Robert De Niro Film, 'Being Flynn,' To Benefit Elderly Homeless

Robert DeNiro's latest film, "Being Flynn" doesn't just address big issues -- it's doing something to make a difference.

Based on Nick Flynn's memoir "Another Bullshit Night In Suck City," the movie details Flynn's strained relationship with his father, Jonathan, (played by DeNiro) who spent years living on the streets of Boston. To help those who continue to face homelessness, 100 percent of the ticket sales for the March 7 premiere will benefit Boston Medical Center's Elders Living At Home Program, the agency that gave Jonathan Flynn a place to stay, according to a press release.

The Elders Living At Home Program, which has spent the last 25 years helping elderly people living on the streets, has found housing for 2,500 people in need MySouthEnd.com reports.

"It has been such a privilege to serve so many remarkable and inspiring elders over the years," Eileen O’Brien, director of ELAHP, told the news source. "Most of the folks we work with have little reason to feel hopeful, yet they continue to work toward better lives for themselves. We get to see incredible transformations each year. Our clients are my heroes."

Comments

[Marc Schiele]

07:46 PM on 02/18/2012

"The Elders Living At Home Program, which has spent the last 25 years helping elderly people living on the streets, has found housing for 2,500 people in need MySouthEnd.com reports."
This may be altuistic, BUT 100 people per year is hardly lauditory!! Good grief, our church, alone does better than that!!

[Birddog11]

07:43 PM on 02/18/2012

A very worthy and noble cause was addressed by Mr. De Niro. I remain concerned that in this country our politicians continue to place preceived votes over real needs. It seems not a year goes by without another Medicaid Program being started and another Medicare benefit being reduced. In my opinion their is little to be done to fix poverty in the teeens, twenties and thirties that cannot be fixed by that group of people. My belief was the belief that most held, you knew from 18 you were on your own and you had to find a way to survive. In the last thirty years this belief has radically changed, now if you don't make it or choose not to make it you step right up and the Government has a check for you. Medicaid and programs that use medicaid have good intentions but in to many cases the aid is sucked up by a new class of people who make a living working the system. Many of President Obama's programs have done nothing but entice those down on their luck to throw it all in and find ways to collect, this is wrong. The elderly get very little, yet in most cases they have worked, fought for & served this country their entire life. I think it is high time to dramatically reduce medicaid and pump the saved money into Social Security & Medicare.

[13simba]

07:21 PM on 02/18/2012

What talent! What a man! What a humantarian! They don't make em like that anymore...I'm talking about talent...sure miss his movies.

[marylou93063]

07:14 PM on 02/18/2012

so cool

[smeeg]

06:44 PM on 02/18/2012

What an awesome gesture! Scares me to think of how much worse off a lot of us will be if something positive isn't done to save social security

[Marc Schiele]

07:48 PM on 02/18/2012

smeeg, BHO is taking care of SS as you type--- he is CUTTING the funding, via the " tax cut", to the tune of 100 BILLION per year!! You have NOTHING to worry about!!! :)

[smeeg]

05:17 PM on 02/19/2012

yet he makes 2.6 mil a year. how can he sleep at night??

[weedo9]

05:30 PM on 02/18/2012

You can't beat that act. At least he thought of Americans first.

[andrc657]

05:13 PM on 02/18/2012

BRAVO.

[drkamayani]

05:05 PM on 02/18/2012

Generous and still handsome after all these years.

[jimmy1965]

05:04 PM on 02/18/2012

WHO EVER IS INVOLVED IN THIS DECISION I COMMEND YOU AND YOUR NOT ONLY GREAT AMERICANS BUT GREAT HUMAN BEINGS. THANK YOU!!!

[vincentgentile]

04:58 PM on 02/18/2012

big fan good job bob

[lovesanimalz]

04:55 PM on 02/18/2012

That is awesome!!! I wish our government helped out more with homeless people.

[marylou93063]

07:15 PM on 02/18/2012

they do in other Countries

[lovesanimalz]

07:48 PM on 02/18/2012

I know and isn't it a shame because they have less money and manage to spend it appropriately on their citizens.

[Nas9204]

04:20 PM on 02/18/2012

Robert De Niro is a class act.Were all one step away from being homeless.

[ethors]

03:52 PM on 02/18/2012

See we need to help our own ,keep our monies in our own country !!!

[Victoria Dodds]

03:46 PM on 02/18/2012

Now this a perfect example of the difference between political parties, Democrats, are willing to help others in need, Republicans, this is mine and I'm not sharing a dime. A terrific gesture of kindness. BRAVO, Mr. De Niro!

[freekybig53]

04:13 PM on 02/18/2012

You had better be pretty because you are sure as heck dumb if you believe that pile of Liberal fertilizer !!

[13simba]

07:23 PM on 02/18/2012

Jealous...freekysmall!!!

[Cream Rises to the top]

04:35 PM on 02/18/2012

Actually even George Clooney acknowledged that Conservatives are the ones who answer the call for help, not Liberals.. When he asked for help for Darfur, it was Consrvatives who offered. Conservatives are by far most likely to give to charity than Democrats. Democrats think charity is given by confiscating money from Republicans in taxes.. Romney gave $3 million last year.. Biden gave about $350. bucks.

[13simba]

07:25 PM on 02/18/2012

"Cream Rises to the top"....so does dodo.

[ClintBMD]

08:00 PM on 02/18/2012

Romney gave to the Mormon Church. That may technically qualify as charity, but lining the coffers of a megaChurch hardly qualifies as charity in reality.

[loreli48]

03:40 PM on 02/18/2012

Always have loved DeNiro. This gives me another reason. Bless Your Robert.