The plot embodies a punk rock ethic of misunderstood youth articulating their frustrations toward adult authority through music. Films are carefully curated to capture the essence of old new york and times square. Remembering the lost theaters of times square s deuce. Tssr features works shown at the tss, in addition to ephemera and documentation of the original exhibition. See more ideas about times square, i movie and 1980 films. It was released on dvd a few years ago complete with commentary by the director and lead actress, its only available as a region 1 dvd but its still worth getting hold of. Times square 1980 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
In fact, its a rare example of hollywood getting things right when it comes to representing a subculture of sorts. The times square show revisited, returns to a groundbreaking exhibition that in june 1980, inaugurated new trends in contemporary art. The rich girl pammy, played by trini alvarado, is the protected daughter of a well known politician. One minute shes composed a poem that is proposed to be a song, next cut shes on stage singing it. How the times square show changed the new york art world.
The opening title sequence of allan moyles times square is an introduction to a character and their place in the universe. The original motion picture soundtrack times square. Times square is a film inspired by a young womans diary found by director allen moyle. The kidnap scene from the wonderful 1980 allan moyle film, which would have been a lot more wonderful had robert stigwood not been involved. One song from the film, dangerous type 1979 by the cars, was not included on the twolp release. Robin johnson in times square 1980 trini alvarado and robin johnson in. Todays times square is known as the iconic tourist destination of new york, becoming the most visited place on the globe and attracting over 1 million visitors a year. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Full region 1 usa anchor bay studio dvd movie only, no menus or. Before times square was a global attraction, it was home to sex shops and drug dealers, earning a reputation as the sketchiest part of new york city. The film is a complete recreation of 1980s times square, mostly from paul stones own memories. This is times square 1980 by quad cinema on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
Meat loaf and wife leslie aday attend the opening of times square on october 14, 1980 at the ziegfeld theater in new york city. Remembering the lost theaters of times squares deuce. Until something more objectionable hits the fan, times square will suffice as the new movie most worth ducking. For this scene, tom cruise runs through a deserted times square wondering why he is the only person there.
Of all the bad movies ive seen recently, this is the one that projects the real sense of a missed opportunityof potential achievement gone wrong. The film s producers spoke to the nypd movie unit and requested to film in times square with one condition. I would love to see a film about times square and all the seedy shit. Streaming full times square 1980 first, once you can rate this movie. A fascinating story that takes place in the middle of times square, a indigent young girl becomes well known, a well off girl gets courageous and one special friendship will not be tamed. Times square is a 1980 american drama film directed by allan moyle and starring trini alvarado and robin johnson as teenage runaways from opposite sides. The original motion picture soundtrack is a 1980 soundtrack album of mostly new wave and punk rock from the film of the same name. Times square is the best film manufacured by robert stigwood organization rso, emi films, butterfly valley n. This was before websites, emails and electricity, so you had to get your work seen the old fashioned way, pestering. Unbeknownst to him, a teenage runaway had tucked her private journal into the sofa cushions. Times square 1980 is one of the great underseen teen films schlock corridor where all the weirdest, wildest and best bmovies are found. In the spring of 1980, there were plans under consideration for a convention center, two hotels, and an urban theme park to be called the city at 42nd street eliot 1834. I wouldve added protoriot grrrl flicks times square 1980 and ladies and gentlemen, the fabulous stains 1982. Should you have try out to request film efter titel times square, you are on the right websted.
