Bright Lights, Big City (1988)

1988 · 107 min · Drama, Romance

A disillusioned young writer living in New York City turns to drugs and drinking to block out the memories of his dead mother and estranged wife.

Directed by James Bridges. Starring Michael J. Fox, Kiefer Sutherland, Phoebe Cates, Swoosie Kurtz and Frances Sternhagen.

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