This is one of the best NYC movies ever filmed. The city is a huge part of this movie. The city's look, feel, vibe..........it's like the city is a character in this film.
What other movies would you consider to be great NYC films?? Some that occur to me are Lee's "Do The Right Thing", Scorsese's "Mean Streets", and Friedkin's "The French Connection".
Home Alone 2
C.H.U.D.
New Jack City
Escape from New York
Don't hassle me I'M LOCAL
KIDS
Midnight Cowboy
American Psycho
Aye mate, you seen Taxi Driver?
Since it's not been mentioned: Single White Female. Not a great one, but one where the city is quite the character as well.
And "The Sunshine Boys". Love them both since they feature the Ansonia, my fave building in the world.
I slept with you and you're in love with my husband. What the hell am I supposed to do with that?
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-The Wanderers (1979)
-Marty (50s era Bronx)
-Across the River (50s NYc)
-The Incident (1950s Martin Sheen subway movie)
-Crime in the Streets (50s gang movie)
-Pope of Greenwich Village
-Young Savages (East Harlem)
-Mixed Blood (80's L.E.S)
-Alphabet City (80's L.E.S)
-Seven Ups (Bronx)
-Lords of Flatbush
-The Lonely Guy (80's NYC)
-Fort Apache the Bronx
-Defiance (80's L.E.S )
-Heaven Help Us (80's Brooklyn)
-Staying Alive (80's NYC)
-Nighthawks (80's NYC)
-Education of Sonny Carson (70's Brooklyn)
-Flying Away (80's graffiti movie. Sometimes under different title )
-Author, Author (80's NYC )
-Style Wars (80's graffiti documentary)
-King of New York (80's NYC )
-Kids (1994) (some consider it last movie filmed before most gentrification of Manhattan)
NYC definitely had a vibe in the 1970's.
Cruising. Times Square. The t.v. movie Hustling.
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