Keeping Up with the Steins

2006
PG-13
1h 30m

IMDb RATING

5.4/10

3.3K

YOUR RATING

Jami Gertz, Jeremy Piven, and Larry Miller in Keeping Up with the Steins (2006)

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Satire Comedy

A 13-year-old boy uses his upcoming bar mitzvah to reconcile the strained relationship between his father and grandfather.A 13-year-old boy uses his upcoming bar mitzvah to reconcile the strained relationship between his father and grandfather.A 13-year-old boy uses his upcoming bar mitzvah to reconcile the strained relationship between his father and grandfather.

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IMDb RATING

5.4/10

3.3K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 nominations

Trivia
While shooting this movie, Daryl Sabara was also studying for his own Bar Mitzvah. The Haftorah portion that his character chants in the movie was Sabara's actual Bar Mitzvah portion.

Goofs
When Benjamin is reading his Haftorah at his Bar Mitzvah, he fails to say the required prayer that precedes it. Instead, he goes right into the Haftorah portion itself.

Quotes
Rose Fiedler: Shamu is Jewish?

Crazy credits
In the first set of end credits, Mark John Jefferies is listed as a cast member, but in the final comprehensive set, he is listed as Marc John Jeffries.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan/Flushed Away/Unknown/Volver/Stranger Than Fiction (2006)

Soundtracks
Freilach
Traditional
Performed and Arranged by Gregori Schecter's Klezmer Festival Band
Courtesy of Opus 1 Music Library
Under license from ARC Music

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Review

Featured review

3/10

WHY was a film like this ever made?

I am Jewish, and saw this with a Non-Jewish friend. Neither of us thought this was any good. I wasn't offended by any of the humor...there just wasn't any. It wasn't funny. Garry Marshall clearly must have called in a lot of favors to get this film made for his son, as we see Darryl Hannah, Richard Benjamin, and Neil Diamond being dragged into this eminently forgettable film.

The plot was alternately clichéd and incredibly unrealistic. The only positives I'll give to this movie are:

1. Jami Gertz - Absolutely perfect as the Jewish mother. My friend's wife is exactly the same.

2. Former Penthouse/Playboy model Sandra Taylor is actually quite good in a supporting role as the "trophy" Mrs. Stein. She hasn't acted in awhile, and certainly not in a film like this. And she actually gets on the cover of the movie poster too! I doubt she's going to be the next Diane Lane, but I do think this role will deservedly give her career a shot in the arm.