West Side Story (4/10) Movie CLIP - America (1961) HD

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    CLIP DESCRIPTION:
    Anita (Rita Moreno) sings about the great land of America.
    FILM DESCRIPTION:
    Romeo and Juliet is updated to the tenements of New York City in this Oscar-winning musical landmark. Adapted by Ernest Lehman from the Broadway production, the movie opens with an overhead shot of Manhattan, an effect that director Robert Wise would repeat over the Alps in The Sound of Music four years later. We are introduced to two rival street gangs: the Jets, second-generation American teens, and the Sharks, Puerto Rican immigrants. When the war between the Jets and Sharks reaches a fever pitch, Jets leader Riff (Russ Tamblyn) decides to challenge the Sharks to one last "winner take all" rumble. He decides to meet Sharks leader Bernardo (George Chakiris) for a war council at a gymnasium dance; to bolster his argument, Riff wants his old pal Tony (Richard Beymer), the cofounder of the Jets, to come along. But Tony has set his sights on vistas beyond the neighborhood and has fallen in love with Bernardo's sister, Maria (Natalie Wood), a love that, as in Romeo and Juliet, will eventually end in tragedy. In contrast to the usual slash-and-burn policy of Hollywood musical adaptations, all the songs written by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim for the original Broadway production of West Side Story were retained for the film version, although some alterations were made to appease the Hollywood censors, and the original order of two songs was reversed for stronger dramatic impact. The movie more than retains the original choreography of Jerome Robbins, which is recreated in some of the most startling and balletic dance sequences ever recorded on film. West Side Story won an almost-record ten Oscars, including Best Picture, supporting awards to Chakiris and Rita Moreno as Bernardo's girlfriend, Anita, and Best Director to Robbins and Wise. Richard Beymer's singing was dubbed by Jimmy Bryant, Natalie Wood's by Marni Nixon (who also dubbed Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady), and Rita Moreno's by Betty Wand. The film's New York tenement locations were later razed to make room for Lincoln Center.
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    Cast: Jose De Vega, Jay Norman, Jaime Rogers, Larry Roquemore, Robert E. Thompson, Gus Trikonis, Eddie Verso, Rita Moreno, Marni Nixon
    Directors: Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise
    Producers: Saul Chaplin, Robert Wise, Walter Mirisch
    Screenwriters: Ernest Lehman, Arthur Laurents, William Shakespeare, Jerome Robbins
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 3 тис.

  • @jeanne_guitton
    @jeanne_guitton 10 років тому +10303

    I love it when Bernardo tries to convince Anita that all sucks in America, and she stops him by saying "You forget I'm in America". And he just smiles, like he's saying: "You have a point there."
    Those two were my favourite couple in the movie.

  • @lordsxman
    @lordsxman 8 років тому +9942

    I don't think anybody realizes just how difficult that choreography is. They're moving on the off beats in a weird time signature... THAT'S HARD!!!

    • @catlaure7583
      @catlaure7583 7 років тому +422

      AND IN HEELS

    • @ashlynnheller8400
      @ashlynnheller8400 7 років тому +151

      Catherineee J
      The girls might have been wearing character shoes.You can dance in them and they give rhe illusion of heels.

    • @JoannaCubana
      @JoannaCubana 7 років тому +8

      Ursine ComicGeek yes!!!

    • @catlaure7583
      @catlaure7583 7 років тому +5

      hopegirl518 Ashlynn trippy

    • @Tan87ful
      @Tan87ful 7 років тому +21

      True. They were amazing

  • @jackcovey1832
    @jackcovey1832 3 роки тому +1127

    Movie theater owners were reporting that after this scene ended, entire audiences (packed houses) gave this scene a standing ovation --- something theater owners had never seen before or since when screening a movie.

    • @lukethekuya
      @lukethekuya 3 роки тому +19

      Epic!

    • @mananimal3644
      @mananimal3644 Рік тому +25

      I went to a screening in Hollywood for the 50th anniversary. After this number the audience stood and applauded the cast members in attendance. The theater had stop the film. The number virtually reaches out for your hand and pleads for you to dance along. Absolutely brilliant.👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

    • @marknewton6984
      @marknewton6984 Рік тому +15

      The original much better than the remake! Long live Natalie Wood...

    • @imeanithonest5704
      @imeanithonest5704 Рік тому

      This movie did NOT need to be remade.@@marknewton6984

    • @marknewton6984
      @marknewton6984 Рік тому +5

      Well worth it!

  • @Yetres
    @Yetres 10 років тому +13067

    I just hate it when I'm arguing with my girlfriend and then I start singing and doing interpretive dance.

    • @RETROGEMS
      @RETROGEMS 9 років тому +125

      Yetres That sounds fun, LOL.

    • @ashlynnheller8400
      @ashlynnheller8400 7 років тому +124

      That sounds like something my boyfreind will say in the future.

    • @summyb
      @summyb 7 років тому +94

      You should win the award for the best comment EVER about a UA-cam video. I love this!

    • @magdalenamikili4723
      @magdalenamikili4723 7 років тому +9

      lovely :)

    • @sirknight4981
      @sirknight4981 7 років тому +12

      Are you Puerto Rican?

