Shoeshine
1987 | 10m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Tom Abrams |
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| Writer: | Tom Abrams |
| Staring: |
| During a ride on the Staten Island Ferry, a young Wall Street investment banker and an old shoeshine man begin chatting and discussing their life philosophies. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 01, 1987 |
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| Director: | Tom Abrams |
| Writer: | Tom Abrams |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | |
| Production Companies | Columbia University School of the Arts |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2026 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jerry Stiller | Father |
| Ben Stiller | Son |
| Bruce Altman | Grouch |
| Jordan Flash Rose |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| James Jones | Director of Photography |
| Joseph Aloysius Becker | Editor |
| Pawel Wdowczak | Sound |
| Frank Chindamo | First Assistant Director |
| Tom Abrams | Writer, Director |
| Anthony Alosi | First Assistant Director |
| Michael Lengsfield | Key Grip, Gaffer |
| Webster Lewin | Script Supervisor |
| James Ohm | Production Manager |
| Michael Zeitlin | Second Assistant Director |
| Gail Warren | First Assistant Camera |
| Cara Campbell | Second Assistant Camera |
| Guy Lento | Boom Operator |
| Pat Cousins | Gaffer |
| Julian Davis | Electrician |
| Mandy Wong | Continuity |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Robert Katz | Producer |
| Annette Insdorf | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
Trending Position
A shoeshiner (Jerry Stiller) aboard the Staten Island ferry discovers a city-type (Ben Stiller) snoozing and in need of his shoes polishing. Whilst he is buffing the leather, the two strike up a conversation that starts off more generically but then focuses more on what three things might make a man ... a success. Hard work, a good suit and… When it comes to settling the tab, well there is a little twist for us. It’s a fun look at the amateur philosophising that many of us can associate from a barber, a cabbie or a barman that mixes generalisations with profundities in an engaging fashion whilst, in this case, reminding us all about acorns and humble beginnings. I wonder how many of us watching had dads who put the lampshade on their heads?