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Bright Lights, Big City

Bright Lights, Big City

In this adaptation of Jay McInerney's novel, Jamie Conway (Michael J. Fox) moves from small-town Kansas to New York City to work at a magazine. However, a number of things are making him miserable: He would rather be a writer, his wife (Phoebe Cates) has left him and his mother (Dianne Wiest) has recently died. So he takes to partying with his yuppie friend Tad (Kiefer Sutherland), abusing alcohol and cocaine. But he quickly finds himself becoming more and more dependent on drinking and drugs.
Cast: Swoosie Kurtz, Kelly Lynch, Dianne Wiest, Phoebe Cates, William Hickey, Kiefer Sutherland, Jason Robards, Frances Sternhagen, Charlie Schlatter, Tracy Pollan
Director: James Bridges
Producer(s): Sydney Pollack, Mark Rosenberg
Writer(s): Jay McInerney