The film had a resurgence in popularity during a 1990s disco-culture renaissance, and was referenced inBoogie Nights (1997)andThe Last Days of Disco (1998)." But he cannot locate his young son: "Tonight Jakie is to sing Kol Nidre.He should be here!" His mother, Sara Rabinowitz (Eugenie Besserer): "God made her a Woman and Love made her a Mother," is more sympathetic: "Maybe our boy doesn""t want to be a Cantor, Papa - " Cantor Rabinowitz can""t believe that his boy would turn his back on family traditions: "What hasheto say? For five generations a Rabinowitz has been a Cantor - - hemustbe one!"Young Jakie Rabinowitz (Bobby Gordon as a 13 year old boy) has forsaken the ways of his fathers to try out show business.There""s only the expedient exaggeration.You ought to know that.Revealing that he is dominated by his mother, he also directs Maggie to telephone his mother to remind her of their Winter Garden Theater/dinner date that evening.One of the examiners insultingly replied: "What""s the difference? You""re all monkeys," angering Cornelius for its offensive nature.