New York, New York
On V-J Day celebrating the end of World War II in September 1945, Jimmy Doyle (Robert De Niro) joins the celebration at the Rainbow Room in New York City. Like other ex-soldiers back from war, he trie…
New York, New York
On V-J Day celebrating the end of World War II in September 1945, Jimmy Doyle (Robert De Niro) joins the celebration at the Rainbow Room in New York City. Like other ex-soldiers back from war, he tries to pick up women. He spots a woman sitting alone and makes a play for her. The woman Francine Evans (Lisa Minnelli), a singer, is annoyed by his refusal to take no for an answer. It takes a very long time for her to get him to go away. Coincidentally, Francine's best friend Ellen Flannery (Kathi McGinnis) has been picked up by Jimmy's army buddy Eddie Di Muzio (Frank Sivera). Eddie and Ellen borrow Jimmy's hotel room for the night. When Francine goes the next morning to the hotel to find out what happened to her friend, she finds Jimmy in the lobby, being evicted for not paying his weekly hotel bill. Jimmy jumps into Francine's taxi and insists she go with him to the Palm Club where he is auditioning for a job as a tenor sax player. However, the Palm Club owner (Dick Miller) isn't interested in Jimmy until Francine sings along to his saxophone music. The owner gives both of them a job at the club. Jimmy and Francine smooch all the way back to her hotel. She promises to see him the net day, but she learns she has just gotten another job as the new female singer with Frankie Harte's (Gerorgie Auld) band. Francine's agent Tony Harwell (Lionel Stander) informs Jimmy when he shows up that she has gone on tour. Jimmy quits his gig at the Palm Club and goes after Francine where he tells her that he loves her. To stay close to Francine, Jimmy joins Harte's band. He quickly becomes frustrated that Harte will not let him play his own, more progressive music. Jimmy tells Francine that he's writing a song for her and tells her that he will let her write the lyrics if she will let him read her poetry. Jimmy is so touched that her poetry is about him that he drags her to the justice of the peace to get married. Francine is annoyed that Jimmy doesn't bother to propose... so he gets down on both of his knees in the snow and she is won over. A few months later in early 1946, Harte retires and gives the band to Jimmy, who has trouble getting bookings until Francine is made the star attraction. He resents that he must take a secondary position to her, and he gets annoyed when she tries to give band members instructions on how to play. Yet, when Francine tells Jimmy that she is pregnant and is going back to New York to have their baby, he becomes infuriated. After Francine leaves the band, Jimmy hires a new, inferior lead singer, named Bernice Bennett (Mary Kay Place), with whom he has a brief affair. When the band hits hard times, Jimmy must give the band to his pianist, Paul Wilson (Barry Primus) while he leaves back to New York City to look for Francine. Jimmy and Francine are reunited but she becomes unhappy when he starts playing nights at the Harlem Club. Francine wants Jimmy's attention, and they begin to argue. When they go to the Up Club to see Paul, Bernice and their old band, Jimmy gets drunk and causes a scene. Some time later, Columbia Records producer Artie Kirks (Leonard Gaines) wants to sing Francine to a recording contract. Jimmy is jealous, but doesn't interfere. However, Jimmy and Francine have a violent argument in their car. Jimmy admits that he is furious about the baby and they physically start striking each other so much so that Francine goes into labor. They manage to make it to the hospital where Francine has her baby. Jimmy cries when she tells him that she named their baby Jimmy. After they say they love each other, Jimmy and Francine break up. Skipping forward several years later, Francine is a big star of stage, screen and records. Jimmy owns his own nightclub in New York which is named the Major Chord, and has the number one song in the country "New York, New York"... the instrumental he wrote for Francine. He sees Francine perform and she sings the song with her own lyrics. He meets her at her backstage party and talks to their young son Jimmy Doyle Jr. Afterword, Jimmy calls Francine up and she agrees to meet him. But she changes her mind and returns to the party. Jimmy smiles at her and walks off alone.
New York, New York
Drama,Music,Musical
Film Details
On V-J Day celebrating the end of World War II in September 1945, Jimmy Doyle (Robert De Niro) joins the celebration at the Rainbow Room in New York City. Like other ex-soldiers back from war, he tries to pick up women. He spots a woman sitting alone and makes a play for her.
The woman Francine Evans (Lisa Minnelli), a singer, is annoyed by his refusal to take no for an answer. It takes a very long time for her to get him to go away. Coincidentally, Francine's best friend Ellen Flannery (Kathi McGinnis) has been picked up by Jimmy's army buddy Eddie Di Muzio (Frank Sivera).
Eddie and Ellen borrow Jimmy's hotel room for the night. When Francine goes the next morning to the hotel to find out what happened to her friend, she finds Jimmy in the lobby, being evicted for not paying his weekly hotel bill. Jimmy jumps into Francine's taxi and insists she go with him to the Palm Club where he is auditioning for a job as a tenor sax player.
However, the Palm Club owner (Dick Miller) isn't interested in Jimmy until Francine sings along to his saxophone music. The owner gives both of them a job at the club. Jimmy and Francine smooch all the way back to her hotel.
She promises to see him the net day, but she learns she has just gotten another job as the new female singer with Frankie Harte's (Gerorgie Auld) band. Francine's agent Tony Harwell (Lionel Stander) informs Jimmy when he shows up that she has gone on tour. Jimmy quits his gig at the Palm Club and goes after Francine where he tells her that he loves her.
To stay close to Francine, Jimmy joins Harte's band. He quickly becomes frustrated that Harte will not let him play his own, more progressive music. Jimmy tells Francine that he's writing a song for her and tells her that he will let her write the lyrics if she will let him read her poetry.
Jimmy is so touched that her poetry is about him that he drags her to the justice of the peace to get married. Francine is annoyed that Jimmy doesn't bother to propose... so he gets down on both of his knees in the snow and she is won over.
A few months later in early 1946, Harte retires and gives the band to Jimmy, who has trouble getting bookings until Francine is made the star attraction. He resents that he must take a secondary position to her, and he gets annoyed when she tries to give band members instructions on how to play. Yet, when Francine tells Jimmy that she is pregnant and is going back to New York to have their baby, he becomes infuriated.
After Francine leaves the band, Jimmy hires a new, inferior lead singer, named Bernice Bennett (Mary Kay Place), with whom he has a brief affair. When the band hits hard times, Jimmy must give the band to his pianist, Paul Wilson (Barry Primus) while he leaves back to New York City to look for Francine. Jimmy and Francine are reunited but she becomes unhappy when he starts playing nights at the Harlem Club.
Francine wants Jimmy's attention, and they begin to argue. When they go to the Up Club to see Paul, Bernice and their old band, Jimmy gets drunk and causes a scene. Some time later, Columbia Records producer Artie Kirks (Leonard Gaines) wants to sing Francine to a recording contract.
Jimmy is jealous, but doesn't interfere. However, Jimmy and Francine have a violent argument in their car. Jimmy admits that he is furious about the baby and they physically start striking each other so much so that Francine goes into labor.
They manage to make it to the hospital where Francine has her baby. Jimmy cries when she tells him that she named their baby Jimmy. After they say they love each other, Jimmy and Francine break up.
Skipping forward several years later, Francine is a big star of stage, screen and records. Jimmy owns his own nightclub in New York which is named the Major Chord, and has the number one song in the country "New York, New York"... the instrumental he wrote for Francine.
He sees Francine perform and she sings the song with her own lyrics. He meets her at her backstage party and talks to their young son Jimmy Doyle Jr. Afterword, Jimmy calls Francine up and she agrees to meet him.
But she changes her mind and returns to the party. Jimmy smiles at her and walks off alone..