New York, New York Page #7

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
1,391 Views


Can we start all over here?

- I teel much better,

- Good, good, Okay,

I'm sorry, Look,

I know we've all been working hard,

and we've been working too hard,

but like the man says,

it we get this thing right,

we'll blow the root ott this place,

you know?

So why don't we really try?

- You ready?

- Yeah,

Good, I'm glad,

1, 2...

1-2-3-4,

Here I go again

I hear the trumpets blow again

All aglow again

Taking a chance on love

Francine, Come here,

- What?

- Come here,

No, I want to hear this,

Don't ever do that again,

You do not kick ott the band,

I kick ott the band,

you understand?

Don't ever do it again,

Ever again,

Ever again,

Let's go,

From the tag,

1, 2, 1-2-3-4,

Come on,

Taking a chance,

taking a chance

Taking a chance on love

- Like that?

- Yeah, it's good,

Oh, ah, gee,

what are your charms tor?

What are my arms tor?

Use your imagination

Just you

Just me

I'll tie a lovers' knot

I'll tie a big, tat knot

Round wondertul you

- Thank you, ladies and gentlemen,

- Thank you,

Thank you, Francine Evans,

Thank you,

- You okay, baby?

- Yeah,

Hand tor Francine Evans,

ladies and gentlemen,

- You all right, baby?

- She's all right,

What's the matter?

- I teel territic,

- You sure?

I'm not sick,

It's just that, uh,,,

Oh, well, I guess now's

as good a time as any,

I'm gonna have a baby,

You're gonna what?

- You're gonna,,,

- ,,, have a baby,

You're gonna have a baby,

Say that again,

And then I thought you'd be upset,

I'm upset, but I would have

been less upset then,

Now I'm more upset, because now

you walked out right in the middle,

I'm sorry,

Jimmy, honey,,,

you mind it I lie down tor a while?

Yeah, sure,

Thank you,

- You okay now?

- Yeah,

You know what I think?

Do you want to know what I think?

Yeah, tell me,

I think I should go back to New York,

Just stay in one place,

you know, and wait it out,

Oh, man, I can't believe this,

I can't believe this,

Are you crazy?

We're on a tour over here,

and you want to tell me

you're thinking about going

home to New York?

What are you talking about?

What do you want to do,

drop me ott in Knoxville?

What we can do is very simple, baby,

We'll get a car... it's not gonna be

a new car, it you don't mind,

Ot course not,

It's gonna be an old car,

I'll make it nice and comtortable,

and you and I will travel in it,

I'll understand it you can't make it,

You can leave the gig the way

you did today whenever you want,

but you just can't leave

all ot a sudden,

You just cannot leave now,

- Okay?

- No,

- No? Yes,

- I want to go back to New York,

I want this baby to be okay,

I don't want to lose this baby

in some strange town

or on a bus somewhere,

The doctor said I could

lose this kid it I traveled,

and I don't intend to do that,

- I just said we're gonna ride in a car,

- Do you want this baby?

- I just said we're gonna ride in a car,

- Do you want this baby?

Yeah, I want the baby,

Ot course,

Do you warnt this baby?

Well, what do you mean?

You know what I mean,

Ot course I want the baby,

Okay, then I'm going to New York,

You're gonna go to New York?

Go to New York,

Jimmy, I'm sorry,

There's nothing to do,

You get pregnant, you get pregnant,

What can you do?

That's it, That's lite,

I just want you to be happy,

I'm happy,

I just want you to be

so happy so much,

I'm happy, baby,

Are you really?

Yeah,

Oh, brother,

Got just the thing tor you...

a saltine,

I can't keep anything down,

It settles the stomach,

Take it,

The Chicago reviews

were great tor you,

so something big

is liable to happen,

Meanwhile, I've set you up

tor some very easy work,

studio stutt...

demos, commercials,

so you can pick up

a couple ot bucks,

Tony, I don't think we're gonna need

any extra money,

The band's doing so well,

Jimmy said that we,,,

Now, listen, with a kid coming,

you can always use some extra money,

Right,

Blue moon

You saw me standing alone

Without a dream in my heart

Without a love ot my own

Blue moon

You knew just what

I was there tor

You heard me saying a prayer tor

Someone I really could care tor

And then there suddenly

appeared betore me

The only one my arms

will ever hold

I heard somebody whisper,

"Please adore me"

And then I looked,

the moon had turned to gold

Blue moon

Now I'm no longer alone

Without a dream in my heart

Without a love ot my own

Okay, good, that's a take

on Jo Stafford.

Now let's try Peggy Lee.

Wait a minute,

Hold it, hold it,

Hold it, everybody,

wait just a second,

She's tantastic, a territic girl,

Territic singer

and territic girl,

And sweet as she sings,

that's how sweet she is,,,

ottstage, you know?

You're gonna

make money with her,

I'm sure ot it,

There goes the ballgame

I lost, and how

Came to bat

at the beginning

Thinking that

my team was winning

Now I'm at the tinal inning

Score...

A big, tat nothing

Some other players,,,

Come on, Come on out,

No, it's over, it's all over,

The band's tinished, we're tinished,

everything's tinished,

I just know it,

What'd you say?

It's tinished,

I want to die!

You want to die?

Come on out, baby,

tor chrissakes,

Come on,

I'm never gonna sing again,

"I'm never gonna sing,,,"

Couldn't sing now,

I said everything

is gonna be all right,

You'll sing with Paul Wilson,

What are you talking about?

Come on, now,

No, I'm never coming out,

I'm not coming out,

Paul is waiting tor you now,

You've gotta come out,

They're all there,

Come on, let's go,

I'm no bimbo, you know,

I can see the writing

on the wall, Jimmy,

What writing can you see

on the wall?

Did I ever call you a bimbo?

Atter all we've been through,

is that what you're gonna say?

How could you say that?

I hope I can trust you on this,

You can trust me,

Yeah, I hope I'm not

signing my lite away,

Well, you're just

signing the band away,

That's enough,

Okay,

Schedule's inside,

- The bus schedule?

- Yeah,

Take care,

- All right, uh,,,

- Good luck,

- Say hello home, huh?

- I will,

- You keep in touch,

- Okay,

- See you in the Apple,

- Good trip,

Move... move over, honey,

We'll hit the 802 eventually,

Bring your racket the next time,

I'll bring it,

Bring your time, too,

Yeah, good luck,

See you at Charlie's!

Maybe another nail?

Oh, Ellen, we have

seven nails in there already,

An even eight,

Hold it, Hold your side

a little bit over,

Jimmy! Jimmy!

It's pretty,

One ot the nicest things in the world

is waking up

knowing somebody loves you,

You remember this,

this old song I wrote?

How can it be old

it you wrote it tor me, huh?

Well, it was old when I wrote it,

I'm working on the words, you know?

- Oh, yeah?

- Yeah, See?

I got the lyric here,,,

part ot it,

- Want to see it?

- No, I see it,

Honey, it's gonna be

a nice day,

What's the Theory ot Relativity,

that light is curved?

I don't know,

They say that only tive people

in the whole world, you know,

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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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