Moving to the Big Apple

by chuckofish

It’s official: daughter #1 is moving from Washington D.C. to NYC in January. Of course this put me in mind of my favorite movies that take place in NYC, especially the ones that make it look beautiful and full of sophisticated, beautiful people.

Here are my top four choices:

1. The World of Henry Orient (1964), directed by George Roy Hill, starring Peter Sellers, Angela Lansbury, Paula Prentiss, and written by the father/daughter team of Nunnally Johnson and Nora Johnson (who went to Smith College!). Two private school misfits run all over NYC following their hero Henry Orient, giving us great glimpses of Central Park, the Plaza, brownstones and Carnegie Hall.

2. Pillow Talk (1959) directed by Michael Gordon, starring Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Thelma Ritter, and Tony Randall, written by Russell Rouse, Clarence Greene, Stanley Shapiro, and Maurice Richlin (Academy Award winners for Best Screenplay). Career gal Doris Day goes to work, various decorating hangouts and numerous cool bistros all over town.

3. Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961) directed by Blake Edwards, starring Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Mickey Rooney, written by Truman Capote and George Axelrod. You know this one–starting at Tiffany’s and continuing through Central Park and Rockefeller Center–all over town.

4. Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993) directed by Woody Allen, starring Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Alan Alda, and written by Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman. This one has the usual Woody pre-war apartments and walks through the streets of New York.

What do you think? Any other ideas?