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Naked in New York

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Jake (Eric Stoltz) moves to New York City when he hears that producer Carl Fisher (Tony Curtis) is staging a play he's written. Carl hires starlet Dana Coles (Kathleen Turner) for the lead, but Jake is concerned when she tries to oust his actor friend Chris (Ralph Macchio) from the show. And with his photographer girlfriend, Joanne White (Mary-Louise Parker), warming to art gallery owner Elliot Price (Timothy Dalton), Jake comes to realize how hard it is to juggle art and love.

Critics Reviews

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
3/4
What distinguishes Naked in New York is its confidence in its intelligence. It doesn't go for cheap shots or easy laughs, but patiently follows its hero through the labyrinth of his early career. Go to Full Review
Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily 09/27/2005
2/5
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 06/18/2005
C+
Though too imitative of Woody Allen's Annie Hall, Dan Algrant's feature debut is nonetheless well acted by Eric Stoltz, Mary-Louise Parker, Tony Curtis, and Kathleen Turner. Go to Full Review
Christopher Null Filmcritic.com 11/25/2004
4/5
Brent Simon Entertainment Today 10/05/2004
B
A movie of somewhat indulgent introspection, a confection of twentysomething ambivalence. Go to Full Review
Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal 08/29/2003
2/5
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Steve D 02/21/2023 It really doesn't add up to much. See more 11/24/2010 Mary-Louise Parker was even more gorgeous when she was young See more 08/05/2010 "Naked in New York" begins with the main character Jake (Eric Stoltz) sitting in his car, looking directly ahead and narrating as if the audience is the windshield. I liked that. The movie is essentially about a college graduate trying to make it in New York City, and keep his relationships intact at the same time. As Jake tells us in his car-scenes, his father walked out when he was a baby, he had to look after his mother. She was very emotional. "Clearly, having no men around made me sensitive to women." he says. Jake is a playwright, telling the story of his life and his attempts to become successful. His friend Chris (Ralph Macchio) describes him as an "artsy New York jew". Chris is an actor and friend of Jake's. Unlike Jake he has a pretty normal family. From the beginning it seems as if Chris might have a bit of a thing for Jake, and they explore that a bit in the movie. Poor Chris. Mary-Louise Parker plays Joanne, a girl Jake meets at college who Chris calls a "whitebread WASP". When Joanne and Jake get series, she becomes a successful photographer. In terms of the supporting cast there's Timothy Dalton as Elliot, a family friend who Joanne's mother tries to push on her. And who helps Joanne with her photography. Tony Curtis! As a producer of plays. Kathleen Turner as an actress. A pretty good cast really. So funny seeing a very young Mary Louise Parker, since I've only really seen her in Weeds. And in general I quite like Eric Stoltz. Naturally ever since "The Outsiders", I adore Ralph Macchio, the karate kid. "Naked in New York" is really just about Jake's life, his career, his relationships... It's occasionally funny. Interesting. Well-acted, well-written. A cool movie. About people. And life. Really, it isn't as boring as I'm probably making it sound. Decent 90s flick that I think is worth a watch, if you can get your hands on it. See more 07/19/2010 omg that guy is ugly, soo stupid See more 06/27/2010 Le film n'est pas mauvais en soi, mais il ressemble tellement à Annie Hall, qu'on frôle vraiment le plagiat!! Le personnage principal reste attachant. See more 04/24/2010 A movie of somewhat indulgent introspection, a confection of twentysomething ambivalence. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Jake (Eric Stoltz) moves to New York City when he hears that producer Carl Fisher (Tony Curtis) is staging a play he's written. Carl hires starlet Dana Coles (Kathleen Turner) for the lead, but Jake is concerned when she tries to oust his actor friend Chris (Ralph Macchio) from the show. And with his photographer girlfriend, Joanne White (Mary-Louise Parker), warming to art gallery owner Elliot Price (Timothy Dalton), Jake comes to realize how hard it is to juggle art and love.
Director
Daniel Algrant
Producer
Frederick Zollo
Screenwriter
Daniel Algrant, John Warren
Production Co
Some Film Company
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Sep 7, 2004
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.0M
Runtime
1h 26m
Sound Mix
Stereo