New York, New York (1977)

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

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.

Directed by: Martin Scorsese

Written by: Earl Mac Rauch, Mardik Martin

Music by: John Kander

Starring: Liza Minnelli, Robert De Niro, Lionel Stander, Barry Primus, Mary Kay Place, George Memmoli, Dick Miller, Murray Moston, Leonard Gaines, Clarence Clemons

Genre: Romance, Drama, Music

Released: 1977-06-21

Runtime: 163 minutes

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New York, New York (1977): trivia & fun facts

Fun facts

• The director had an affair with Liza Minnelli during filming, and his second wife Julia Cameron was often on set in an attempt to catch them.
• Scorsese considered having a cameo appearance in the film, but declined because he would have had to shave his beard.
• Winkler and Robert Chartoff had agreed to a four-year contract with United Artists, at which they would release a minimum of 12 films, and New York, New York was the first that was produced under the deal.
• The film cost $9 million, which was $2 million over the original budget, and was a much larger amount than the budgets for Scorsese's previous films.
• The film underperformed to expectations at the box office, grossing $16.4 million against a $9 million budget.
• John Kander and Fred Ebb wrote several songs for the film, including "New York, New York", which became a worldwide hit and standard.

Source: Wikipedia

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