Naked in New York (1993)

Director:

Daniel Algrant

Writers (WGA):

Daniel Algrant (written by) and
John Warren (written by)

Release Date:

13 April 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

Naked in New York begins in the car of grown up Jake, he is talking to us about his girlfriend, Joanne...

Plot Keywords:

Flashback Sequence | Mother Son Relationship | Writing | Cocktail Party | Private Plane

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Eric Stoltz	...	Jake Briggs
Mary-Louise Parker	...	Joanne White
Ralph Macchio	...	Chris
Jill Clayburgh	...	Shirley, Jake's Mother
Tony Curtis	...	Carl Fisher
Timothy Dalton	...	Elliot Price
Lynne Thigpen	...	Helen
Kathleen Turner	...	Dana Coles
Roscoe Lee Browne	...	Mr. Ried
Whoopi Goldberg	...	Tragedy Mask on Theater Wall
Paul Guilfoyle	...	Roman, Jake's Father
Calista Flockhart	...	Acting Student
Arabella Field	...	Tammy Taylor
Lisa Gay Hamilton	...	Marty
David Johansen	...	Orangutang
Colleen Camp	...	Auditioner
Griffin Dunne	...	Auditioner
Chris Noth	...	Jason Brett
David Drake	...	Waiter
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eric Bogosian	...	Himself
Quentin Crisp	...	Himself
Ariel Dorgman	...	Herself (as Dorfman Ariel)
Bruce Fierstein	...	Himself
Luis Guzmán	...	Auditioner
Lady Miss Kier	...	Herself
H.M. Koutoukas	...	Walter Lobello
Olek Krupa
Gael Love	...	Herself
Marsha Norman	...	Herself
Tommy Page	...	Himself
Arthur Penn	...	Himself
Richard Price	...	Himself
Burr Steers	...	Shipley, Old College Friend
William Styron	...	Himself
Nick Taylor	...	Stagehand
George G. Colucci	...	Party Goer (uncredited)
David Lawton	...	Auditioner (uncredited)

Directed by
Daniel Algrant

Writing credits (WGA)
Daniel Algrant		(written by) (as Dan Algrant) and
John Warren		(written by)

Produced by
Carol Cuddy	....	line producer
Martin Scorsese	....	executive producer
Frederick Zollo	....	producer

Original Music by
Angelo Badalamenti

Cinematography by
Joey Forsyte

Film Editing by
Bill Pankow

Casting by
Judy Henderson
Bonnie Timmermann

Production Design by
Kalina Ivanov

Costume Design by
Julie Weiss

Makeup Department
John Dods	....	prosthetic makeup artist: Whoopi Goldberg

Production Management
Michael Jackman	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Robert C. Albertell	....	second second assistant director

Sound Department
Nancy Cabrera	....	foley artist
Richard P. Cirincione	....	sound editor
Sara Corrigan	....	sound
Susan Sklar Friedman	....	assistant sound editor
Eytan Mirsky	....	assistant sound editor
Maurice Schell	....	supervising sound editor
Abdul Malik Abbott	....	sound recordist: second unit (uncredited)
Maurice Schell	....	foley artist (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Robert M. Andres	....	key grip
Michael F. Barrow	....	gaffer
Bonnie S. Blake	....	first assistant camera
Lamont Crawford	....	grip
Bob Marshak	....	still photographer
Charles Quinlivan	....	grip

Casting Department
Alison E. McBryde	....	casting assistant

Editorial Department
Patricia Bowers	....	associate film editor
Andrew Weisblum	....	apprentice editor

Music Department
Bonnie Greenberg	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Jane Barrer	....	location manager
Polly Brown	....	assistant: Kathleen Turner
Rebekkah Linton Gillett	....	office production assistant
Angela Quiles	....	assistant production coordinator
Maurice Schell	....	adr loop group
Alexander Westerman	....	assistant to producer
Elizabeth Zagrany	....	assistant accountant
Bill Timoney	....	adr voice group (uncredited)
Heather Zicko	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Ilann Girard	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Some Film

Distributors

• Columbia TriStar Home Video (USA) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)
• Columbia TriStar (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar (laserdisc)
• Fine Line Features (1994) (USA) (theatrical)
• Laurenfilm (Spain)
• PCV/Audio Visual Enterprises (Greece)
• Versátil (Brazil) (DVD)
• Versátil (Brazil) (VHS)

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:PG (cut) | Brazil:14 | Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Spain:13 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Wagner College, Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Some Film

Trivia:

Calista Flockhart's feature film debut.

Quotes:

[On marriage]
Jake Briggs: I've been trying to fit it into the context of my life, you know what I mean? And life, life is... curious.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Divine Mr. Crisp (1994) (V)

Soundtrack:

Listen, it's gone

The Briggs of Cambridge

"Naked in New York", is an indie film that is not seen much these days. In a way, its star, Eric Stolz is to be congratulated by his support to this kind of films. As directed by Daniel Algrent, and based on the material written by the director and John Warren, it shows it had a potential that somehow doesn't quite make the viewer root for these characters.

At the center, Jake and Joanne. They seem to be an ideal couple. Not only are they attractive, but they appear to have their marriage under control, that is, until outside influences come their way and in a way try to derail it. Jake is an aspiring playwright and Joanne a photographer. Joanne makes it first when a gallery owner shows interest in her work and in her. Jake, helped by his college friend, Chris, gets one of his plays accepted for a Off-Broadway production.

The separation of Jake from Joanne, plays heavily into their relationship. Jake suspects Elliott Price's motives when he makes Joanne his assistant. At the same time, Jake meets more than he bargained for in the theatrical world of New York, where he finds a fauna and flora he didn't count on.

Eric Stolz and Mary Louise Parker make a good couple. Ralph Macchio is the gay friend who's secretly in love with Jake. Jill Clayburgh, Timothy Dalton and Tony Curtis are seen also. Kathleen Turner is excellent as the older theater diva who is instrumental in having Jake's play produced because she is in it.

This was a good effort by all of the people involved.