Bye Bye Braverman

1968
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1h 34m

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Four Jewish intellectuals carpool to the funeral of their old friend Leslie Braverman, who died suddenly at age 41.Four Jewish intellectuals carpool to the funeral of their old friend Leslie Braverman, who died suddenly at age 41.Four Jewish intellectuals carpool to the funeral of their old friend Leslie Braverman, who died suddenly at age 41.

Director
- Sidney Lumet
Writers
- Wallace Markfield
- Herbert Sargent
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5.6/10

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Director
- Sidney Lumet
Writers
- Wallace Markfield
- Herbert Sargent
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
At the funeral home when the Rabbi (Alan King) is delivering the eulogy, he references living one's life as James Bond. The next shot is of Joseph Wiseman, who played the title character in Dr. No (1962), the first Bond film.

Goofs
When Phyllis Newman puts her panties on, it can be seen that she is already wearing a pair.

Quotes
Felix Ottensteen: [to his son Max] I wasn't too crazy about your mother, and you I like even less.

Connections
Featured in The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005)

Soundtracks
Braverman
Music by Peter Matz
Lyrics by Herbert Sargent
[Theme song played over the opening title card and credits]

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9/10

Bye Bye Braverman

The description of this movie fails to convey how totally hilarious it actually is, although it gives a partial idea of its bittersweet qualities. Throughout the movie, we see things through the eyes of one of the main characters who keeps imagining his own death. His own pessimistic fantasies contrasted with the absurd predicaments the four friends keep getting into are a riot, and at the same time, convey human frailties most poignantly. There are wonderful cameo performances by Jessica Walter, Alan King and Godfrey Cambridge and others that are worth the price of admission all by themselves. The movie has a distinctly ethnic Jewish sensibility and a real New York feeling as we follow the characters from Greenwich Village to Brooklyn as they look for the funeral parlor for the dead Braverman. Oh, how I wish I could buy this movie on DVD! It's just wonderful. If you ever get a chance to see it, run to the theater!