Sunday in New York (1963)

Very Cool!!!

Truly Dreadful Film

It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

This is one of the most delightful, enjoyable and successful comedies of the 60s, and in 50 years it has lost nothing of its charm and not aged at all. Everyone remains young at heart somewhere in his being, and this film is something of a miracle worker bringing out that feeling of eternal continuous youth. The question is where all the charm is coming from. All the actors are in top form, but Jane Fonda and Rod Taylor are leading the show, she in a dominating character of constantly impressing eloquence and honesty, while he supplies a more subtle charm of the discreet comfort of an accompanying orchestra. It must be pointed out how much the music means for this film. It is perfect all the way and supplies exactly the right mood for every scene, constantly changing between jazz, entertainment and classical romantic - sometimes it approaches Rachmaninov. Above all, this is Norman Krasna's best script, and he was one of the most experienced script writers of Hollywood with decades of professional work behind him. The dialog couldn't be better. Phrases like "If I were you I would kiss me" and the dialog "What's the matter with you women?" Answer: "Men!" will stick forever like the best repartees of the heyday of screwball comedies. The story is ingenious: two couples find each other through jungles of complications and more than one regular mess. In brief, for a comedy, everything is perfect in this film, nothing is missing or lacking, it offers everything and will remain a joy every time you see it.

Sunday In New York is directed by Peter Tewksbury, has a screenplay by Norman Krasna based on his play and stars Rod Taylor, Jane Fonda and Cliff Robertson.Sunday In New York is all about Eileen Tyler(Jane Fonda)who following a breakup, comes to New York to stay with her brother Adam(Cliff Robertson) who's an airline pilot, and quite the ladies man. Whilst travelling in the city, Eileen literally bumps into the man she may just be meant to be with Mike(Rod Taylor)on a bus. The two spend the day together and soon develop feelings for one another.Things get complicated because Eileen is a virgin and is unsure about whether she wants to have sex before marriage. Besides that her ex(Robert Culp)turns up looking for her and Eileen makes Mike pretend to be her brother because Adam's on a date with his girlfriend.Funny and romantic with an enchanting lead performance by Fonda and featuring Rod Taylor at his most sexy, Sunday In New York is a gentle and delightful romantic comedy filled with fine performances.

One of the iconic movies about the lure of non New Yorkers to downtown Manhattan. Two visitors to downtown, Rod Taylor and Jane Fonda, meet, spar, consider, find obstacles and eventually agree. The location photography, largely the residential and commercial zones at the southern end of Central Park,are as a fine a travelog of the city, dressed for another time, as one might ever locate. Rod Taylor and Cliff Robertson. the longest male roles, are excellent. I have never personally warmed to Jane Fonda as the one moment prude, one moment siren and one moment goofball ingenue repeated in so many romantic comedies of this era, though critics and general audiences seem to think she is top drawer. In the end, the traditional mild reproach, of the downtown New York City brother and his girlfriend whirlwinding for a moment to themselves, with the out of towners having trouble trying to connect for sincerity, may also be a traditional approach to playing downtown New York City in fiction.

Sunday in New York (1963) - This is without a doubt one of the cutest romantic comedies of all time. The underlying premise of Eileen being the oldest virgin around is of course tossed around in the dialogue, but it is done so in early 1960's taste. A few years later, and this premise would have been a moot point and certainly not the major plot device of a movie. Fortunately, this film was made in time to be made tastefully and with a perfect cast. Rod Taylor never seemed to match up quite as well with Doris Day, but he and a very young Jane Fonda are perfect for each other. Cliff Robertson plays Fonda's brother, Robert Culp plays her ex-boyfriend, Jo Morris is Robertson's girl, and Jim Backus is Robertson's boss. Fonda and Taylor meet on a Sunday in NYC on a weekend when Fonda crashes at her brother's small bachelor pad following a relationship breakup. Robertson, not expecting her, has his plans with Morris dashed. He allows his sister to, of course, stay, and then Fonda ventures out for some sightseeing where she and Taylor become entangled, literally, in a hilarious "meet cute" that eventually leads them back to the apartment. Through a series of of only romantic comedy mishaps, a string of misunderstandings, miscommunication, and some identity swapping. All of the above are handled with great skill from the fine cast and, in the end, all is right in the world of make-believe.What sets this film apart from others of it's day? Besides the cast, it has a very well-written script and creative direction. Sometimes a weaker movie can pull through on a weaker cast or script, but when you have both, you have rom-com magic. There is nothing I would change about this film. I don't know if I've ever written that before. Regardless, it only applies to a select few films. If you love it like I do, then feel fortunate because this has just been released on DVD. Obviously, I highly recommend it, but I will say this is my favorite genre.