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A Compromised Adaptation.

Film critic Stephen Schiff reviews "Bright Lights, Big City," the long-awaited adaptation of the best-selling novel by Jay McInerney about life in the fast lane in New York City. The film stars Michael J. Fox, Kiefer Sutherland and Dianne Wiest.

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Other segments from the episode on April 7, 1988

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, April 7, 1988: Interview with Penelope Leach; Review of Nick Lowe's and Elvis Costello's albums "Pinker and Prouder Than Previous" and "Out of Our Idiot"; Interview with…

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