Naked in New York

Naked in New York
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Daniel Algrant
Produced by	Frederick Zollo Martin Scorsese
Written by	Daniel Algrant John Warren
Narrated by	Eric Stoltz
Starring	Eric Stoltz Mary-Louise Parker Ralph Macchio Jill Clayburgh Tony Curtis Timothy Dalton Kathleen Turner
Music by	Angelo Badalamenti
Cinematography	Joey Forsyte
Editing by	Bill Pankow
Studio	Some Film
Distributed by	Fine Line Features
Release date(s)	1993 (1993) (Deauville) April 13, 1994 (1994-04-13)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1,038,959[1]

Naked in New York is a 1993 romantic drama film starring Eric Stoltz, Mary Louise Parker, Ralph Macchio, Jill Clayburgh, Tony Curtis, Timothy Dalton, and Kathleen Turner, and featuring multiple celebrity cameos, including William Styron listing all of his authored, penned and film work, Whoopi Goldberg as a bas-relief mask, and former New York Dolls singer David Johansen as a talking monkey, which were arranged by executive producer Martin Scorsese.^[2] The New York Times called the film "a warm, seductive delight".^[3]

Plot

The film is narrated in flashback by Jake Briggs (Eric Stoltz), a young aspiring playwright, culminating in the production of one of his plays off-Broadway by agent Carl Fisher (Tony Curtis). The play is a flop, at least in part because the lead parts are given to two actors, Dana Coles and Jason Brett (Kathleen Turner and Chris Noth), who are "not right" for the roles. Along the journey, Jake reviews his relationships with girlfriend Joanne (Mary-Louise Parker), best friend Chris (Ralph Macchio), his mother Shirley (Jill Clayburgh), and his mostly absentee father Roman (Paul Guilfoyle). The film ends with Jake and Joanne going their separate ways, mostly because of competing career goals, and Jake hoping to write more plays with greater success.

Cast

• Eric Stoltz as Jake Briggs
• Mary-Louise Parker as Joanne White
• Ralph Macchio as Chris
• Jill Clayburgh as Shirley Briggs
• Tony Curtis as Carl Fisher
• Timothy Dalton as Elliot Price
• Kathleen Turner as Dana Coles
• Lynne Thigpen as Helen
• Roscoe Lee Browne as Mr. Red
• Paul Guilfoyle as Roman Briggs
• Lisa Gay Hamilton as Marty
• Chris Noth as Jason Brett
• Whoopi Goldberg as Tragedy mask on theater wall
• Calista Flockhart and Arabella Field as Acting students
• Colleen Camp, Griffin Dunne, and Luis Guzmán as Auditioners
• David Johansen as Orangutan

As themselves

• Eric Bogosian
• Quentin Crisp
• Burr Steers
• Arthur Penn
• William Styron

Reception

Naked in New York received mixed reviews, currently holding a 55% 'Rotten' rating (equivalent to a 6.1) on review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes.^[4]

References

1. ^ Naked in New York at Box Office Mojo
2. ^ Times article
3. ^ Times review
4. ^ Naked in New York at Rotten Tomatoes

External links

• Naked in New York at the Internet Movie Database
• Naked in New York at AllRovi
• Naked in New York at Box Office Mojo
• Naked in New York at Rotten Tomatoes