  • @rai2522
    @rai2522 5 років тому +3996

    nothing will ever be more iconic than anita's flowy purple dress

  • @beth2721
    @beth2721 3 роки тому +408

    fun fact: when Rita Moreno won an Oscar for this movie, she thought she had no chance of winning, so she didn’t even bother preparing an award speech. I’m so glad she did tho What an icon!!!

    • @mohammedashian8094
      @mohammedashian8094 2 роки тому +8

      The Same thing with George chakiris

    • @rosemariekury9186
      @rosemariekury9186 Рік тому +5

      @@mohammedashian8094Fun fact. George first appeared in White Christmas with Rosemary Clooney. He and another guy were dancing while she sang in a nightclub towards the end of the movie, He was really good then and wonderful as Bernardo. And very handsome and what a good dancer!

    • @marknewton6984
      @marknewton6984 Рік тому +1

      @@rosemariekury9186 "Love, You Done Me Wrong."

    • @johnlocke3862
      @johnlocke3862 3 місяці тому

      rita and the whole cast were fantastic

  • @isoldejaneholland8370
    @isoldejaneholland8370 8 років тому +3348

    You know, Natalie and Richard were good, but Rita and George were the real IT couple of West Side Story.

    • @musicaltheatergeek79
      @musicaltheatergeek79 8 років тому +229

      That's why they were nominated for and won Oscars.

    • @sandyprimus9831
      @sandyprimus9831 6 років тому +43

      yay, sharks really can dance.

    • @DDios-ih9de
      @DDios-ih9de 5 років тому +11

      Hes Greek
      Shes Puerto Rican and married a Jewish man there still together
      A Dr?

    • @user-yz9kz6vt9y
      @user-yz9kz6vt9y 4 роки тому +20

      Natalie was awful. Thankfully, Rita, George, Russ and the others make up for her rotten performance.

    • @65wiseman
      @65wiseman 4 роки тому +8

      Miss Wood was only fair and Richard was a bore. Warren Beatty would have been perfect.

  • @ffflustered9qr
    @ffflustered9qr 10 років тому +1531

    Bernardo and Anita's chemistry sizzles in this song! It's probably my favorite piece from the whole film.

  • @erikaoliver2591
    @erikaoliver2591 8 місяців тому +94

    A well-deserved oscar for Rita Moreno. Her performance is so impressive.

  • @sandrasanders706
    @sandrasanders706 7 років тому +831

    According to Rita Moreno the very end part where the girls are sitting on the shoulders of the dancers she said there were at least over a hundred takes they had to do just to get that one shot.. but this is simply the greatest musical ever made!!

    • @jreifsnyder2225
      @jreifsnyder2225 3 роки тому +8

      The gang fight scene is amazing too

    • @raedaw766
      @raedaw766 3 роки тому

      Not the greatest but it’s pretty up there.

    • @atheistsince1210
      @atheistsince1210 3 роки тому +7

      No argument there I saw a live performance in Chicago in 2003 performed by drama teenagers and there was NOT AN EMPTY seat to be had completely sold out- AND a play “Oklahoma “ was at the same time next door I’m afraid zero people went but they learned a lesson : DO NOT try to compete with West Side Story !!!!!!

    • @barbarabaldwin7120
      @barbarabaldwin7120 3 роки тому +1

      !!!!!!!!!!

    • @AsYourCruiseDirector
      @AsYourCruiseDirector 2 роки тому +2

      Jerome Robbins was a tyrant. Russ Tamblyn said he worked the dancers to death.

  • @generalhorse493
    @generalhorse493 9 років тому +5597

    you know this song is just relevant now as it was back then

    • @generalhorse493
      @generalhorse493 9 років тому +91

      That does include all the positives they bring up in the song

    • @generalhorse493
      @generalhorse493 9 років тому +102

      actually most discrimination is towards Mexicans, Muslims, and anyone who disagrees with the republican party.

    • @Shairisgarcia
      @Shairisgarcia 9 років тому +48

      +Warren Flinn Mexican and Latino Americans suffer the same things. Mexicans ARE latino americans like puerto ricans

    • @Shairisgarcia
      @Shairisgarcia 9 років тому +32

      Warren Flinn yes but you cannot say that MOST discrimination is towards Mexicans and Muslims when most minorities as a whole receive the same amount of discrimination in this country. Mexicans are not the only latino american race that have to come into America illegally. Central Americans cross through Mexico illegally into America as well, and face those same problems. Caribbean latinos sometimes come on illegal boats, swim, and stay with expired visas.

    • @BeverageGuzzler
      @BeverageGuzzler 9 років тому +23

      +Warren Flinn You forgot blacks also.

  • @swa7169
    @swa7169 4 роки тому +1124

    Bernardo: "Everywhere crime in America"
    Anita: [SNAP]
    Bernardo: "Organized crime in America"
    Anita: [YAWN]
    Bernardo: "Terrible time in America"
    Anita: "You forget I'm in America."
    Rita Moreno is amazing.

