Four friends get lost on the way to the funeral of their friend Leslie Braverman and get hit by a taxi. Leslie's widow Inez (Jessica Walter) had considered divorce before his death. The four friends are Morroe Rieff (George Segal), Barnet Weinstein (Jack Warden), Holly Levine (Sorrell Booke), and Felix Ottensteen (Joseph Wiseman) who are all New York Jews involving in writing of some sorts.
I'm not sure if I should treat this as a serious look at the New York City Jews and the literary world or should I look at this as overly broad crass caricatures. In the end, there are bits of both. I don't care that much about these characters. I'm missing half of their references. It is interesting to see old New York from different sides. It has its moments of comedy but also moments of weird awkwardness. It's a mixed bag.
I'm not sure if I should treat this as a serious look at the New York City Jews and the literary world or should I look at this as overly broad crass caricatures. In the end, there are bits of both. I don't care that much about these characters. I'm missing half of their references. It is interesting to see old New York from different sides. It has its moments of comedy but also moments of weird awkwardness. It's a mixed bag.