“American movies have been a draw towards the U.S. which is generally depicted as a land of impossible privilege. That’s the impression a lot of immigrants I knew had in the late 70s/early 80s. They were surprised that money wasn’t lying around in the street.”
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Hee! Hee! Even we seem to have to find that out for ourselves with every generation that goes out into the world.
I still can’t figure out how all those struggling youngsters in the ads/sitcoms/MTV find and afford those glamorous apartments.
Especially that gargantuan Georgetown pad Judd Nelson and Ally Sheedy had in “St. Elmo’s Fire.”
That’s been a long standing joke/complaint amongst some critics. A journalist, a teacher, a waitress...will live in a swank Manhattan loft.