New York, New York (1977)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Martin Scorsese

Writers:

Earl Mac Rauch (screenplay) and
Mardik Martin (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

21 June 1977 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Music

Tagline:

The war was over and the world was falling in love again.

Plot:

An egotistical saxophone player and a young singer meet on V-J Day and embark upon a strained and rocky romance, even as their careers begin a long uphill climb.

Plot Keywords:

Musician | City Name In Title | Race Relations | Hospital Scene | Black White Relations

Awards:

Nominated for 4 Golden Globes. Another 2 nominations

Cast

Liza Minnelli	...	Francine Evans
Robert De Niro	...	Jimmy Doyle
Lionel Stander	...	Tony Harwell
Barry Primus	...	Paul Wilson
Mary Kay Place	...	Bernice Bennett
Georgie Auld	...	Frankie Harte
George Memmoli	...	Nicky
Dick Miller	...	Palm Club owner
Murray Moston	...	Horace Morris
Lenny Gaines	...	Artie Kirks
Clarence Clemons	...	Cecil Powell
Kathi McGinnis	...	Ellen Flannery
Norman Palmer	...	Hotel Desk Clerk
Adam David Winkler	...	Jimmy Doyle Jr
Dimitri Logothetis	...	Hotel Desk Clerk

Runtime:

155 min | USA:163 min (1981 re-issue)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Canada:PG (Ontario) | Netherlands:AL | Brazil:10 | USA:PG (certificate #24960) | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:11 | West Germany:6 (w) | UK:PG | Singapore:PG | Canada:PG (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Ballroom, Park Plaza Hotel - 607 S. Park View Street, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Chartoff-Winkler Productions

Trivia:

Much of the movie was shot on the same sound stages as the great musicals of the 1940s. As a result, Liza Minnelli was haunted by memories of her mother, Judy Garland, throughout the shoot.

Quotes:

Francine: That was it! That was you proposal, get your coat on, put your shoes on, lets go, lets go, lets go, that was it!
Jimmy: Whats wrong with that?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Deadly Mantis (#9.4)" (1997)

Soundtrack:

You Are My Lucky Star

Cad/creep/jerk marries, then dominates, woman

Good musical with De Niro and Minelli giving excellent performances as a pair of aggravating people. Both of them constantly had me grinding my teeth over their silly inability to get along with either each other or, in De Niro's case, with most anybody else. This sax blowing moron couldn't get his mind off himself long enough to notice that there were other folks in the world along with his royal presence. What a s**t! Francine Evans, Minelli, hacked me off about as much as the donuthead she married because he was so transparently phony and she still fell for his every line. Are women stupid? Even though I despised Jimmy Doyle and was aghast at Francine's glossy eyed belief in every thing that came out of this con man's platinum tonsiled throat, I still enjoyed the film, especially the big band music....and Liza can really belt out a song...besides being pretty.