Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976)

Director:

Paul Mazursky

Writer:

Paul Mazursky (written by)

Release Date:

4 February 1976 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

1953 Was a Good Year for Leaving Home

Plot:

An aspiring Jewish actor moves out of his parents' Brooklyn apartment to seek his fortune in the bohemian life of Greenwich Village in 1953...

Plot Keywords:

Actor | Jewish | Voice Impressionist | Greenwich Village New York City | Acting Lesson

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 3 nominations

Cast

Lenny Baker	...	Larry Lapinsky
Shelley Winters	...	Faye Lapinsky
Ellen Greene	...	Sarah Roth
Lois Smith	...	Anita Cunningham
Christopher Walken	...	Robert Fulmer (as Chris Walken)
Dori Brenner	...	Connie
Antonio Fargas	...	Bernstein Chandler aka Floyd Lewis
Lou Jacobi	...	Herb
Mike Kellin	...	Ben Lapinsky
Michael Egan	...	Herbert Berghof - Acting Coach
Rashel Novikoff	...	Mrs. Tupperman (as Rachel Novikoff)
John C. Becher	...	Sid Weinberg - Casting Director
Jeff Goldblum	...	Clyde Baxter aka Charlie Biletnikoff
Joe Spinell	...	Cop at El Station (as Joe Spinnell)
Denise Galik	...	Ellen

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Sweden:15 | Finland:K-16 | Iceland:L | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Set in 1953, but the unmistakable twin towers of the World Trade Center (completed in 1973) are visible in an exterior scene.

Quotes:

Faye Lapinsky: Who are you?
Bernstein: I'm Bernstein.
Faye Lapinsky: [surprised by his name due to his being black] You're Jewish?
Bernstein: No, darling; I'm gay.
Faye Lapinsky: I don't care how you feel; you're a great dancer.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Brady Bunch Hour: (#1.5)" (1977)

Soundtrack:

For All We Know

Get off at Christopher Street & experience this film...

This is a bittersweet film about family, leaving "the nest", friendships, dreams, hope, & finding yourself. A young man from Brooklyn leaves home to become an actor in 1950's Greenwich Village. Lenny Baker is very good as Larry Lapinsky & Ellen Green is wonderful as his girlfriend. The quirky characters & situations around them add an ambiance to this movie that makes you believe it was filmed in the 1950's, & not the 70's, when it was actually made. A lot of attention was paid to detail & it shows. Shelly Winters is loud, obnoxious, funny & convincing as the typical Jewish mother (I love the scene when she shows up at his apartment with a chicken). This movie makes you wish you could jump into the film & sit with these characters, have coffee with them, ride the subway, go to one of Larry's rent parties & experience the progressive, offbeat world of New York's Greenwich Village in the 1950's.