New York, New York with Lin-Manuel Miranda
Summary
Griffin and David discuss Martin Scorsese’s 1977 film New York, New York, featuring guest lyricist Lynn Ahrens. They analyze the movie’s troubled production, its status as Scorsese’s only major commercial failure, and the dynamic between Robert De Niro and Liza Minnelli. The conversation highlights the film’s controversial editing, which removed key sequences like "Happy Endings," and explores how the iconic title song was born out of creative conflict.
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