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| gross = $1,060,000 (US/ Canada)<ref>Solomon, Aubrey. ''Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series)''. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. {{ISBN|978-0-8108-4244-1}}. p233. Please note figures are rentals accruing to distributors and not total gross.</ref>
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'''''Next Stop, Greenwich Village''''' is a 1976 American comedy-drama film written and directed by [[Paul Mazursky]], featuring [[Lenny Baker]], [[Shelley Winters]], [[Ellen Greene]], [[Lois Smith]], and [[Christopher Walken]].
'''''Next Stop, Greenwich Village''''' is a 1976 American [[comedy-drama]] film written and directed by [[Paul Mazursky]], featuring [[Lenny Baker]], [[Shelley Winters]], [[Ellen Greene]], [[Lois Smith]], and [[Christopher Walken]].


==Plot==
==Plot==
The film takes place in 1953. Larry Lipinsky is a 22-year old Jewish boy from the Jewish enclave Brownsville in Brooklyn, New York, who has dreams of stardom. He moves to [[Greenwich Village]], much to the chagrin of his extremely over-protective mother. Larry ends up hanging out with an eccentric bunch of characters while waiting for his big break. He has a group of tight-knit friends, which includes a wacky girl named Connie; Anita, an emotionally distraught woman who constantly contemplates suicide; Robert, a young WASP who fancies himself a poet; and Bernstein, an African-American gay man. All the while, he tries to maintain a stormy relationship with Sarah, his girlfriend. This band of outsiders becomes Larry's new family as he struggles as an actor and works toward a break in Hollywood.
The film takes place in 1953. Larry Lipinsky is a 22-year old Jewish man from [[Brownsville, Brooklyn|Brownsville]] in Brooklyn, New York, with dreams of stardom. He moves to [[Greenwich Village]], much to the chagrin of his extremely overprotective mother. Larry ends up hanging out with an eccentric bunch of characters while waiting for his big break. He has a group of tight-knit friends, which includes a wacky girl named Connie; Anita, an emotionally distraught woman who constantly contemplates suicide; Robert, a young WASP who fancies himself a poet; and Bernstein, an African-American gay man. All the while, he tries to maintain a stormy relationship with Sarah, his girlfriend. This band of outsiders becomes Larry's new family as he struggles as an actor and works toward a break in Hollywood.


==Cast==
==Cast==
{{castlist|
* [[Lenny Baker]] as Larry Lapinsky
* [[Lenny Baker]] as Larry Lapinsky
* [[Shelley Winters]] as Fay Lapinsky
* [[Shelley Winters]] as Fay Lapinsky
* [[Ellen Greene]] as Sarah
* [[Ellen Greene]] as Sarah
* [[Lois Smith]] as Anita
* [[Lois Smith]] as Anita
* [[Christopher Walken]] as Robert (as Chris Walken)
* [[Christopher Walken]] as Robert (credited as Chris Walken)
* [[Antonio Fargas]] as Bernstein
* [[Antonio Fargas]] as Bernstein
* [[Mike Kellin]] as Ben Lapinsky
* [[Mike Kellin]] as Ben Lapinsky
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* [[Dori Brenner]] as Connie
* [[Dori Brenner]] as Connie
* [[Jeff Goldblum]] as Clyde Baxter
* [[Jeff Goldblum]] as Clyde Baxter
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* Rashel Novikoff as Mrs. Tupperman
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* Michael Egan as Herbert Berghof, Acting Coach
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* [[Bill Murray]] (uncredited) as Nick Kessler
* [[Joe Spinell]] as Cop At El Station
* [[Joe Spinell]] as Cop At El Station
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* [[Stuart Pankin]] (uncredited) as Man At Party
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* [[Vincent Schiavelli]] (uncredited) as Man At Rent Party
* [[Rochelle Oliver]] as Dr. Marsha
* [[Rochelle Oliver]] as Dr. Marsha
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* Rashel Novikoff as Mrs. Tupperman
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* Michael Egan as [[Herbert Berghof]], Acting Coach
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* [[Bill Murray]] (''uncredited'') as Nick Kessler
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* [[Stuart Pankin]] (''uncredited'') as Man At Party
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* [[Vincent Schiavelli]] (''uncredited'') as Man At Rent Party
}}


