Jennifer Jason Leigh was widely praised for her performance as Tralala, a hooker who appears to own the street, in "Last Exit to Brooklyn" (1989). The story is set in the early 1950s in Red Hook, Brooklyn, a blighted waterfront town of boarded-up storefronts and striking factory workers. Big Joe Peter Dobson. One of the earliest attempts was made by producer Steve Krantz and animator Ralph Bakshi, who wanted to direct a live-action film based on the novel.Bakshi had sought out the rights to the novel after completing Heavy Traffic, a film which shared many themes with Selby's novel. Last Exit to Brooklyn (2002) A homosexual factory worker (Stephen Lang) and a teenage hooker (Jennifer Jason Leigh) symbolize the damned in 1952 Brooklyn. Remembering the book and now looking at the movie, I wonder what really upset people: Was it the sex, or just the lovelessness? Tony James Lorinz. LAST EXIT TO BROOKLYN ... Mark Knopfler; cast: Stephen Lang (Harry Black), Jennifer Jason Leigh ... that chronicles in the summer of 1952 a number of incidents in the Brooklyn working class waterfront neighborhood of Red Hook. Watch Last Exit To Brooklyn movie trailer and get the latest cast info, photos, movie review and more on TVGuide.com. ... Last Exit to Brooklyn (2002) Cast and Crew. Ella Ricki Lake. Hailed as an uncompromising look at life on the dark side, Last Exit to Brooklyn follows a gang of young hoodlums, a down and out call girl, an alcoholic father, and a low level union official as they attempt to survive in the harsh underbelly of lower class 1950s Brooklyn. Product Description. Directed by: Uli Edel. With Jennifer Jason Leigh, Stephen Lang, Burt Young, Peter Dobson. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of Last Exit To Brooklyn with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at TVGuide.com Find movie and film cast and crew information for Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989) - Ulrich Edel, Uli Edel on AllMovie Rated the #59 best film of 1989, and #4762 in the greatest all-time movies (according to RYM users). Last Exit to Brooklyn was banned as a book and resulted in several obscenity cases in both the United States and England. Donna Cameron Johann. Screen Reader Users: To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our Flixster.com website, which has the same tickets as our Fandango.com and MovieTickets.com websites. Hubert Selby's controversial 1964 cult novel Last Exit To Brooklyn is adapted to the big screen by director Ulrich Edel in this drama. A prostitute falls in love with one of her customers. Not so, said Hubert Selby, in his novel, LAST EXIT TO BROOKLYN. Al Maia Danziger. A prostitute falls in love with one of her customers. A gritty Brooklyn story about union corruption, violence, taboos and social norms. There had been several attempts to adapt Last Exit to Brooklyn into a film prior to this version. Set in Brooklyn during the 1950s against a backdrop of union corruption and violence. The story is set in the early 1950s in Red Hook, Brooklyn, a blighted waterfront town of boarded-up storefronts and striking factory workers. Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. ... Last Exit to Brooklyn (2002) Cast and Crew. Hubert Selby's controversial 1964 cult novel Last Exit To Brooklyn is adapted to the big screen by director Ulrich Edel in this drama. Last Exit to Brooklyn. Full Cast & Crew: Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989) Cast (71) Stephen Lang. Sal Jason Andrews. ENTER CITY, STATE OR ZIP CODE GO.