	Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish
Year:	1988
Release Date:	June 23, 2003
Runtime:	102 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	16530 D V D
Keywords:	City, Big, Bright, Lights, General, Wide, Screen, Drama
Genre:	Drama