Sidewalks of New York (2001)

The interlocking lives and loves of six New Yorkers.

Director:

Edward Burns

Writer:

Edward Burns

Stars:

Edward Burns, Heather Graham, Penny Balfour

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Penny Balfour	...	Young Hooker
Edward Burns	...	Tommy
Michael Leydon Campbell	...	Gio / Harry
Nadia Dajani	...	Hilary
Rosario Dawson	...	Maria
Kathleen Doyle	...	Katy
Dennis Farina	...	Carpo
Heather Graham	...	Annie
Leah Gray	...	Dental Hygienist
Timothy Jerome	...	Dr. Lance (as Tim Jerome)
David Krumholtz	...	Ben
Libby Langdon	...	Make-up Girl
Alicia Meer	...	Elevator Girl
Brittany Murphy	...	Ashley
Ted Neustadt	...	Doctor

Storyline

Six New Yorkers have an interrelated series of relationships. TV producer Tommy, who's just broken up with his girlfriend, has a short relationship with commitment-phobe Maria, who he meets in a video store, and also hooks up with married real-estate agent Annie, who he meets while apartment hunting. Annie is open to a relationship because her husband, Griffin, is cheating on her, which she slowly comes to realize through talking to her friend/co-worker who's gone through the same thing. Griffin, a 39-year-old dentist, is cheating with 19-year-old waitress Ashley, who he picked up in a park; she realizes she can do better when Ben, a hotel doorman and aspiring musician, tries to pick her up, in a belated attempt to recover from his divorce a year ago from schoolteacher Maria (the same Maria from the video store). Most of these relationships seem driven more by a desperate need to be in a relationship than actual love.

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Plot Keywords:

date | love interest | sexual intercourse | casual sex | kiss | 

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Taglines:

In A City Of 8 Million People - What Are The Chances Of Meeting The Right One?

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

The painting in Tommy's (Edward Burns) home office is of the house Ed Burns grew up in on Long Island.

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Goofs

When Ben is sitting in the bathroom strumming his guitar, the chords change but the fingers of his left hand clearly do not.

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Quotes

Griffin 'Griff' Ritso: You have the look of the new millennium.

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Crazy Credits

MADE WITH PRIDE IN THE U.S.A.

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Connections

Spoofs Entertainment Tonight (1981)

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Soundtracks

Jane
Written by Ben Folds
Performed by Ben Folds Five
Courtesy of 500Music/Epic Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

Woody Allen imitator

In the DVD commentary, Ed Burns says he wanted to make a movie that was "completely different." Who is he kidding? It's so close to Woody Allen that if it were released as a Woody Allen movie people would accept that Woody had made it. The mannerisms (e.g., people stammering and saying "you know" a lot, the jokes, the hand-held camera)... now don't get me wrong, it's done well, and beautifully filmed and acted ($1 million dollar budget, shot in 17 days? Hard to believe). I hope to see more of lovely Rosario Dawson - omigod, those lips! - and Brittany Murphy's star is rising as we speak. Stanley Tucci needs a toupe. He is an OK actor, nothing special, but I don't want to see this man's ugly bald head.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 November 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sidewalks of New York

Filming Locations:

New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$545,132, 25 November 2001

Gross USA:

$2,402,652

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$3,520,373

Company Credits

Production Co:

Artists Production Group (APG), Marlboro Road Gang Productions, Newmarket Capital Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1