The library of congress does not own rights to material in its collections. Various artists, talking heads, the pretenders, the cure. Times square, the heart of the city, is suffering, and pulsing at its center, axe in hand, is nicky marotta. A latenight new york disc jockey tim curry follows the punkrock antics of two runaway teenage girls trini alvarado, robin johnson. See more ideas about times square, i movie and 1980 films. The opening title sequence of allan moyles times square is an introduction to a character and their place in the universe. Times square 1929 film times square 1980 film times square soundtrack, 1980 soundtrack album for the film. About one hundred businesses trading in sex and pornography had been closed goldstein 32, including the massage parlor at the times square show site. The times square show revisited, returns to a groundbreaking exhibition that in june 1980, inaugurated new trends in contemporary art. Unbeknownst to him, a teenage runaway had tucked her private journal into the sofa cushions.
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. I wouldve added protoriot grrrl flicks times square 1980 and ladies and gentlemen, the fabulous stains 1982. Director allan moyle and actress robin johnson discuss the film and its opening scene on the times square dvd audio commentary. 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. 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. Fans of punk music and punk movies will love this film. Films are carefully curated to capture the essence of old. Bryant park and times square got the nickname needle park because of the widespread heroine abuse. Times square, new york, new york library of congress. Tssr returns to the original events of 1980 in an attempt to understand the origins of the tss and to recover missing elements vital to comprehending the. Saigon times square in ho chi minh city formerly saigon entertainment.
Robin johnson became a sudor hero to me as i sought this type to hang wi. As an aspiring artist, starting at 17ish, i would travel to ny every once in awhile to show my illustrations. The soundtrack to allan moyles 1980 teen runaway adventure times square is a rather solid mix of new wave and punk. 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. Presented in a brandnew digital transfer, allan moyles cult feature of 1980 is a. The girl who played pamela was also convincing, though not as good as her costar robin johnson, who was easily the best actress in the movie. While times square is a great new wave not punk movie it suffers for me the. Perhaps being overlooked gives them greater cult status by keeping them films you have to be in the know to seek out. As a 17yearold, he would travel to nyc to document the now longlost treasures that times square once held in the 80s. And of course diy is now pervasive, which was a big part of the times square show in art, fashion, film and performance.
Upon its release in 1980, the soundtrack to the film times square garnered more attention than the movie. Therefore, it does not license or charge permission fees for use of such material and cannot grant or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute the material. Peter coffield herbert berghof genres comingofage odd couple film teen movie release info october 17, 1980 color 111 minutes see more films from 1980 see more about this film on our. Nail your tv to the floor and lock up your daughters. How the times square show changed the new york art world in 1980. Times square is a 1980 film, set in new york city, starring trini alvarado and robin johnson as teenage runaways from. Remembering the lost theaters of times squares deuce. 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. Two runaway teens face life on the streets in new york city with a. Times square was released in 1980 and was produced by emi and rso films, the latter being the motion picture arm of robert stigwood.
Its a film about punk, about new york city as it was in 1980 gritty, rundown, full of drugfuelled excess. Times square film from the grindhouse cinema database. Two young girls run away from a psychiatric institution and make a home for themselves in the middle of times square. Times square 1980, usa is a punk teen film directed by allan moyle.
How the times square show changed the new york art world. If you already love this film, i would also recommend checking out pump up the volume, another impressive piece by director allan moyle. Times square the 1980 dance music movie featuring robin johnson and trini alvarado at the award winning 80s movies rewind. 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. 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. 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. Times square irt 42nd street shuttle, serving the s 42nd street shuttle times square church, located near times square, new york city. Posts about times square 1980 movie written by defeatedandgifted. Stepping back in time some 30 years, times square would be unrecognizable to most visitors currently on their way to the disney store, toysrus, or. Times square is allan moyles second directorial effort, the first being 1977s the rubber gun. In fact, its a rare example of hollywood getting things right when it comes to representing a subculture of sorts. Times square rarely comes together into anything more than a good idea that. Times square is a dynamite depiction of gritty new york city circa 1980 and the undeniable power of rockergirl angst. The girl who played pamela was also convincing, though not as good as her co star robin johnson, who was easily the best actress in the movie. The plot embodies a punk rock ethic of misunderstood youth articulating their frustrations toward adult authority through music. 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 is an entertainment and business district in new york city, united states. 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.
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. Steiner will present a rare film screening of the dyke cult classic, times square. In a way, i think roxy music werent far off, gritty and. Director moyle is able to film new york brilliantly, with a lot of great wide shots and dolly shots of the corners of new york and the setting for the film. The film features actual people from the book and real people cast as actors. Tssr features works shown at the tss, in addition to ephemera and documentation of the original exhibition. Onesheet poster for the allan moyle directed film times square 1980 starring tim curry of rocky horror picture show fame, trini alvarado, robin johnson, peter coffield. 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. Jan 10, 2020 i loved this movie i can still recall the day i lied to the ticket seller. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The film culminates in a rock show, featuring an array of rockers performing on top of a marquee on 42nd street.
Times square show revisited will be on view at the hunter college art. Charlie ahearn and jane dickson, times square show poster, 1980. Trini alvarado and robin johnson meet and bond in a psychiatric hospital, then leave to live by their wits near the hudson river and form punk band the. According to the thornemi australian video release sleeve notes by marjorie bilbow, the film was made on location in the tough areas of new york, in streets lined with porno cinemas, sex shops and shady clubs. In the 1980s, the city of new york was burnedout, nearly bankrupt and destroyed. Times square 1980 11973 movieart original film posters. Not surprising, as it was one of the best soundtracks of the 80s and perfectly captured the waning 70s punk scene and the emergence of 80s new wave. Schlock corridor where all the weirdest, wildest and best. Before it became a tourist trap, the times square was dirty and dangerous, with the sex market and drug trade thriving in the area.
Tim curry, trini alvarado dvd synopsis and information. Times square 1980 is one of the great underseen teen films. The duo starts a band and, with the help of an fm disk jockey, publicize their music around town. The soundtrack is one of my favorite movie soundtracks of all time. 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. In the 1980s, new york citys times square wasnt so much the crossroads of the world as it was the wrong side of the tracks.
The film is a complete recreation of 1980s times square, mostly from paul stones own memories. 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. In the 1980s, new york citys times square wasnt so much the. New york city back in the 1980s great future stories. Times square 1980, 18 presswell pressing, vinyl discogs. 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. Theyre important works in the punk screen canon for females, even if written and directed by men. It was an american film released in 1980 but i discovered it in the early 1980s. Times square 1980 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Quite a feat given the massive gentrification transformation that. In 1980 before giuliani sold the city to the highest bidder to turn it in to disney world, times square was a rough area with porn theaters and dark corners every which way. The original motion picture soundtrack times square.
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