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West Side Story (1961)
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Musical about two youngsters from rival NYC gangs who fall in love. |
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Won 10 Oscars.
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Richard Beymer | ... | |
| Russ Tamblyn | ... | ||
| Rita Moreno | ... | ||
| George Chakiris | ... | ||
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Simon Oakland | ... |
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Ned Glass | ... | |
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William Bramley | ... | |
| Tucker Smith | ... | ||
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Tony Mordente | ... | |
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David Winters | ... | |
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Eliot Feld | ... | |
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Bert Michaels | ... | |
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David Bean | ... |
Tiger
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Robert Banas | ... | |
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Westside story is the award winning adaptation of the classic romantic tragedy, Romeo and Juliette. The feuding families become two warring New York City gangs- the white Jets led by Riff and the Puerto Rican Sharks, led by Bernardo. Their hatred escalates to a point where neither can coexist with any form of understanding. But when Riff's best friend (and former Jet) Tony and Bernardo's younger sister Maria meet at a dance, no one can do anything to stop their love. Maria and Tony begin meeting in secret, planning to run away. Then the Skarks and Jets plan a rumble under the highway - whoever wins gains control of the streets. Maria sends Tony to stop it, hoping it can end the violence. It goes terribly wrong, and before the lovers know what's happened, tragedy strikes and doesn't stop until the climactic and heartbreaking ending. Written by Anonymous
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"BEST PICTURE!" Winner of 10 Academy Awards! - 1961 (post-Oscar) See more »Parents Guide:
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Amor sin barreras See more »Box Office
Budget:
$6,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$43,656,822 (USA)Company Credits
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Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (35 mm magnetic prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (Westrex Recording System) (70 mm prints) | Mono (35 mm optical prints)Color:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1
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[the Jets dance across the streets of New York, eventually coming to a playground where they toss around a basketball. The ball is intercepted by Bernardo, leader of the Sharks]
Riff: [snaps fingers at Bernardo] Come on.
[Bernardo drops the ball, Riff picks it up]
Riff: Beat it.
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Trivia
Riff and Tony repeat an oath of loyalty to each other: Riff says "womb to tomb" and Tony answers "birth to earth." On stage Tony's original answer was "sperm to worm," but this was changed for the movie because it was beyond the censorship standards of the time. See more »Goofs
Continuity: After the war council, Schrank says that he rebuked the Jets the same day. That means that all events before the war council were on that day too. The dance started at 10 PM, and that leaves very little time for America, the balcony scene and the war council. See more »Quotes
[first lines][the Jets dance across the streets of New York, eventually coming to a playground where they toss around a basketball. The ball is intercepted by Bernardo, leader of the Sharks]
Riff: [snaps fingers at Bernardo] Come on.
[Bernardo drops the ball, Riff picks it up]
Riff: Beat it.
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Crazy Credits
The credits at the end of the movie appear as graffiti on street signs. See more »Connections
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Track of the Moon Beast (#11.7)" (1999) See more »
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