New York, New York (1977)

A smooth-talking saxophone player and a small-time singer find success in the music industry while navigating a volatile, obsessive relationship.

First release year

1977

Runtime (minutes)

155

Production countries

United States

Original languages

English

Directors

Martin Scorsese

Writers

Earl Mac Rauch · screenplay; Mardik Martin · screenplay; Earl Mac Rauch · story

Cast and characters

Liza Minnelli · Francine Evans; Robert De Niro · Jimmy Doyle; Lionel Stander · Tony Harwell; Barry Primus · Paul Wilson; Mary Kay Place · Bernice Bennett; Frank Sivero · Eddie DiMuzio; Georgie Auld · Frankie Harte; George Memmoli · Nicky

Genres

musical; romantic comedy; drama

Themes

ambition; obsession; fame; volatile relationships

Tone and mood

romantic; dramatic; artificial

Premise and plot tags

musical; romance; biopic-style; jazz

Source material / true-story basis

story by Earl Mac Rauch

Reception

The film was a box-office failure and received mixed critical reviews, described as a 'queasy mixture' of swooning style and hard-bitten realism.

Reported review scores

Rotten Tomatoes · score: 57% · review count: 54; Rotten Tomatoes · score: 6.8 · scale: 10 · review count: 54

Production trivia

The initial cut of the film was four and a half hours long.; Scorsese considered a cameo appearance but declined because he would have had to shave his beard.

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