The Boys Next Door poster

Movie · 1996

The Boys Next Door

Released 4 February 1996 More from 1996 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

Kind-hearted social worker Jack Palmer feels guilty about not spending enough time with his wife due to the pressures of his job taking care of four developmentally disabled men: obsessive-compulsive Norman, bipolar Arnold, childlike Lucien, and schizophrenic Barry. When Jack announces his decision to leave his job, his four charges react quite unexpectedly to the news.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
Richard Jenkins
as Bob Klemper
48
Lynne Thigpen
as Mrs. Tracy
47
Caroline Aaron
as Mrs. Warren
43
Nathan Lane
as Norman Bulansky
40
Martha Burns
38
Mare Winningham
as Sheila
36
Courtney B. Vance
as Lucien P. Singer
35
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
13years between the oldest and youngest billed
48Richard Jenkins — oldest on the call sheet
35Courtney B. Vance — youngest billed
41average age of the credited cast
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