The Most New York Movie?
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jefgg — 10 years ago(July 31, 2015 04:55 AM)
That is a good point. Woody Allen movies are very New York, but that is the bourgeoisie New York. "The Warriors" was the poor, decay-era New York. Woody Allen's characters take taxis and limousines. Characters in "The Warriors" traveled by subway or by foot. I think Woody Allen used actors who were based in New York, but not necessarily New Yorkers. I think there were a high percentage of actors in "The Warriors" who were born and/or raised in New York. Some of them include Dorsey Wright, Brian Tyler, David Harris and Mercedes Ruehl.
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friendoffilm — 10 years ago(August 05, 2015 09:25 AM)
I'd also say that
Klute
and
West Side Story
are also very New York movies, as well. Both of these films reveal the seamier side of New York City, but that's what makes both of these films as interesting as they are. -
SeanJoyce — 10 years ago(August 14, 2015 07:59 AM)
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
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mobocracy — 10 years ago(February 07, 2016 04:23 AM)
"The Warriors" is one of the best New York subway movies without being actually about the subway (like Taking of Pelham 123) and a great New York movie generally.
There are a lot of great New York movies from the 1970s. Taxi Driver, Cruising, Panic in Needle Park, Annie Hall, Manhattan, Mean Streets, Saturday Night Fever a few that come to the top of my mind. -
Derek_F — 10 years ago(February 08, 2016 07:15 PM)
The French Connection with Gene Hackman and Roy Scheider, despite his title it's along with the Warriors the most New York movie in my opinion. It's practically a sighteeing of New York in the 70's. Legendary movie.