Times square is a 1980 film, set in new york city, starring trini alvarado and robin johnson as teenage runaways from opposite sides of the tracks, and tim curry as a radio dj. While times square is a great new wave not punk movie it suffers for me the problem of often jumping the plot too quick. Oct 12, 2012 why are we revisiting the times square show. Theyre important works in the punk screen canon for females, even if written and directed by men. The savage stack times square 1980 allan moyles queer coming of age story is also a love letter to the grimy days of 42nd streets past. In addition to gloriously gritty scenes of early80s new york and precleanup times square, the film also boasts a nowlegendary rock n roll soundtrack featuring songs by the ramones, lou reed, roxy music, the cure, talking heads and others alongside specially composed numbers including xtc rarity take this town, and flowers of the city, co. Times square irt 42nd street shuttle, serving the s 42nd street shuttle times square church, located near times square, new york city. Meet the pimps and hos of seedy 70s times square posted on thu, april 9, 2015 by diane pham in history, midtown, video view photo in gallery. Times square is a 1980 film, set in new york city, starring trini alvarado and robin johnson as teenage runaways from. Theres always going to be for lack of a better term a stack of films weve been meaning to get to.
Various artists, talking heads, the pretenders, the cure, lou. Theres a lot going on in times square, the 1980 coming of age film that captures nycs then slimy epicenter in all its filth, fury and fun. Two angsty teenage girls come together to form a punk band and soon take new york by storm. Times square 1980 is one of the great underseen teen films. This is a movie that has all the trappings of a typical teen flick, with rebellious youth in revolt against their parents, not to mention an impressive soundtrack featuring the likes of the ramones. Tim curry, trini alvarado dvd synopsis and information. Perhaps more importantly, times square has a haskel wexler gritty documentary style that simply transcends the narrative elements of the story. Schlock corridor where all the weirdest, wildest and best bmovies are found. Various artists, talking heads, the pretenders, the cure, lou reed, the ramones, marcie levy, talking heads, the ruts, suzi quatro times square music. Times square released in 1980, times square is a punk rock teen drama following the urban misadventures of two runaways, nicky marotta and pamela pearl. You can write, times square 1980 is a good movie, but it can be is a bad movie.
Quite a feat given the massive gentrification transformation that has taken place in the last decade. Rich girl pammy trini alvarado is the sheltered daughter of a prominent politician. The duo starts a band and, with the help of an fm disk jockey, publicize their music around town. Times square 1980 allan moyle, tim curry, trini alvarado, robin johnson, drama, music february 15, 2017 two girls run away from a mental institution and forge a relationship on the streets of new york. Robert stigwood organization rso, emi films, butterfly valley n. Theres never a question that these happenings are both real and vividly imagined. Since were talking about 1980, movie soundtracks had yet to become vehicles for newly signed acts in dire need of attention and promotion to sell their yettobe. Saigon times square in ho chi minh city formerly saigon entertainment. It was many years before i was finally able to obtain a copy of times square, although i was ultimately disappointed with what has established itself as a steady cult classic to no surprise that represents the old days of real new york filmed entirely on location and the emergence of new wave not so. The soundtrack to allan moyles 1980 teen runaway adventure times square is a rather solid mix of new wave and punk. Times square 1980 a latenight new york disc jockey tim curry follows the punkrock antics of two runaway teenage girls trini alvarado, robin johnson. It became a cultural hub full of theatres, music halls, and upscale hotels. Times square 1980 allan moyle, tim curry, trini alvarado. About one hundred businesses trading in sex and pornography had been closed goldstein 32, including the massage parlor at the times square show site.
Times square is a 1980 american drama film, set in new york city, starring trini alvarado and robin johnson as teenage runaways from opposite sides of the tracks, and tim curry as a radio dj. Times square 1980 dvd trini alvarado vintage shack. The film features actual people from the book and real people cast as actors. As the sleez sisters they get the attention of a city full of disaffected. Apparently he also managed to wreck the career of the. The plot embodies a punk rock ethic of misunderstood youth articulatin. A fascinating story that takes place in the middle of times square, a indigent young girl becomes well known, a well off girl gets courageous. Two young girls run away from a psychiatric institution and make a home for themselves in the middle of times square. I found a copy of that script complete with a blackandwhite xerox, this. Full movie times square full movie hd with duration 111 min and released on 1980 1017 and mpaa rating is 3 original title. Times square is a 1980 american drama film directed by allan moyle and starring trini alvarado and robin johnson as teenage runaways from opposite sides of the tracks and tim curry as a radio dj.
