After about 87 minutes of movie and 5 minutes of end credits, Ted Geoghegan’s third feature, Brooklyn 45, ticks away its final moment on a dedication to his father, USAF Staff Sergeant Michael Edward Geoghegan, who passed away in 2019. The junior Geoghegan wrote the film’s script; the senior gave him the background and authentic experience he needed to get each draft in the can. In both a concrete and spiritual sense, Brooklyn 45 is their film. Were Papa Geoghegan here to see it, he’d beam with pride.
