Next Stop, Greenwich Village

1953 Was a Good Year for Leaving Home

An aspiring Jewish actor moves out of his parents' Brooklyn apartment to seek his fortune in the bohemian life of Greenwich Village in 1953.

Comedy Drama

Lenny Baker

(Larry Lapinsky)

Shelley Winters

(Faye Lapinsky)

Ellen Greene

(Sarah Roth)

Lois Smith

(Anita Cunningham)

Christopher Walken

(Robert Fulmer)

Dori Brenner

(Connie)

Antonio Fargas

(Bernstein Chandler)

Lou Jacobi

(Herb)

Mike Kellin

(Ben Lapinsky)

Michael Egan

(Acting Teacher)

Rashel Novikoff

(Mrs. Tupperman)

John C. Becher

(Casting Director)

Jeff Goldblum

(Clyde Baxter)

Joe Spinell

(Cop)

Denise Galik

(Ellen)

Rochelle Oliver

(Doctor Marsha)

Sol Frieder

(Mr. Elkins)

Helen Hanft

(Herb's Wife)

John Ford Noonan

(Barney)

Carole Monferdini

(Southern Girl)

Gui Andrisano

(Marco)

Joe Madden

(Old Poet)

Rubin Levine

(Street Violinist)

Milton Frome

(Drugstore Customer (uncredited))

Paul Mazursky

(Casting Director (uncredited))

Bill Murray

(Nick Kessel (uncredited))

Vincent Schiavelli

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Rutanya Alda

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Stuart Pankin

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Annie Gagen

(Acting Student (uncredited))

Kandice Stroh

(Acting Student (uncredited))

Frankie Verroca

(Acting Student (uncredited))

Billie Perkins

(Hippie Girl (uncredited))

Filomena Spagnuolo

(Old Lady on Street (uncredited))