    • @tatianamelendez490
      @tatianamelendez490 3 роки тому +41

      She's incredible even now at almost 90. She's who I want to be when I'm her age. Absolutely love her.

    • @lbat5276
      @lbat5276 3 роки тому +30

      'Everyone there will have moved here'. She steals this movie.

    • @boombapdoom493
      @boombapdoom493 3 роки тому +9

      That oooohhh right after 😆

    • @maevemallory2122
      @maevemallory2122 3 роки тому +1

      Love her so much... i think she was in the new one too as somebody?

    • @maevemallory2122
      @maevemallory2122 3 роки тому +3

      She has a documentary about her on netflix its really interesting

  • @prettybullet3845
    @prettybullet3845 8 років тому +634

    They make the dancing look so effortless even though it's not and takes many years of practice to get to that point.

    • @RaymondHng
      @RaymondHng 8 років тому +42

      What makes these dance numbers difficult are the time signatures used throughout Bernstein's music. Moreno said the music does not make dance sense. Dancers are trained to dance to beats in groups of 4 or 8. "America" 's compound meter is 6/8 3/4.

    • @prettybullet4646
      @prettybullet4646 6 років тому +25

      To me that's the sign of an exceptional dancer. They make it look effortless.

    • @brandyyolidio4213
      @brandyyolidio4213 3 роки тому +4

      True talented professionals have that ability, it's beautiful 💃

  • @raeluh5938
    @raeluh5938 7 років тому +988

    1:11 let's talk about Anita being so supportive when bernardo was dancing and being all "that's my man!" and when she is dancing bernardo was just appreciating her so much一

    • @roseiam
      @roseiam 4 роки тому +30

      Ooh I never noticed her doing that!

    • @dafnepaolarodriguezrojas2760
      @dafnepaolarodriguezrojas2760 3 роки тому +6

      now i even sadder :(

    • @marina2387
      @marina2387 3 роки тому +35

      @@dafnepaolarodriguezrojas2760 Same, You could see right after he killed Riff he regretted it. I never liked Tony or Maria, Bernardo will always be my favourite character.

    • @amuroray9115
      @amuroray9115 3 роки тому +10

      I never noticed that before. Good catch

    • @amyjoyce2301
      @amyjoyce2301 2 роки тому

      @@marina2387 Natalie Wood and "Tony" weren't dancers and Wood wasn't a singer, only and actress. The others were the finest in the business. Sadly Russ Tamblin's (Riff) career didn't do well after WSS. Poor casting. My fav was Anita as a character and star.

  • @coreyboggs2011
    @coreyboggs2011 2 роки тому +184

    I’m sorry but this version is just iconic. Nothing beats it.

    • @MyFairOne
      @MyFairOne Рік тому +10

      I agree. It is very lively, well done and fun! Although the 2021 version was filmed well, it was kinda boring.

    • @Jayfive276
      @Jayfive276 Рік тому

      "iconic" doesn't mean "thing I like"

    • @coreyboggs2011
      @coreyboggs2011 Рік тому +9

      @@Jayfive276 Well the film won 10 Academy awards, was critically and commercially successful, is on multiple AFI lists and is regarded as one of the best movie musicals ever made so it’s more than just “what I like” maybe just stick to your little Minecraft videos and not post passive aggressive comments little guy.

    • @tonyasmom
      @tonyasmom Рік тому +5

      I agree. Why did there need to be a remake?

    • @Eva01-jy2qu7pu9r
      @Eva01-jy2qu7pu9r Рік тому +3

      @@MyFairOneThe 2021 version also had a lot of scenes changed for the worse, and many of the characters were very miscast and unlikable in the new verison compared to the original

  • @jdprettynails
    @jdprettynails 8 років тому +4032

    This is the best part of West Side Story. It has the best dance routine, clever lyrics. It's fun, political and still relevant. Plus I agree with both the points they're making. Anita is my favourite character, but I can't think of who her Shakespearean counterpart is....the nurse?

    • @highpulsee4049
      @highpulsee4049 8 років тому +59

      I think Gee, officer krupke is the best

    • @kirsteni.russell5903
      @kirsteni.russell5903 8 років тому +229

      I guess the closest you can get to Anita's counterpart in Romeo and Juliet is the nurse. That's not as close as Riff / Mercutio and Bernardo / Tybalt, but at times Anita does act as a mother hen to Maria.

    • @HAL-vm3wn
      @HAL-vm3wn 6 років тому +8

      For me, it's number two. Gee, Seargent Krupke is my number 1

    • @mmic798
      @mmic798 5 років тому +27

      I think she’s the nurse and messenger combined

    • @lnz971
      @lnz971 5 років тому +22

      IT"S STILL RELEVANT GODDAMIT!!!

  • @sleepy_1301
    @sleepy_1301 6 років тому +2327

    "Everyone there will give big cheer!!"
    "Everyone there will have moved here!"
    She shot him down so quick🤣🤣

    • @UserName-dt3kc
      @UserName-dt3kc 5 років тому +58

      Thats still my favorite line

    • @voulafisentzidis8830
      @voulafisentzidis8830 3 роки тому +22

      Stephen Sondheim's lyrics are excellent throughout. They're witty and do exactly what they're meant to do - progress the story.

