Shoeshine

Name: Shoeshine
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1987-01-01
Rating: 6.0
Cast: Jerry Stiller, Ben Stiller, Bruce Altman, Jordan Flash Rose

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1987

Release Year

10 min

Runtime

Comedy

Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Jerry Stiller

Father

Ben Stiller

Son

Bruce Altman

Grouch

Jordan Flash Rose

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

June 19, 2025

6/10

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…

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