While guiding Dory through the pipes in the Marine Biology Institute, Bailey uses his sonar to detect something resembling a large threatening fish swimming through the pipe and about to encounter Dory. This scene resembles the one in Alien (1979) where Dallas, is guided through the air shafts in the Nostromo by Ripley, played by Sigourney Weaver.
New York, New York - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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The original song titled "Theme from New York, New York" was scrapped at the insistence of Robert De Niro. Grudgingly, John Kander and Fred Ebb wrote a new version, which has since become one of the most famous and often recorded songs in history. Kander and Ebb have often expressed extreme gratitude to De Niro for his influence.
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Hollywood producer Julia Phillips has a silent bit part in the opening sequence, flirting with Robert De Niro in a nightclub. When the scene was finished, she asked to keep her costume (a black evening gown) and was put-out when Scorsese made her write a check for it.
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Steven Prince directed a scene himself when Martin Scorsese walked off the set after a dispute with Robert De Niro.
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The film cost $14 million to make, but only made $13.8 million at the box office. The poor reception that the film received drove Martin Scorsese into depression.
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The cast and crew enjoyed a private concert from the famous Soviet bard Vladimir Vysotsky, who was making his only trip to the United States.
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Jack Haley's final film before his death in 1979.
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Robert De Niro learned to play the saxophone (in three months) in order to make his performance look more authentic. Unfortunately, his sax playing still had to be overdubbed.
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Originally four and a half hours long, Martin Scorsese cut it to two hours and thirty-three minutes, then to two hours and sixteen minutes. In 1981, some material (mainly the "Happy Endings" sequence) was restored, and the film became two hours and forty-three minutes long.
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Much of the movie was shot on the same soundstages as the great musicals of the 1940s. As a result, Liza Minnelli was haunted by memories of her mother, Judy Garland, throughout the shoot.
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According to Steven Prince, Liza Minnelli became romantically involved with Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese during filming.
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When Robert De Niro tries to book into a hotel, he uses the name of "Michael Powell" . Michael Powell had long been an influence on Martin Scorsese.
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Martin Scorsese's drug addiction and lack of control over the dialogue was a contributor to the film's failure according to Peter Biskind's book "Easy Riders, Raging Bulls".
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Liza Minnelli and Martin Scorsese have said that virtually all of the dialogue in the film was improvised. This created later difficulty during editing, as Scorsese and the editors struggled to create a streamlined narrative.
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Producer Irwin Winkler said that during filming, Robert De Niro would constantly be walking around with a copy of the book "Raging Bull". Raging Bull (1980) became the next film that De Niro and Martin Scorsese made together. It was also produced by Winkler and Robert Chartoff.
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The blonde woman observed by Robert De Niro dancing with the sailor under the subway tracks at night is Liza Minnelli in a wig.
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Martin Scorsese originally wanted to shoot the movie in the 1.33:1 full screen aspect ratio.
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Jack Haley (the Tinman in The Wizard of Oz (1939)), Liza Minnelli's father-in-law at the time, is the man next to her in the "Happy Endings" sequence when she is singing to the table full of men.
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The nightclub that exits at the end of the film is the façade of The Harmonia Gardens that was built for Hello, Dolly! (1969).
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Martin Scorsese called this "his valentine to Hollywood."
New York, New York - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
New York, New York - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
New York, New York - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
New York, New York - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
New York, New York - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
New York, New York - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
New York, New York - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
New York, New York - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
New York, New York - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
New York, New York - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
New York, New York - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
New York, New York - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
New York, New York - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
New York, New York - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
New York, New York - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
New York, New York - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
New York, New York - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
New York, New York - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
New York, New York - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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