    • @VineVloger
      @VineVloger 3 роки тому +6

      3:02 OOOOH

    • @gonaye1
      @gonaye1 2 роки тому +3

      Yesssss that’s my favorite line 😂

    • @MyFairOne
      @MyFairOne Рік тому +4

      And Bernardo's face after 🤣🤣

  • @carmencollor1224
    @carmencollor1224 3 роки тому +303

    One of the best scenes in the history of musical movies. George Chakiris and Rita Moreno are imortals.

    • @azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401
      @azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401 3 роки тому +5

      Bravo

    • @MyFairOne
      @MyFairOne Рік тому +3

      They were both a blast to watch!

    • @marknewton6984
      @marknewton6984 Рік тому +2

      Two of the Best!

    • @robertbrown-qf8xy
      @robertbrown-qf8xy Рік тому +2

      Agreed!

    • @repentjesusiscomingsoon1529
      @repentjesusiscomingsoon1529 11 місяців тому +1

      I was 14 years old when I went to see this movie in the theater. My 14-year-old cousin went with me. To this day, I vividly remember when an extreme close-up of George Chakiris first came on the screen -- I tell you THE ENTIRE AUDIENCE GAVE A LOUD GASP!!!!! He was just INCREDIBLY GOOD-LOOKING! It was surreal! Me and my cousin were instantly smitten, LOLOL!

  • @vegasprowriter
    @vegasprowriter 11 років тому +410

    Rita Moreno kicked ass in this scene. This is perhaps one of the best dance scenes ever in a movie musical.

  • @edfou5
    @edfou5 7 років тому +453

    I first saw this film in a theatre when I was nine years old. I'm 64 now and this scene still thrills me, still blows me away. WSS remains an incomparable masterpiece as a whole but the planets really lined up for this number. Wow. Just... WOW.

    • @ashlynnheller8400
      @ashlynnheller8400 7 років тому +7

      edfou5
      Im pleased to say there are teens here who will continue this movies legacy.My kids are seeing this movie.

    • @atheistsince1210
      @atheistsince1210 3 роки тому +5

      Yes!!! And the technicolor film and dress colors are pure magic !!!!!

    • @leonorageronimo3775
      @leonorageronimo3775 3 роки тому +3

      Hope every artist of whatever creed or colour can experience America!

    • @Jacobchap
      @Jacobchap 3 роки тому +1

      It is crazy to think that there is now a remake, and now the original Anita plays Valentina.

  • @blanchefan
    @blanchefan 4 роки тому +722

    As vibrant and perfect as any dance/music sequence every put on film. They're all brilliant, but Rita Moreno is simply phenomenal. This sequence is as fresh and electric as the day it was filmed. :)

    • @barbarabaldwin7120
      @barbarabaldwin7120 3 роки тому +4

      YES

    • @mickgrey8056
      @mickgrey8056 3 роки тому +7

      One could say that about the whole film. Notwithstanding clothes & cars, it could have been made THIS YEAR.

    • @sarcasticallyrearranged
      @sarcasticallyrearranged Рік тому

      Except that Rita would be able to speak English as she usually does and not have to use the horrible, tacky accent!

    • @judithgrace9850
      @judithgrace9850 Рік тому +1

      I purchased the album, and went o the movies to see it over and over.

    • @loisbeyer5336
      @loisbeyer5336 Рік тому +2

      Love Rita Moreno.

  • @joeymedina1351
    @joeymedina1351 8 років тому +640

    The way the women are dancing in this scene twirling and grabbing their dresses is actually derived from a very old Puerto Rican dance Bomba plena,Its roots come from the Yoruban culture in West Africa brought to Puerto Rico during the slave trade.The dance style and music swept Puerto Rico and is apart of its history.Very clever for the choreography design

  • @izzy1221
    @izzy1221 7 років тому +3520

    I want a dress that flowy...

  • @user-yellowwolf
    @user-yellowwolf Рік тому +10

    曲の軽妙さ、ダンスの巧みさ、生き生きとした表情、その全てが素晴らしい。
    そしてそれだけでなく、当時の"アメリカ"が持つ多面性を男性陣と女性陣の意識・捉え方の違いで露にさせるのも巧みで素晴らしい。
    作中でも3本の指に入る、お気に入りの曲です。

  • @Danatownsmith67
    @Danatownsmith67 8 років тому +5653

    *pros and cons about being a immigrant song*
    Edit: lol I don't remember making this comment 😅

    • @kallemattila5870
      @kallemattila5870 6 років тому +60

      Danatown Smith Pros: it's one of Led Zeppelin's very best songs
      Cons: ...

