Liberty Heights
Liberty Heights is a 1999 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Barry Levinson. The film is a semi-autobiographical account of his childhood growing up in Baltimore in the 1950s. The film portrays the racial injustices experienced both by the Jewish and African-American populations. Both of Nate Kurtzman's sons find women "prohibited" to them; for Van because he is Jewish and white, and for Ben because he is white. Their father goes to prison for running a burlesque show with Little Melvin, an African-American and known local drug dealer.
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| Running time | 127 minutes
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| Language | English
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| Box office | $4,000,000 USD
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Louie: They integrated the cricket field in Clifton Park back in '50. Can't find a colored person who plays cricket.
Pete, Nate's Assistant: I beg to differ. That was part of the separate but equal ruling. The coloreds could only play cricket on Tuesdays.
Louie: You can't find a colored person who wants to play cricket on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Kiss-My-Tuchis-Day.
Charlie, Nate's Assistant: For that matter, you can't find a white person who wants to play cricket. What is it with that game? It makes no sense. How many players do you need there? What do they use, a mallet or something?
Pete, Nate's Assistant: Isn't that the one with the hoops?
Charlie, Nate's Assistant: That's croquet.
Louie: Nah, croquet is something you eat.
Nate Kurtzman: Everything is something you eat.
Louie: No, I saw it here on the menu.
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