==Production==
==Production==
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The film was entered into the [[1976 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/2113/year/1976.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Next Stop, Greenwich Village |access-date=2009-05-08|work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref>
The film was entered into the [[1976 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/2113/year/1976.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Next Stop, Greenwich Village |access-date=2009-05-08|work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref>

Paul Mazursky discusses the making of this film in an interview published in ''Filmmakers Newsletter'' April, 1976, Volume 9, Number 6, pp.&nbsp;30ff by Nicholas Pasquariello


===Casting===
===Casting===
This film is also notable for being [[Bill Murray]]'s first film, with Murray having a few minutes of screen time. [[Jeff Goldblum]] and [[Christopher Walken]] (credited as Chris Walken) are relatively early in their respective careers.
This film is also notable for being [[Bill Murray]]'s first film, with Murray having a few minutes of screen time. [[Jeff Goldblum]] and [[Christopher Walken]] (credited as Chris Walken) were early in their careers.


==Reception==
==Reception==
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The film generally was well received by critics. Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a "fresh" score of 86% based on 21 reviews.<ref>{{cite web|title=Next Stop, Greenwich Village|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/next_stop_greenwich_village/|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref>
===Critical reception===
⚫
The film generally was well received by critics. Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a "fresh" score of 84% based on 19 reviews.<ref>{{cite web|title=Next Stop, Greenwich Village|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/next_stop_greenwich_village/|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0074963}}
* {{IMDb title|0074963}}
* {{tcmdb title|84787}}
* {{TCMDb title|84787}}
* {{AllMovie title|35138}}


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{{Paul Mazursky}}
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Next Stop, Greenwich Village
Directed byPaul Mazursky
Written byPaul Mazursky
Produced byPaul Mazursky
Anthony Ray
StarringLenny Baker
Shelley Winters
Ellen Greene
Lois Smith
Christopher Walken
CinematographyArthur J. Ornitz
Edited byRichard Halsey
Music byBill Conti
Dave Brubeck Quartet
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • February 4, 1976 (1976-02-04)
Running time
111 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1,060,000 (US/ Canada)[1]

Next Stop, Greenwich Village is a 1976 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Paul Mazursky, featuring Lenny Baker, Shelley Winters, Ellen Greene, Lois Smith, and Christopher Walken.

Plot

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The film takes place in 1953. Larry Lipinsky is a 22-year old Jewish man from Brownsville in Brooklyn, New York, with dreams of stardom. He moves to Greenwich Village, much to the chagrin of his extremely overprotective mother. Larry ends up hanging out with an eccentric bunch of characters while waiting for his big break. He has a group of tight-knit friends, which includes a wacky girl named Connie; Anita, an emotionally distraught woman who constantly contemplates suicide; Robert, a young WASP who fancies himself a poet; and Bernstein, an African-American gay man. All the while, he tries to maintain a stormy relationship with Sarah, his girlfriend. This band of outsiders becomes Larry's new family as he struggles as an actor and works toward a break in Hollywood.

Cast

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Production

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Filmmaker Mazursky had made his acting debut in Stanley Kubrick's 1953 film Fear and Desire, and Next Stop, Greenwich Village is a semi-autobiographical account of Mazursky's early life as an actor.

The film was entered into the 1976 Cannes Film Festival.[2]

Paul Mazursky discusses the making of this film in an interview published in Filmmakers Newsletter April, 1976, Volume 9, Number 6, pp. 30ff by Nicholas Pasquariello

Casting

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This film is also notable for being Bill Murray's first film, with Murray having a few minutes of screen time. Jeff Goldblum and Christopher Walken (credited as Chris Walken) were early in their careers.

Reception

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The film generally was well received by critics. Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a "fresh" score of 86% based on 21 reviews.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p233. Please note figures are rentals accruing to distributors and not total gross.
  2. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Next Stop, Greenwich Village". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
  3. ^ "Next Stop, Greenwich Village". Rotten Tomatoes.
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