Rating: NR
Genre:
Musical
Release Date: 05/02/2000
SubTitles: English/French
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD1
Run Time: 98 min
Distributor/Studio: Warner Home Video
Three sailors on a 24-hour pass --
Gabey (
Gene Kelly),
Chip (
Frank Sinatra), and
Ozzie (
Jules Munshin) -- decide to soak up the sights and sounds of New York. Each one finds romance within those 24 hours:
Gabey with aspiring dancer
Ivy Smith (
Vera-Ellen),
Chip with lady cabbie
Hildy Esterhazy (
Betty Garrett), and
Ozzie with paleontology student
Claire Huddesten (
Ann Miller). That's all, right? Wellll....
Ivy passes herself off as a celebrity, but she's actually a kootch dancer in Coney Island.
Claire and the boys inadvertently topple a dinosaur replica at the Museum of Anthropological History. And
Hildy breaks any number of speeding laws attempting to get the lovers together and straighten out all misunderstandings. Adapted from the Broadway
musical by
Betty Comden,
Adolph Green, and
Leonard Bernstein,
On the Town is one of the freshest, most exhilarating
musicals turned out by the old
MGM regime. The stars' verve and camaraderie are contagious, and the songs are staged by legendary
musical director
Stanley Donen and
Kelly himself with wit and innovation. Highlights include the opening
"New York, New York" number, shot on location and flat-cutting from one image to another at a dizzying pace, and
Gene Kelly and
Vera-Ellen's "
"Miss Turnstyles Ballet.""
~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
