New York, New York Page #2

Synopsis: The day WWII ends, Jimmy, a selfish and smooth-talking musician, meets Francine, a lounge singer. From that moment on, their relationship grows into love as they struggle with their careers and aim for the top.
Genre: Drama, Music, Musical
Director(s): Martin Scorsese
Production: MGM Home Entertainment
  Nominated for 4 Golden Globes. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.7
Metacritic:
62
Rotten Tomatoes:
65%
PG
Year:
1977
155 min
1,349 Views


don't you, honey?

You better believe it, baby,

Have tun, Francine,

Tommy Dorsey!

Tommy Dorsey and the Orchestra,

ladies and gentlemen,

Right atter we pause tor

station identitication around the country,

we're going to switch to,,,

Come on, you could

do me that tavor,

Hey, where you been?

I been looking all over tor you,

Where have you been?

I've been looking all over tor you,

We're over there,

The guys are waiting tor you,

- Where are the broads?

- They're over there,

Wait, I gotta ask you a tavor,

You using your room tonight?

Ot course I'm using my room tonight,

You want to use the room?

I tell in love about a halt hour ago

with this chick over there,

I think she's a protessional dancer,

She's got some pair ot legs,

You know, very leggy,

You know what I mean, don't you?

- How long you gonna be?

- An hour, maybe two, maybe less,

All right,

but use the bathroom,

Why didn't you bring them

over to the table?

There's only two,

The other two had to go to work,

So there's one tor me and one tor you,

- Oh, okay,

- All right?

Wait, wait, wait, wait,

Are these the girls?

Yeah, why?

- These are the broads right here?

- Yeah,

Which one is yours?

- I got the blonde,

- You got the blonde?

That means I have the brunette,

She's a total pain in the ass, man,

You know how much time I just

spent with her trying to make her?

I spent 20 minutes

giving her every routine I knew,

It didn't even work,

There was nothing! Nothing!

- The one over there?

- Yeah, the one over there,

That one, the WAC,

What's the matter with you?

Maybe the other one will go,

You know how girls are...

one goes, the other doesn't,

You got the good one,

I got the bad one,

I'm excited,

It's V-J Day, man!

You know, I want to get laid,

What's happening here?

Oh, look at her now,

Oh, ho ho, look at that,

Look how cocky she is,

You know what I'm going to do?

You go over there,

and you tell her that

I was wounded in action,

Tell her I was wounded in action,

I just got out ot the hospital,

and I'm a little shy

and a little nervous,

Tell her I'm sensitive,

Lay it on like I'm a war hero,

- A war hero,

- Okay,

Not too heavy, Indirect, okay?

I'll wait here,

and then I'll come over,

Lay it on her real well

because I want to get her,

You understand? I'm gonna

really screw with this one,

Leave it up to me, okay?

Wait, wait, wait...

all right, okay,

Wait, wait, wait, wait,

Tell me what you're going to do,

Don't worry, Leave it up to me,

You know how I am with girls,

What else about

the other thing, though?

I'm sensitive,

Sensitive, sensitive,

Sensitive, Oh, you're sensitive,

Oh, right, right, right, okay,

Wait, wait,

What am I doing?

For her, I'm doing all this?

I'm gonna go over,

Just introduce me to her, I'll handle it,

This is Francine Flannery,

Over here, Jimmy Doyle,

Pleased to meet you,

Ellen Evans,

Wrong, I'm Francine Evans,

This is Ellen Flannery,

Remember her? You've been

dancing with her tor the past hour,

- Come on, honey, Let's go,

- He's such an animal,

Where are you go...

be caretul,

I'll be right back,

I'll be right back,

Mind it I sit down now?

Atter all, we've been

tormally introduced now,

We're old triends,

I was just gonna say, it you and I

had danced and had some tun,

it might have been a nice time,

I just gave the key to my

hotel suite to my triend there

because I think he tound

someone he's really hooked on,

Well, that's very generous,

Yeah, I thought so,

Seems you give things away

easily, huh?

- Did you have something in mind?

- For what?

What you just said betore,

You said that

I give things away easily,

I said, "Did you have something in mind,"

meaning I would give anything

ot myselt easily to you,

which I could do very easily,

He'll only be there

tor an hour or two,

Got any Juicy Fruit?

Sure, sure,

Bye-bye,

I get it,

Eddie, it nothing happened

atter tour hours,

you expect something to happen

in the next hour?

I'm gonna be there in one hour,

I'm don't wanna argue, That's it, Bye,

I'm sure it's Doyle,

I'm sorry, There's no Doyle

registered here,

You see, a triend ot mine

is in that room,

A triend ot his, Ellen Flannery,

It's quite urgent

that I get ahold ot her,

I see,

Could you just look one more time?

Sure, Ellen,,,?

Yeah, she's atraid ot heights,

I'm worried about her,

It she's on a tloor that's too high,

you know, she gets dizzy,

That would be awful tor the hotel,

Acrophobia,

Excuse me just a second,

Mr, Powell?

That's him, Mr, Doyle!

- Mr, Powell,

- Mr, Doyle,

Which one is it?

Mr, Doyle, Jimmy Doyle!

I'd like to talk to you

tor a second, please,

Step right up over here, please,

There happen to be a problem?

This will only take

a minute, Mr, Powell,

Where's Ellen?

What luck, running into you,

Fancy meeting you here!

Boy, you're a winner,

Every time I run into you,

you're always causing me great problems,

- Pleasure, Good to know you,

- What are you talking about?

You just ruined it tor me,

Do you realize

he's calling the manager now?

He's calling the manager,

He's calling the manager

because I'm here under an alias!

And they're upstairs in the room,

We're all gonna get arrested,

You have to go up there now

and wan them,

and you have to get my suitcase

and get my sax under the bed,

because I have an audition now,

I have an audition, and it you mess

that up, I'm gonna get even with you,

I don't care how, but I am

gonna get even with you,

'cause you ruined it!

Get up there right now!

I said do you mind?

I'm having a talk with my sister,

It's a tamily crisis,

Do you mind?

Yes, I do mind,

Well, you're gonna have

to wait a minute, that's all,

Sis, oh, please, sis,

Now, Mommy's waiting,

When I went home on my leg,

she was worried tor a tew days,

Mr, Powell, please, you've run up

quite a bill with us,

You've only been here a week,

Would you mind telling me

where you were betore that?

- Where was I?

- That's right,

Do you mind telling me where you were?

Because you know where I was?

I was in Anzio!

Anzio!

I remember now!

All right, tine, Mr, Powell,

Wait a minute, I get

carried away, Sorry, Listen,

Five nights at the Commodore,

three nights at the Saint Regis,

25 minutes at the Plaza,

Enjoyed room service at each,

In one case, use

ot the hotel limousine,

Why do you switch hotels

so otten, Mr, Powell?

You don't even know

what you're talking about,

First ot all, how could I

even sign these checks?

These are your signatures right there,

But this is my signature hand,

It doesn't even work,

You see this?

You see that?

There's no lite in that arm,

I might have it amputated tomorrow,

and you're telling me

that I signed these bills?

How? Did I sign

with my lett hand?

I'm right-handed,

How can I sign with my lett hand?

Look at that signature,

Look at it,

Isn't this your sister?

She oughtta know your signature, sir,

Listen to this,

He's telling me I signed this,

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Earl Mac Rauch

Earl Mac Rauch is an American novelist and screenwriter. Rauch is best known for writing the screenplays for A Stranger Is Watching, New York, New York and The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension. more…

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