    • @josemontanerbisquert9095
      @josemontanerbisquert9095 6 років тому +5

      Yo sé que este verano te vas a enamorar palito ortega

    • @AdvosArt
      @AdvosArt 6 років тому +16

      Kalle Mattila This is a very underrated joke

    • @m.m6978
      @m.m6978 6 років тому +10

      There's no pros becuase you Only get your "rights" if u stay on your own side

    • @arcoiris6313
      @arcoiris6313 5 років тому +28

      Stop it ! 😂, immigrant song?, in the movie they were Puerto Rican’s, Puerto Rico became a colony of the USA in 1898! West Side Story was released in 1961! The writers should have done their homework & added “I like to live in New York City”. Not I like to live in America 🤔

  • @alexandra.willitts6988
    @alexandra.willitts6988 9 років тому +248

    ...................."Everyone there will have moved here..................".
    For me this is the funniest line in the whole scene. It's more the was she said it than the fact that it's true.

  • @ウエダアツシ-o7b
    @ウエダアツシ-o7b 3 роки тому +7

    「ウエストサイド物語」の中ではこの「アメリカ」の歌と踊りが最高のマックスシーンだと思います。CDも買いましたがこのシーンだけ見たいので今は殆どUA-camで何度も拝見してます。やっぱり凄い最高です!ジョージチャキリスさんは日本でジュエリー販売の仕事で来ていらっしゃって、大阪の某ホテルでお会いしました。もう年齢もいって凄く痩せてましたね。このミュジカル映画は歴史に残る素晴らしい作品です。

  • @andrewwan6601
    @andrewwan6601 11 років тому +82

    I can watch this music and dance for another 50 years and not get tired of it. Bernardo and Anita... great

    • @xxwhispersxx2856
      @xxwhispersxx2856 7 років тому +6

      Andrew Wan - Bernardo and Anita were GOALS.

    • @Tan87ful
      @Tan87ful 7 років тому +2

      Agreed

    • @guestspeaker7401
      @guestspeaker7401 3 роки тому +1

      Two lovely lovely, joyful, talented people. I never get tired of watching them.

  • @eatthatturtle4492
    @eatthatturtle4492 7 років тому +887

    Rita aka the girl who plays Anita is now in a show called one day at a time on Netflix she plays Lydia the grandma

    • @cynhanrahan4012
      @cynhanrahan4012 6 років тому +109

      Rita Moreno has been a major influence in film and tv. She may be an elder now, but wiki her, her career is amazing.

    • @sharebear9165
      @sharebear9165 5 років тому +16

      Oh my god I love her

    • @sararuperezdelavega5818
      @sararuperezdelavega5818 5 років тому +12

      Ur kidding 😍😍😍

    • @haidara.4283
      @haidara.4283 5 років тому +11

      Eatthatturtlle I KNEW SHE WOULD REMIND ME OF SOMEBODY AND ALWAYS THOUGHT ABIUT COULD IT BE LYDIA FROM THE SHOW?

    • @denisemccalister1576
      @denisemccalister1576 5 років тому +6

      AMAZING SHOW!

  • @Richard_Fouts
    @Richard_Fouts Рік тому +4

    Watching this just leaves me speechless.

  • @viggolover1
    @viggolover1 7 років тому +82

    I remember been a teenager growing up in PR and watching this movie on tv....this scene is my favorite from this movie, I can watch it more than once and not get tired of it. Rita Moreno is a national treasure.

  • @jonathanwilkinson1461
    @jonathanwilkinson1461 9 років тому +436

    Everybody.....i mean EVERYBODY in this clip is superb, just cannae take my eyes of Rita though. A woman who has aged so gracefully, i mean this is 55 years ago! Still stunning today, what a top lady.

  • @annawalsh8880
    @annawalsh8880 3 роки тому +76

    This song, the dance routine puts a smile on my face and makes me want to dance! Oh and Rita Moreno as Anita, pure joy!

  • @kenzies.3435
    @kenzies.3435 7 років тому +2004

    its sad that they guys are saying these thing in 1960 but it still applies in 2017

  • @bman342a
    @bman342a 9 років тому +154

    Simply one of the greatest musical and dance numbers of all time.

  • @user-ib1nx6rw3z
    @user-ib1nx6rw3z 3 роки тому +70

    Props to the girl in the striped dress. Everyone else had a longer less tight dress that they could movie around while dancing and she didn’t yet she nailed the choreo!

  • @amandahovendon2143
    @amandahovendon2143 9 років тому +312

    I kind of wished that the broadway version just stuck with this. It is more interesting in a comical way to see both sides argue about staying in America and not go back to Puerto Rico:)

    • @Angie-ji7be
      @Angie-ji7be 6 років тому +31

      From what I hear, this version of the song was originally planned for Broadway, but it didn't go through because there wouldn't be enough time for the guys to change costumes. And that's why only the women are singing in the Broadway version.

  • @e.m.tanner179
    @e.m.tanner179 6 років тому +40

    What a fantastic dance number. Brilliant choreography and insanely talented cast. No trick photography or computer generated imagery. This is just pure talent.

  • @TheReneex
    @TheReneex 4 роки тому +64

    Never get enough of this classic film. Charkiris and Moreno were well deserving of their Oscars.

  • @annabozyk9888
    @annabozyk9888 2 роки тому +59

    That first dance sequence with the guys, and the counter sequence with Anita is just STUNNING in their perfection. The lyrics and music are poetry.

