Diner (1982) is a film written and directed by Barry Levinson which along with Avalon, Tin Men , and Liberty Heights constitutes his series of "Baltimore films." Diner is the first film Levinson directed.

Set in Baltimore, Maryland in 1959, Diner tells of the story of a group of male, high school friends, now in their twenties, who reunite for the wedding of one of their group. The semi-autobiographical film explores the changing relationships among these friends as they become adults through what is mostly a series of vignettes rather than a traditional narrative. Much of the film is unscripted, Levinson preferring to use ad libbing to capture naturalistic camaraderie on the screen.

Cast

• Eddie Simmons — Steve Guttenberg
• Laurence Shreiber — Daniel Stern
• Robert 'Boogie' Sheftell — Mickey Rourke
• Timothy Fenwick, Jr. — Kevin Bacon
• Billy Howard — Timothy Daly
• Beth — Ellen Barkin
• Modell — Paul Reiser
• Barbara — Kathryn Dowling

Reference

• IMDB entry