Jerry’s World (90 min)

Product Description

A docudrama: Jerry lives alone in an apartment in Queens, New York. So deeply depressed that he can’t summon the strength to go out into the world, he secretly records all his phone conversations over a period of years. Jerry’s story revolves around his relationship with his admiring younger brother, Manny, his former girlfriend, Meryl, his present girlfriend Theresa, and his disappointed and furious fathers. Jerry, Manny, and Meryl engage in nostalgic memories; Manny’s appeal for sympathy and financial help for Jerry from their father fails.Theresa demands that Jerry get a job and carry his own weight. The story concludes with Jerry’s decline and death.

• Series: In the Dark

• Cast: Jerry Klein, Mannie Klein, Meryl

• Air Date: 1994

• Digital Audio Bit Rate: 128kbps