Times Square (1980)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Allan Moyle

Writers:

Jacob Brackman (writer)
Allan Moyle (story)

Release Date:

17 October 1980 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Music

Tagline:

In the heart of Times Square, a poor girl becomes famous, a rich girl becomes courageous, and both become friends.

Plot:

Two ill-matched teenage girls form a punk band and soon have New York by its ears.

Plot Keywords:

Punk | Teenage Girl | Hospital | Street Life | Runaway

Cast

Tim Curry	...	Johnny LaGuardia
Trini Alvarado	...	Pamela Pearl
Robin Johnson	...	Nicky Marotta
Peter Coffield	...	David Pearl
Herbert Berghof	...	Dr. Huber
David Margulies	...	Dr. Zymansky
Anna Maria Horsford	...	Rosie Washington
Michael Margotta	...	JoJo
J.C. Quinn	...	Simon
Miguel Pinero	...	Roberto
Ronald 'Smokey' Stevens	...	Heavy
Billy Mernit	...	Blondell
Paul Sass	...	Blondell
Artie Weinstein	...	Blondell
Tim Choate	...	Eastman

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Butterfly Valley N.Y.

Trivia:

An out-of-business radio station was used as the location both for radio station WJAB and Pearl political headquarters.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: In the final musical number, a safety wire is visible on Nicky Marotta.

Movie Connections:

References Dolaon oedari (1974)

Soundtrack:

You Can't Hurry Love

I loved this movie!

I'm so glad i'm not the only one who thought this was a great film. I saw this movie in 1980 several times. I was a Freshmen in high school and into the punk scene. This movie was such a big influence in my life. I ran away from home after seeing it. Since I grew up in Orange County California and was only fifteen, Times Square was a little too far so I ran away to Hollywood. I have to admit it was kinda fun and I was lucky in that I didn't end up a statistic. I bought the sound track before I ran away and recorded it on tape and used to sit on Hollywood Blvd. and blast it on my ghetto blaster. I haven't seen the movie in years, actually I hadn't even thought about it until I was rating music on my yahoo radio station and Patti Smiths "Pissin in a river" came on. I did a search and found this. After reading all the reviews and comments I really want to see it again. I think I'm gonna buy the DVD. I've looked for it in video rental stores in the past and have never found it. Has anyone ever rented it? My Yahoo ID is yougotjamesnolan if you ever want to listen to my station, I think you'll like it if you like the Times Square sound track. Let me know what you think!