New York, New York
New York, New York is a 1977 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Martin Scorsese from a screenplay by Earl Mac Rauch and Mardik Martin, based on a story by Rauch. John Kander and Fred Ebb wrote several songs for the film, including "New York, New York", which became a worldwide hit and standard. A tribute to Scorsese's hometown of New York City, the film stars Liza Minnelli and Robert De Niro as a pair of musicians and lovers.
Plot
On V-J Day in 1945, a celebration in a New York City nightclub is underway, with music provided by the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. While there, selfish and smooth-talking saxophone player Jimmy Doyle meets small-time USO singer Francine Evans, who, although lonely, wants nothing to do with Jimmy, who pesters her for her phone number.
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| author | Earl Mac Rauch Mardik Martin |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Martin Scorsese |
| editor | Bert Lovitt David Ramirez Tom Rolf |
| events | World War II |
| genre | comedy drama |
| keywords | club owner get together going into labor jazz jazz musician morning music industry nothing recording studio saxophone shout sing tommy dorsey tommy dorsey orchestra travel united service organizations uso v-j day victory over japan day wait you brought a new kind of love to me |
| musicBy | Fred Ebb John Kander Ralph Burns |
| producer | Irwin Winkler Robert Chartoff |
| productionCompany | Chartoff-Winkler Productions |
| publisher | United Artists |
| recordedAt | Los Angeles New York City |
| theme | musical musical drama romantic comedy romantic drama romantic musical |