Rating: PG13
Genre:
Comedy Drama
Theatrical Release: 09/28/1988(USA)
Release Date: 04/01/2003
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/Espanol
Sound: DD1
Run Time: 103 Minutes
Flags: Adult Situations, Strong Sexual Content, Not For Children, Adult Language, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: MGM
The bittersweet
comedy Memories of Me stars
Billy Crystal as
Dr. Abbie Polin, a New York heart surgeon, long estranged from his father,
Abe (
Alan King). When the doctor suffers a mild heart attack, he tries to patch things up with his dad, hoping in this way to bring some equilibrium to his own life. This proves well-nigh impossible;
Abe, the self-described "king of the Hollywood extras," is not only a play-actor in Tinseltown but in life itself, refusing to take on any real responsibilities, least of all the responsibility of parenthood. So far as
Abe is concerned, his only "family" consists of his fellow extras. Though
Abbie is extremely judgmental of his father, he himself is no prize in the commitment department, especially when dealing with his longtime lady friend (
JoBeth Williams). Star/co-writer
Crystal, co-star/co-producer
King, and director
Henry Winkler lay on the sentiment in thick, juicy slices toward the end. The final sequence in
Memories of Me, a
Felliniesque funeral, is very clever but somewhat out of synch with what has gone before. One of the film's highlights is a brief celebrity cameo by one of
Alan King's "close personal friends."
~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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