New York, New York (film)
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New York, New York is a film directed by Martin Scorsese, released in 1977. It starred Robert De Niro and Liza Minnelli as a pair of musicians and lovers. Made after Scorsese's successful (and controversial) Taxi Driver, this musical tribute to Scorsese's home town of New York City was a box-office failure. The budget of the film was $14 million, a large figure at the time. It grossed only $13 million at the box-office and the disappointing reception drove Scorsese into depression and drugs.
The theme song of the film, "New York, New York," found its own success when famed singer Frank Sinatra recorded a cover version of the song in 1979. The song was a popular success, and Sinatra's version has become closely associated with the city of New York.
Re-release
When the film was originally released it had a running time of 153 minutes. The box-office failure of the film prompted United Artists to cut the film down to 136 minutes. It was then re-released in 1981 with the deleted scenes restored and the musical number "Happy Endings" which did not appear in the original release. The total running time is now 163 minutes.
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