Slums of Beverly Hills

This is a movie with well-drawn characters you can really relate to.Much like Ben and Ricky, I also enjoy sitting around in my tight-whities, eating Trix and watching H.R. Pufnstuf. That scene brought back memories. I also learned the hard... Full review

THE SLUMS OF BEVERLY HILLS (3 outta 5 stars) I figured this was going to be just another silly movie about the trials and tribulations of spoiled rich kids in Cali. Actually it's a pretty good coming-of-age story circa 1976.... Full review

Natasha Lyonne stars as a teenage girl growing up in various slums in Beverley Hills, but her family cannot necessarily afford to live in them. After moving around for most of her life, her family's finally found a place to... Full review

Now, I am a middle aged male movie buff, and although I like and have watched lots of movies, and all kinds of movies, comedies are not that high on my list, generally speaking. When I read the tv guide,... Full review

"Slums" is one of the more underrated films of the 1990s. It seems to rub some people the wrong way for unclear reasons, but I found it to be touching and hilarious from start to finish. Perhaps I'm just a... Full review

One of my favorite movies made in the 90's. Excellent Cast, Direction, and Writing. Natasha Leone and Alan Arkin stand out in this one. Offbeat and alot of fun. Check it out. I would be willing to bet you get... Full review

Very enjoyable movie about a family guaranteed to make yours look more appealing. Reminds us all why the 1970's should never be repeated. Several memorable lines from an outstanding cast. Underappreciated movie that deserves more recognition, highly recommend viewing for... Full review

I pulled this one off the video shelf and wasn't expecting much. I was pleasantly surprised by how good a movie it was. Extremely well cast, well acted, well directed, well written film. This film is well worth seeing for... Full review

The Slums of Beverly Hills is a coming-of-age story from the perspective of a young girl. Vivian, the protagonist, is the pubescent member of a roving band of urban gypsies in 1976 Beverly Hills. The band consists solely of her... Full review

Bright performances are the reason to see Tamara Jenkins' Slums of Beverly Hills, since the situations offered up by the writing consist of the usual comedic complications writers call "quirky" and "zany." Following the nomadic existence of Murray Abramovitz (Alan... Full review

An engaging coming-of-age comedy from first-time director Tamara Jenkins, "Slums of Beverly Hills" features solid performances and surprisingly deft direction.....The writer-director has a good ear for dialogue.... ... Full Review

However, the most irritating thing about this at-times amusing but more often annoying film is that it has all the ingredients to be better including an appealing cast and an equally amusing premise. Though teenager Vivian (Natasha Lyonne) would like to settle into a normal existence, her financially strapped father Murray (Alan Arkin) is busy moving the family from cheap apartment to even-cheaper apartment in Beverly Hills just to keep her and her brothers (David Krumholtz and Eli Marienthal) in "good s ... Full Review

Based partially on the life of writer/director Tamara Jenkins, The Slums of Beverly Hills had me laughing the entire time. Lyonne is funny, cute and sad all at once. ... Full Review

the story light and warm.... ... Full Review

Fortunately, Redford's confidence in her talent was justified. Her first feature, a semi-autobiographical coming-of-age comedy, is a nicely directed, well-written debut. You're a perfect C," the brassiere saleswoman sings to the embarrassed Viv. ... Full Review

Slums of Beverly Hills? That's oxymoronic, isn't it? That it may be, but there's nothing moronic about this debut flick from newcomer director/writer Jenkins. The former short filmmaker has branded her own mark in Hollywood, carving out a unique semi-autobiographical... ... Full Article

Ok, so I walk into Slums of Beverly Hills expecting this shit movie that's gunna bore me to sleep, being as it started at 1am. ... Full Article

WHEN TAMARA JENKINS CAST Natasha Lyonne in The Slums of Beverly Hills, she knew she'd have to give the actress different breasts. Lyonne was to play a teen who watches in horror as her sexual development becomes a subject of... ... Full Article

794 9-3-98 It sounds like a bad TV pilot about a Jewish girl-child, parents divorced, growing up on the shabby side of Beverly Hills in 1976: Vivian (Natasha Lyonne), 15, copes with her ballooning boobs, boys fixated on boobs ("Nice... ... Full Article

Uneven but filled with flashes of painful insight into the pitfalls awaiting adolescent girls -- particularly girls adrift in floundering families -- this darkly comic look at life on the fringes of California's most glamorous ZIP code boasts a phenomenal... ... Full Article

There's a lovely little coming-of-age film called "Slums of Beverly Hills," that I think you owe it to yourself to see.It was written and directed by Tamara Jenkins, who developed it at the Sundance film workshop. ... Full Article