Brighton Beach Memoirs is the first of playwright Neil Simons unofficial autobiographical trilogy (it was followed by Biloxi Blues and Broadway Bound). Jonathan Silverman repeats his stage role as Simons teenaged alter-ego Eugene, who lives in 1937 Brooklyn with his parents (Blythe Danner and Bob Dishy), older brother Stanley (Brian Drillinger), aunt (Judith Ivey) and female cousins (Stacey Glick and Lisa Waltz). Much is made of Eugenes burgeoning sexual self-awareness and his fathers efforts to support his huge extended family on his meager salary. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide