anel ▁bott le , ▁a ▁cig aret te ▁l ighter , ▁and ▁the ▁like . ▁ ▁Production ▁notes ▁The ▁film ▁shift ed ▁the ▁original ▁story ' s ▁setting ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁to ▁Southern ▁California , ▁and ▁the ▁four ▁un cles ▁from ▁the ▁mem oir ▁were ▁cond ensed ▁into ▁two . ▁ ▁Ke aton ' s ▁previous ▁direct ing ▁cred its ▁were ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁document ary ▁Heaven ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁television ▁movie ▁Wild flow er . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁deb uted ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁C annes ▁Film ▁Festival ▁in ▁May . ▁Prior ▁to ▁its ▁release , ▁it ▁was ▁shown ▁at ▁the ▁Toronto ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival ▁and ▁the ▁Boston ▁Film ▁Festival , ▁both ▁held ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁During ▁its ▁wid est ▁release ▁in ▁the ▁US , ▁the ▁film ▁played ▁at ▁only ▁ 5 7 6 ▁the aters . ▁It ▁gross ed ▁$ 7 , 9 2 9 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Princi pal ▁cast ▁And ie ▁Mac D ow ell ▁as ▁Sel ma ▁L id z ▁John ▁T urt ur ro ▁as ▁Sid ▁L id z ▁Michael ▁Rich ards ▁as ▁D anny ▁L id z ▁Ma ury ▁Ch ay kin ▁as ▁Arthur ▁L id z ▁Nathan ▁W att ▁as ▁Steven / Fran z ▁Cel ia ▁West on ▁as ▁Am elia ▁Cand ice ▁Az z ara ▁as ▁Jo anie ▁Jack ▁McG ee ▁as ▁Lind qu ist ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁The ▁film ▁earned ▁positive ▁reviews