The evolution of new yorks times square daily mail online. So in midjune 1980, which, judging by the radio and records article, was the originally planned release date for times square, emi plastered a twopage announcement of the film s impending release in the center spread of this organ aimed at british film exhibitors and producers. Times square show revisited in 2012 at the bertha and karl leubsdorf art gallerythe times square gallery revisiting the 1980 times square show in 2012, the hunter college art galleries revived this landmark show, providing an indepth look at it and highlighting its influence on the new york art scene and contemporary art at large. Kelly stitzel gives us the lowdown in this weeks soundtrack saturday. In the heart of times square, a poor girl becomes famous, a rich girl becomes courageous, and both become friends two illmatched teenage girls form a punk band and soon have new york by its ears. Times square 1980 watch full movie online netflix us. Brightly lit by numerous billboards and advertisements, it stretches from west 42nd to west 47th streets, and is sometimes referred to as the crossroads of the world, the center of the.
Times square was almost the complete opposite of the glass condo. The november 3, 1980 new york magazine contained, on pages 78 and 79, an article with photographs by caterine milinaire author of cheap chic, discussing times square, the clothes nicky and pammy wear in the film, and featuring robin johnson and trini alvarado modeling outfits loosely inspired by the film with directions on where to go to buy them. Despite playing a supporting role, tim curry received top billing as he was the only cast member largely known to movie audiences. Times square quickly became new yorks agora, a place to gather to await great tidings and to celebrate them, whether a world series or a presidential election.
Kevin mccormick, allan moyle, jacob brackman, leanne unger. Times square 1980 when canadian filmmaker allan moyle moved to new york city in the late 70s, he bought a second hand couch to furnish the seedy 42nd st. Times square is allan moyles second directorial effort, the first being 1977s the rubber gun. The opening title sequence of allan moyles times square is an. In the heart of times square, a poor girl becomes famous, a rich girl becomes courageous and one remarkable friendship refuses to be tamed. Robin johnson became a sudor hero to me as i sought this type to hang wi. Times square 1980 film wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. The plot embodies a punk rock ethic of misunderstood youth articulating. Filmen er produceret med fremragende grafisk kvalitet, bedste ear busting sound quality and greatest bedste skuespillere. As a 17yearold, he would travel to nyc to document the now longlost treasures that times square once held in the 80s.
It was an american film released in 1980 but i discovered it in the early 1980s. So changes to the storyline could not take away from its basic ambiance nor from its preservation of the look of 1979 times square something that was even then a ghost world. Again, its to the credit of this full blooded possession film that both answers seem to be occurring simultaneously. Jan 10, 2020 i loved this movie i can still recall the day i lied to the ticket seller. Times square bande originale du film 1980, cassette. Times square times square is a major commercial intersection and a neighbourhood in midtown manhattan, at the junction of broadway and seventh avenue and stretching from west 42nd to west 47th streets. Times square, the heart of the city, is suffering, and pulsing at its center, axe in hand, is nicky marotta.
Times square dvd 1980 for sale tim curry trini alvarado add full soundtrack on cdr. Times square rarely comes together into anything more than a good idea that fails, but there are times when it seems on the brink of wonderful things. As an aspiring artist, starting at 17ish, i would travel to ny every once in awhile to show my illustrations. Times square is a major commercial intersection, tourist destination, entertainment center, and neighborhood in the midtown manhattan section of new york city, at the junction of broadway and seventh avenue. The film culminates in a rock show, featuring an array of rockers performing on top of a marquee on 42nd street. Nicky robin johnson and pamela trini alvarado are teenage girls who have much in common, but also many differences. Perhaps being overlooked gives them greater cult status by keeping them films you have to be in the know to seek out. The awardwinning, 80s movies rewind has been the place for eighties movies since 1999 and you can totally see why with a full 8 pages of totally the best info for each of the 579 movies featured.
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