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Metropolitan
Finally... A film about the downwardly mobile.
Genres
ComedyDramaRomance
Overview
A radical student is adopted by a group of young New Yorkers, serves as a catalyst to alter his and their lives. Gathering in a Manhattan apartment, the group of friends meet to discuss social mobility, Fourier's socialism and play bridge in their cocoon of upper-class society - until they are joined by a man with a critical view of their way of life.
Details
Budget
$225000
Revenue
$2900000
Runtime
99 min
Release Date
1990-08-03
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
173
Vote Average
6.931
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Edward Clements
Tom Townsend
Chris Eigeman
Nick Smith
Taylor Nichols
Charlie Black
Carolyn Farina
Audrey Rouget
Isabel Gillies
Cynthia McLean
Dylan Hundley
Sally Fowler
Allison Parisi
Jane Clarke
Bryan Leder
Fred Neff
Will Kempe
Rick Von Sloneker
Ellia Thompson
Serena Slocum
Stephen Uys
Victor Lemley
Roger W. Kirby
Man at Bar
Alice Connorton
Mrs. Townsend
Linda Gillies
Mrs. Rouget
John Lynch
Allen Green
Donal Lardner Ward
North Greenwich Preppie
Thomas R. Voth
Cab Driver
Caroline Bennett
Sabina - Texas Deb
Francis Creighton
Cadet Frawley
Joel S. Schreiber
A.T. Harris Salesman
Catherine Atzen
Catherine Atzen Clinician
J. Harden Rose
TV Voice of Debutante Ball (voice)
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