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Slums of Beverly Hills

Growing up is hard to do.

In 1976, a teenage girl struggles to cope while living with her neurotic lower-middle-class family of nomads on the outskirts of Beverly Hills.

19981h 31mRComedy, Drama

About Slums of Beverly Hills

Directors
Tamara Jenkins
Cast
Natasha Lyonne, Alan Arkin, Marisa Tomei, Eli Marienthal, David Krumholtz, Kevin Corrigan
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Content rating
R
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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