  • @leo230643
    @leo230643 11 років тому +279

    The movie was sooooo much better than on stage. unbelievable

    • @billfisher9238
      @billfisher9238 6 років тому +18

      agreed. Robert Wise seemed to have the magic touch. Both of his Oscar winning movie musicals were better than the stage editions (SOUND OF MUSIC being the other)

    • @blueridgetomt
      @blueridgetomt 3 роки тому

      @@billfisher9238 To be fair - it's AWFULLY hard to compete with the actual Alps. But I hear ya...Sound of Music is a wonderful movie.

  • @robertcohn8858
    @robertcohn8858 Рік тому +8

    This has to be THE best dance number in any musical I've ever seen. A timeless and beautiful synchronization of lyrics, music and movement. Thank you so much.

  • @leo230643
    @leo230643 10 років тому +72

    hear hear all o yous. i am 80 now and still in luv with Rita Moreno and West Side Story.

    • @sapujapu6323
      @sapujapu6323 7 років тому +6

      leo simons you still alive my man?

    • @marmaly
      @marmaly 6 років тому

      @@sapujapu6323 hmmm.

    • @proud00baby
      @proud00baby 5 років тому

      Sapu Japu lmaooo

    • @Hannah-ff4nu
      @Hannah-ff4nu 4 роки тому +1

      Sapu Japu it’s been 5 years oh no lmao

  • @moggiee1
    @moggiee1 9 років тому +130

    In every possible way this is totally stunning

  • @marterisher2335
    @marterisher2335 3 роки тому +31

    I missed Anita’s sass and fire in the new Film. Rita Moreno was the BOMB!

    • @sandrasanders706
      @sandrasanders706 2 роки тому

      Wanted to know: First, I really opposed a remake of this film, and said no thanks!! Of course, I'm curious because most critics hated it.. How does the new WSS compare to the best one? And is the new one really worth seeing on Blue Ray? I'm leaning toward no..

    • @saphiriathebluedragonknight375
      @saphiriathebluedragonknight375 2 роки тому +3

      @@sandrasanders706 My sister loves this movie. She saw the new one, and the only thing she liked was the male lead. Watch this one, and ignore the remake.
      She's seems to be a fan of musicals. Which is odd as I was the one who was in them in high school.

  • @debbystardust
    @debbystardust 11 років тому +1047

    Rita Moreno stole that movie right away from Natalie Wood!

    • @Kenikex
      @Kenikex 6 років тому +44

      You said it! What a presence.

    • @Miacantfindhercar
      @Miacantfindhercar 6 років тому +29

      Debby R in my opinion Rita’s better

    • @MultiCrimsonRain
      @MultiCrimsonRain 6 років тому +54

      Debby R Well, Rita did win the Oscar lol

    • @MissSteffdeJacaro
      @MissSteffdeJacaro 6 років тому +9

      @@MultiCrimsonRain *Rita won the Oscar

    • @el-hr5kh
      @el-hr5kh 6 років тому +31

      Stéffany P what are you correcting, they said it right

  • @henricoshawty85
    @henricoshawty85 7 років тому +41

    Lord have mercy...Rita Moreno is STUNNING!!!!!

  • @madelinedelisle5314
    @madelinedelisle5314 2 місяці тому +4

    STILL HOLDS UP AFTER ALL THESE YEARS!!!!!!!

  • @emmanuelrodriguez2595
    @emmanuelrodriguez2595 8 років тому +3710

    Still can't believe that there was only one REAL puertorican actress the rest are americans

    • @andylatino
      @andylatino 8 років тому +589

      that's why when they say something in spanish it sounds kind of weird.

    • @bem8812
      @bem8812 8 років тому +861

      Last time I checked, Puerto Ricans are also Americans citizens. But I agree they should of gotten more Puerto Ricans or Latino/Hispanic actors.

    • @nalanikati
      @nalanikati 8 років тому +18

      i agree

    • @iwin1560
      @iwin1560 8 років тому +5

      April Juliet Ziegler how am I a racist?

    • @theot.2869
      @theot.2869 8 років тому +24

      That's how the buisness goes...

  • @CarinaPrimaBallerina
    @CarinaPrimaBallerina 2 роки тому +34

    To me this is one of the most impressive scenes from any musical. From every move to every chord!!!! ❤

  • @boston1977boston
    @boston1977boston 4 роки тому +140

    This was made about 60 years ago. It's 2020 and some of the same societal problems in the song exist. Over-priced real estate, prejudice, an economy built on credit. These same issues will probably be with us in 2080.

    • @hrg8279
      @hrg8279 3 роки тому +1

      Things are better, please don’t compare the injustice of that time to present day where you can go online or go to the police for that kind of conduct and ruin that person’s life forever, is just out of touch and insensitive towards minorities that lived at that time, a lot are still alive

    • @boston1977boston
      @boston1977boston 3 роки тому +14

      ​@@hrg8279 You have reading comprehension issues. I didn't make a judgement that things were better, worse or equal. I said the same issues exist.

    • @kayfarquar2034
      @kayfarquar2034 3 роки тому

      no credit cards back then.

