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Sunday in New York movie storyline. One Sunday, twenty-two year old virgin Eileen Tyler decides to take the train from her home in Albany to visit her older brother, airline pilot Adam Tyler, in New York City. The surprise visit is in part to commiserate about the break-up with her fiancé, Russ Wilson, but also to ask Adam for some advice about the issue which led to her and Russ’ break-up: if it’s all right to have premarital sex.
Adam tells her no – that men marry “decent” women – all the while not telling Eileen that he is a chronic womanizer who has sex regularly. Eileen’s visit has actually placed a crimp in his plans to spend a sex-filled day with his primary girlfriend, Mona Harris. Being on call may also factor into how Adam spends his day with or without Mona. Regardless of Adam’s advice, Eileen decides that she’s going to attempt to seduce a stranger while in New York leading to her first sexual experience.
Despite the rocky start they have, she thinks that person is Mike Mitchell, a Philadelphia based music critic who was in New York for the day to meet up with a woman, who ultimately stood him up. As Eileen and Mike’s relationship goes through its ups and downs during the day, Eileen’s decision to seduce Mike may hit a road bump when Russ unexpectedly comes into New York to reconcile with Eileen. Russ comes to his own wrong conclusions about who Mike is in Eileen’s life. Russ, Eileen and Mike ultimately have to decide what is important in their respective dating lives.
Sunday in New York is a 1963 American Metrocolor romantic comedy film directed by Peter Tewksbury and starring Jane Fonda, Rod Taylor and Cliff Robertson. The soundtrack score was composed and performed by Peter Nero; Mel Tormé recorded the vocals for the title song. The screenplay was written by Norman Krasna based on Krasna’s play of the same name.
About the Production
The screenplay by Norman Krasna was adapted from his play, which had been produced on Broadway by David Merrick starring Robert Redford and directed by Garson Kanin. It ran for 188 performances. Hedda Hopper reported in November 1960 that Krasna was writing the play in Switzerland, where he had a home.[4] The play was optioned by David Merrick who in April 1961 arranged Garson Kanin to direct . (Kanin had directed Krasna’s movie script for Bachelor Mother in 1939). Kanin called it Krasna’s “best play, with a lot of feeling and very funny.
Peter Graves and Jane Fonda were discussed as leads in the play. Then in May 1961 Carroll Baker was mooted as star. Baker ended up going into Come on Strong a play written by Kanin. Jane Fonda was also offered the lead but she turned it down to make The Chapman Report which she felt was more challenging. The lead roles went to Pat Stanley, Robert Redford and Conrad Janis. Redford had deliberately sought out to do a comedy on Broadway because he had been doing so much heavy drama on stage and TV. He lobbied for the role; producer David Merrick was reluctant but eventually agreed to audition him.
Kanin later said he did not intend to cast Redford in the lead as “we already had a major New York actor signed and sealed and in the wings.” Kanin auditioned Redford for a lesser part then the actor asked if he could read for the lead. The director agreed and said Redford gave “a subtle, funny, original performance” as Mike Mitchell. “He was canny. He’d been holding back on the first reading, which wasn’t terrific, because he believed he was the lead.”
In order to do the play Redford pulled out of a three-picture deal he had signed with the Sanders brothers to make War Hunt which resulted in a law suit that kept him off screen until 1964. Rehearsals took place in October 1961. In Washington during try-outs, a teacher attended a production during previews with school children and walked out claiming the play was indecent.
Sunday in New York (1963)
Directed by: Peter Tewksbury
Starring: Jane Fonda, Rod Taylor, Cliff Robertson. Robert Culp. Jo Morrow, Jim Backus, Peter Nero, Al Beaudine, Ralph Brooks, Alvy Moore, Paul Bradley, Steve Carruthers, Jim Hutton
Screenplay by: Norman Krasna
Production Design by: Clarence Eurist
Cinematography by: Leo Tover
Film Editing by: Fredric Steinkamp
Set Decoration by: Henry Grace, George R. Nelson
Art Direction by: Edward C. Carfagno, George W. Davis
Music by: Peter Nero
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release Date: November 13, 1963
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