Perestroika: Beyond Nelly

8.2/10 · 446 votesDec 14, 200363 min

Ranked #3 of 6 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg

Louis arranges a meeting with Prior; Joe visits Roy in the hospital and gets an unwelcome father's blessing; Prior drags Belize to the courthouse for a surprise meeting with the clerk and later strikes up a friendship with Hannah. High on morphine, Roy paints a

Season 1 Episodes6

E1 8.1

Millennium Approaches: Bad News

E2 8.2

Millennium Approaches: In Vitro

E3 8.0

Millennium Approaches: The Messenger

E4 8.0

Perestroika: Stop Moving!

E5 8.2Now viewing

Perestroika: Beyond Nelly

E6 8.3

Perestroika: Heaven, I'm in Heaven

Cast7

Al Pacino

Roy Cohn

Justin Kirk

Prior Walter / Leatherman in the Park

Ben Shenkman

Louis Ironson / The Angel Oceania

Mary-Louise Parker

Harper Pitt

Meryl Streep

Hannah Pitt / Ethel Rosenberg / The Rabbi / The Angel Australia

Jeffrey Wright

Norman 'Belize' Ariaga / Mr. Lies / Homeless man / The Angel Europa

Patrick Wilson

Joe Pitt

Crew3

Mike Nichols

Director

Joseph Keyes

Production Assistant

Tony Kushner

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Perestroika: Beyond Nelly" is episode 5 of Angels in America season 1. It scored 8.2/10 from 446 votes, ranking #3 of 6 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Mike Nichols and written by Tony Kushner, it aired on December 14, 2003.

Perestroika: Beyond Nelly

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Season 1 Episodes6

Cast7

Crew3

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