    • @littlegirllost2654
      @littlegirllost2654 3 роки тому +6

      Wonder why people are trying so very hard to get to America if it’s so bad??? Things that make you go hum

    • @SuperNation88
      @SuperNation88 4 місяці тому

      @@kayfarquar2034fun fact…credit cards existed back then

  • @TheReneex
    @TheReneex 11 років тому +25

    Loved the passionate chemistry between Bernardo & Anita!

  • @johnrude5552
    @johnrude5552 7 років тому +93

    Rita Moreno is still hot today as she was in 1961. She is an ICON! Saw this movie with my Mom and Dad at a drive-in theater in Ceres, Ca when I was 9 years old. One of the best musicals ever.

  • @arthurian9085
    @arthurian9085 3 роки тому +11

    What a true masterpiece, incredible dancing, acting, mesmerizing music. Timeless.

  • @meganmadaleinefreeman
    @meganmadaleinefreeman 6 років тому +47

    Now THIS is a dance number.

  • @kay7596
    @kay7596 9 років тому +32

    God this scene makes me fall in the love with the costume design in this film even more. Anita's dress is so beautiful.

    • @lasktdave
      @lasktdave 5 років тому

      They did the same in one number in Damn Yankees. The lead dancer wears a dress with a very big skirt like the one in this number that she uses to stand out from the other dancers.

    • @bilahn1198
      @bilahn1198 3 роки тому +1

      Not to mention the pants!

    • @Earthaluigikidcompany
      @Earthaluigikidcompany 2 роки тому

      @@bilahn1198 bruh

  • @wildabisesihahn7396
    @wildabisesihahn7396 2 роки тому +12

    George and Rita really rocked this song!

  • @MariaEduarda-ng1th
    @MariaEduarda-ng1th 5 років тому +424

    The saddest thing is she only realized he was right when he died

    • @tatianamelendez490
      @tatianamelendez490 3 роки тому +103

      And then when she's assaulted by the Jets at the store while the instrumental version of "America" plays, wow. It's like what she said in the song is being thrown back in her face as she realizes the actual struggle Bernardo went through in the streets. That strikes hard.

    • @springboxisweird7228
      @springboxisweird7228 3 роки тому +2

      @@tatianamelendez490 yeah

    • @souju_13
      @souju_13 3 роки тому +4

      @@alessia-adams Yeah, i just watched the film for the first time today and i never would've guessed that Bernado would die if i didn't watch it myself(Although i knew that this was an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet). There are almost no comments talking about him dying!

    • @MyFairOne
      @MyFairOne Рік тому

      I know right. My heart broke for her.

  • @LenHummelChannel
    @LenHummelChannel 8 років тому +31

    *The energy, dancing and choreography in this film is simply fantastic !*

  • @maribelramos8629
    @maribelramos8629 Рік тому +1

    This song/arrangement has a crescendo like I have never heard on another one before.... I love it..

  • @DeviliciousNails
    @DeviliciousNails 10 років тому +168

    Wow, I'm really impressed by the choreography!

  • @Preshocx
    @Preshocx 9 років тому +247

    Pure masterpiece

  • @bman4503
    @bman4503 8 місяців тому +6

    Few musical numbers can capture the raw energy, sass, and joy of musicals.
    Performing this scene was so strenuous that dancers were passing out on set.
    But their artistry set a landmark that has yet to surpassed imo.

  • @sandrapister3589
    @sandrapister3589 7 років тому +9

    The best musical EVER. I saw it for the first time when I was 13, and have seen the movie at least 80 times. I am now 69 and I love it, the cast, the music, the dancing

  • @annarinaldi3729
    @annarinaldi3729 Рік тому +6

    My all time favorite musical.

  • @thenobody1234
    @thenobody1234 4 місяці тому +3

    This is so great because everything they sing, all of it, is true.

  • @louisinwonderland
    @louisinwonderland 6 років тому +13

    Apart from how incredible this choreography is and how true the song is STILL NOW can we talk about how ‘Anita’ in this is also ‘Lydia’ in one day at a time, like wowee

  • @stevie68a
    @stevie68a 7 років тому +45

    Rita manages to shine in spite of all the other excellent dancers. Must be star quality.

  • @henryriley4958
    @henryriley4958 3 роки тому +65

    Today we lost the man who gave us the lyrics for one of the greatest musicals ever made!
    Thank you Mr Sondheim for everything 👏🏻💖

  • @katew6236
    @katew6236 5 років тому +11

    the ‘er’ of america at 0:34 is one of the purest things I’ve ever heard oml

  • @MVR326
    @MVR326 6 років тому +13

    A landmark in the history of the American musical and movie.. Between Jerome Robbins choreography, Leonard Bernstein's music, and performances by the cast all add up to brilliance. The smiling lady on the billboard is a fascinating touch.. Timeless, genius work by all.

  • @leon723
    @leon723 3 роки тому +17

    Rita Moreno steals the whole movie with this scene. She's perfect.

  • @conradheidi
    @conradheidi 5 років тому +17

    Fell in love with George the first time I saw this film and still love him now. This is the best musical film of all time . I can watch it over and over and never get bored. Fantastic cast, great songs great costumes and wonderful acting.

