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Rating:  - The play is better
I bought this to show my students who had just finished reading the play in class. They were mixed and many found the play to be far more entertaining (including myself).
Rating: - Okay DVD
This is a wonderful DVD that the older generation would appreciate more than the younger generation.
Rating:  - Life's Philosophies Abound In This Bright Comedy.
Life is all about making a splash, like a native Yonkers man who helped to start ESPN. In this delightful romp through the days when things were simple, Jay and Artie go to Grandma's and gets lost with so much comings and goings. Aunt Gert talks funny and Bella is the the belle of the ball in every aspect. She takes the two young boys to the ice cream shop in the brownstone where WBXX is up on the roof. She gets all dressed up with white gloves and shoes and hat and has big dreams of getting ... Read More
Rating:  - Perfect humor to follow a 'heavy movie'
Keep this one on hand for after you've watched a 'heavy' movie and are feeling a bit down because of it. The interaction between the grandmother and her two grandsons who are dropped off so their father can see about a job is fantastic. The grandmother seems 'stern' beyond belief and the young boys are terrified of her, but they are able to discover her hidden layers. There is a touching scene between the dimwitted 'Bella' and her mother that you won't want to miss.
Chrissy K. McVay - Author
Rating: - Great play, but the DVD is lacking
Neil Simon's autobiographical play (Lost in Yonkers, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Blioxi Blues, etc.) are wonderfully witty and tragic at times. The balance between them makes his works entertaining and poignant at the same time. Many of his plays have been produced in a theatrical form and do not carry the same weight.
Lost in Yonkers tells the story of two young brothers left with their loony aunt and hardened grandmother for 10 months while their father is making the money to repay a debt ... Read More
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