Can you recommend other movies like this that show 1970s NYC/Manhattan?
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Two Dustin Hoffman movies, "Marathon Man"(1976) and "Kramer Vs. Kramer" (1979) are rich in late '70s Manhattan scenery.
sharedefinitely "the french connection"
shareHa! I get the best ping of nostalgia watching 70s NY in movies. The old cars and license plates, the coffee shops no longer in business...everything. So...
-Serpico
-Dog Day Afternoon (Brooklyn)
-French Connection
-Taxi Driver
-Taking of Pelham 123
- The Seven ups
-Klute
-Deathwish
-Mean Streets
-Midnight Cowboy ('69)
-The Warriors
-King of Comedy ('83 but still same vibe)
-Panic in needle Park
All of Andy Warhol's films
Also, Ms. 45 ('81) and Maniac ('80) and Cruisin' ('80) have that slick, gritty 70s feel of old NYC.
Excellent recommendations puplover. Makes me want to watch some of these right now.
shareOh good, I'm so glad my list is appreciated! I'm an absolute 70s film fanatic and I would say that while some of these are the top echelon: (Dog Day, Taxi Driver, Midnight Cowboy to name a few) you really can't go wrong w/ any of these if you haven't seen them. Enjoy:)
shareThe only one on your list I haven't seen is The Seven-Ups. I'll check that out. There's a Michael Winterbottom(?) documentary called Seven Up but that's from the 60s and English. I can understand your attraction to that style of film making, it's so gritty and intense. New York looked very different then.
shareSorry, just seeing your reply.
Wow, you've seen them all, too! Yes, I know that documentary: filmed every 7 years over several decades following a bunch of school kids. The Seven Ups is the Roy Scheider film.
My fave movie decade by a mile. And I'm from New York and grew up in the 70s and 80s. I have such nostalgia for that period there are no words. And you know, I wish there was one of those from that period I haven't seen. I'm so envious of those seeing those for the first time.
Hey puplover, since you're a 70s film fanatic maybe you can help me ID a movie I saw many years ago and never figured out what it was. It was (I think) a 70s NYC cop movie and I remember a detective questioning a man in a diner or bar and asking if he liked chicken noodle soup. Also there was a thing about a St Christopher's pendant or statue or something. Ring any bells?
shareYou've totally stumped me! Any actors stand out? Ages? You're not thinking of Eye of the devil with Sharon Tate are you? That was 60s.
shareI just watched The Eyes of Laura Mars, which I would definitely add to this list. Wild Style is another that comes to mind, especially if you want to see the South Bronx circa 1982.
shareExcellent and very thorough lest Pup!
70s films in NY are my faves also.
You missed Across 110th Street, Shaft , Super Fly and the blaxploitation films in general
You are so right! I did forget all the fun blaxploitations. Not to mention, Kramer v. Kramer, Annie Hall, Manhattan (how could anyone forget that!), The Landlord, and Scorsese's New York New York!
shareThe real MVP right here. Just added to OP, but since you dipped in to gnarly horror territory with Maniac (a rare case of the remake (2012) outshining the classic original, imo), I would be remiss if I didn't mention [WARNING TO THE SQUEAMISH] Cannibal Holocaust (1980). It's of course better remembered for its Brazilian rainforest locations, but is bookended with some excellent NYC shots that surprise me every time.
shareYou are saying that the 2012 remake of Maniac supercedes the original??? Say it ain't so! I haven't seen it so I don't know but I am shocked to hear that. Shocked I tell you!
shareAfter a quick double-check the "imo" disclaimer was safely in place, let me assure you with a resounding "yes," imo. Of course that opinion is influenced by several factors: A. I first saw it on the big screen with a small but enthusiastic crowd in its limited theatrical run with zero hype other than having seen the original, 2. no offense to the man, but physically Elijah Wood already had a head start being a tad creepy to my eyes akin to a Keane painting.
And to paint with broad strokes, Joe Spinell certainly deserves a place in the horror hall of fame, but at the end of the day the remake plain old scared me more, and that's the main reason I enjoy the genre. Not to mention while I usually scoff at CG gore, the remake seamlessly and subtly blended it with PFX to great effect.
Yeah, rewatching it now I keep thinking 1970s NYC/Manhattan shots are probably the greatest thing about this movie.
shareQuality thread. Fleshing out with another entertaining Redford film that I don't see mentioned often:
The Hot Rock (1972) - has a great aerial view of the near-finished WTC.
Taking your qualifier "like this" a bit loosely with some:
Network (1976)
Superman (1978) (and II is a rare case of a sequel [greatly] improving on the original, imo)
Love at First Bite (1979)
An Unmarried Woman (1978)
Interiors (1978)
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
Fame (1980)
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