  • @eppie4102
    @eppie4102 3 роки тому +5

    rita moreno is an icon

  • @inescosta9595
    @inescosta9595 4 місяці тому +1

    One of the best musical moment of all times. George and Rita were awesome.

  • @Ash-ss8hx
    @Ash-ss8hx 2 роки тому +4

    The lyrics still have so much significance today. What a timeless and entertaining classic.

  • @chiwhiner
    @chiwhiner 3 роки тому +5

    The look Bernardo gives his buddies when Anita sings “everyone there will have moved here” is just priceless.

  • @angellosmalefakis1321
    @angellosmalefakis1321 Рік тому +4

    Just amazing dancing. Jerome Robins was the man. Wow!

  • @geupelboi
    @geupelboi 10 років тому +21

    I love just about every frame in this movie, and "America" is definitely my favorite song, but it's Rita Moreno's "OOOMPH" at 2:34 that is the unquestioned highlight for me!

  • @robertsontirado4478
    @robertsontirado4478 11 років тому +13

    Epic, as a kid my mom would always cry watching this movie.

    • @MagnoliaJane
      @MagnoliaJane 7 років тому +2

      same here, but only at the ending.

  • @Itskunbi
    @Itskunbi 3 роки тому +4

    im obsessed with this song and performance and how cute are bernardo and anita? the best couple!

  • @verkaforever
    @verkaforever 8 років тому +151

    Dancing is a MILLION times better than Strictly! George Chakiris is AMAZING and deservedly won an Oscar for this movie.

  • @pheniellanz5271
    @pheniellanz5271 4 роки тому +8

    This song was ahead of its time

  • @heathernewbold406
    @heathernewbold406 3 роки тому +6

    This choreography and their ability to perform it is incredible!

  • @Pinkster1974
    @Pinkster1974 10 років тому +12

    George and Rita are fantastic!

  • @florencelee321
    @florencelee321 3 роки тому +47

    This song is amazing. Beautiful rhyming and sad realities. Their singing is amazing as well.
    i was supposed to listen to this for a school assignment, but man I'm hooked. Maybe I should watch the whole West Side Story?

  • @forhonorstreams4149
    @forhonorstreams4149 4 роки тому +4

    Best musical ever

  • @brooke2802
    @brooke2802 8 років тому +507

    At 2:15 Anita did the dab

    • @TheSnooterKing
      @TheSnooterKing 8 років тому +9

      Jimmy Likes to Swimmy SHE DAAAAAABBED

    • @raquelr.g.1512
      @raquelr.g.1512 8 років тому

      shortsideoflife de

    • @purplehatguy
      @purplehatguy 7 років тому

      koral vexler Whoa, I've always wanted to watch Moooovie Clips from "West Sideeee Storyyyy." If it was only available to 'watch here' then I would be disappointed, but I am so thankful it is available to 'waatch heeeere'!

    • @zeddy2284
      @zeddy2284 7 років тому +2

      Brooke G. No
      Stop

    • @Kimberedkey
      @Kimberedkey 6 років тому +11

      I'm never going to unsee that

  • @stephenspencer4672
    @stephenspencer4672 2 роки тому +4

    For my money the greatest piece of musical theater ever committed to film period.

  • @bsoz9759
    @bsoz9759 2 роки тому +5

    However, Rita Moreno is Outstanding in this movie! I have always loved her as an actress and performer. She is so talented.

  • @anjaplushenka5995
    @anjaplushenka5995 6 років тому +13

    *RITA MORENO, QUEEN*

  • @tomtraphagen1906
    @tomtraphagen1906 6 років тому +26

    1962; I was 9. I saw West Side at the theater and was so blown away I was so much in mourning over Riff’s death and the emotion-charged, action-packed stuff of the movie, I couldn’t concentrate in school and nearly failed 4 th grade! I still don’t regret seeing this masterpiece- and this scene was embedded in my memory! What directing and acting!

  • @annabozyk9888
    @annabozyk9888 3 роки тому +6

    The music and choreography in this number is just stunning!

  • @MyFairOne
    @MyFairOne Рік тому +9

    This scene actually cracks me up 😂 and I love the choice of colors that they picked for the Sharks and their girlfriends. Everyone looked stunning in red and purple.

  • @carawang8421
    @carawang8421 10 років тому +16

    Possibly my favourite movie scene ever! I could watch it over and over again!!!!!

  • @jalenikezeue4114
    @jalenikezeue4114 Рік тому +3

    Anita is like a Fire that's come to life

  • @Snowbaby099
    @Snowbaby099 8 років тому +72

    idk why but i randomly remembered this song and had to listen to it lmao

  • @roybeckerman7843
    @roybeckerman7843 2 роки тому +6

    The new cast of the remake, just can’t cut it with the originals.
    This is gold..

  • @Rhaman68
    @Rhaman68 Рік тому +1

    The two versions of “America” in song and dance softening the harsh reality of living in America.

  • @kathykoepke7869
    @kathykoepke7869 2 роки тому +11

    We don't need remakes...dubbing or not...THIS is IT!!!!!