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

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  • @jeanne_guitton
    @jeanne_guitton 10 лет назад +10247

    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 7 лет назад +9891

    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 лет назад +420

      AND IN HEELS

    • @ashlynnheller8400
      @ashlynnheller8400 7 лет назад +150

      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 лет назад +8

      Ursine ComicGeek yes!!!

    • @catlaure7583
      @catlaure7583 7 лет назад +5

      hopegirl518 Ashlynn trippy

    • @Tan87ful
      @Tan87ful 6 лет назад +21

      True. They were amazing

  • @jackcovey1832
    @jackcovey1832 3 года назад +1084

    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 2 года назад +19

      Epic!

    • @mananimal3644
      @mananimal3644 Год назад +24

      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 Год назад +15

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

    • @imeanithonest5704
      @imeanithonest5704 Год назад

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

    • @marknewton6984
      @marknewton6984 Год назад +5

      Well worth it!

  • @ffflustered9qr
    @ffflustered9qr 10 лет назад +1516

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

  • @rai2522
    @rai2522 5 лет назад +3957

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

  • @swa7169
    @swa7169 4 года назад +1098

    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 года назад +40

      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 года назад +30

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

    • @boombapdoom493
      @boombapdoom493 3 года назад +9

      That oooohhh right after 😆

    • @maevemallory2122
      @maevemallory2122 3 года назад +1

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

    • @maevemallory2122
      @maevemallory2122 3 года назад +3

      She has a documentary about her on netflix its really interesting

  • @isoldejaneholland8370
    @isoldejaneholland8370 8 лет назад +3320

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

    • @musicaltheatergeek79
      @musicaltheatergeek79 8 лет назад +229

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

    • @sandyprimus9831
      @sandyprimus9831 6 лет назад +42

      yay, sharks really can dance.

    • @DDios-ih9de
      @DDios-ih9de 5 лет назад +11

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

    • @user-yz9kz6vt9y
      @user-yz9kz6vt9y 4 года назад +20

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

    • @65wiseman
      @65wiseman 4 года назад +8

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

  • @Yetres
    @Yetres 9 лет назад +12988

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

    • @RETROGEMS
      @RETROGEMS 9 лет назад +124

      Yetres That sounds fun, LOL.

    • @ashlynnheller8400
      @ashlynnheller8400 7 лет назад +123

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

    • @summyb
      @summyb 7 лет назад +93

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

    • @magdalenamikili4723
      @magdalenamikili4723 7 лет назад +9

      lovely :)

    • @sirknight4981
      @sirknight4981 6 лет назад +12

      Are you Puerto Rican?

  • @blanchefan
    @blanchefan 4 года назад +717

    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 года назад +4

      YES

    • @mickgrey8056
      @mickgrey8056 3 года назад +7

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

    • @sarcasticallyrearranged
      @sarcasticallyrearranged Год назад

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

    • @judithgrace9850
      @judithgrace9850 Год назад +1

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

    • @loisbeyer5336
      @loisbeyer5336 Год назад +2

      Love Rita Moreno.

  • @raeluh5938
    @raeluh5938 7 лет назад +982

    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 3 года назад +30

      Ooh I never noticed her doing that!

    • @dafnepaolarodriguezrojas2760
      @dafnepaolarodriguezrojas2760 3 года назад +6

      now i even sadder :(

    • @marina2387
      @marina2387 3 года назад +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 года назад +10

      I never noticed that before. Good catch

    • @amyjoyce2301
      @amyjoyce2301 2 года назад

      @@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.

  • @jdprettynails
    @jdprettynails 8 лет назад +4024

    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 лет назад +59

      I think Gee, officer krupke is the best

    • @kirsteni.russell5903
      @kirsteni.russell5903 8 лет назад +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 лет назад +8

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

    • @mmic798
      @mmic798 5 лет назад +27

      I think she’s the nurse and messenger combined

    • @lnz971
      @lnz971 5 лет назад +22

      IT"S STILL RELEVANT GODDAMIT!!!

  • @carmencollor1224
    @carmencollor1224 3 года назад +294

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

    • @azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401
      @azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401 2 года назад +5

      Bravo

    • @MyFairOne
      @MyFairOne Год назад +3

      They were both a blast to watch!

    • @marknewton6984
      @marknewton6984 Год назад +2

      Two of the Best!

    • @robertbrown-qf8xy
      @robertbrown-qf8xy Год назад +2

      Agreed!

    • @repentjesusiscomingsoon1529
      @repentjesusiscomingsoon1529 10 месяцев назад +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!

  • @sandrasanders706
    @sandrasanders706 7 лет назад +822

    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 года назад +8

      The gang fight scene is amazing too

    • @raedaw766
      @raedaw766 3 года назад

      Not the greatest but it’s pretty up there.

    • @atheistsince1210
      @atheistsince1210 3 года назад +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 года назад +1

      !!!!!!!!!!

    • @AsYourCruiseDirector
      @AsYourCruiseDirector Год назад +2

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

  • @sleepy_1301
    @sleepy_1301 6 лет назад +2315

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

    • @UserName-dt3kc
      @UserName-dt3kc 4 года назад +57

      Thats still my favorite line

    • @voulafisentzidis8830
      @voulafisentzidis8830 3 года назад +20

      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 года назад +6

      3:02 OOOOH

    • @gonaye1
      @gonaye1 2 года назад +3

      Yesssss that’s my favorite line 😂

    • @MyFairOne
      @MyFairOne Год назад +4

      And Bernardo's face after 🤣🤣

  • @erikaoliver2591
    @erikaoliver2591 7 месяцев назад +75

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

  • @prettybullet3845
    @prettybullet3845 8 лет назад +621

    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 лет назад +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 лет назад +25

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

    • @brandyyolidio4213
      @brandyyolidio4213 3 года назад +3

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

  • @izzy1221
    @izzy1221 6 лет назад +3520

    I want a dress that flowy...

  • @coreyboggs2011
    @coreyboggs2011 2 года назад +175

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

    • @MyFairOne
      @MyFairOne Год назад +9

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

    • @Jayfive276
      @Jayfive276 Год назад

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

    • @coreyboggs2011
      @coreyboggs2011 Год назад +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 10 месяцев назад +4

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

    • @Eva01-jy2qu7pu9r
      @Eva01-jy2qu7pu9r 10 месяцев назад +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

  • @vegasprowriter
    @vegasprowriter 11 лет назад +403

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

  • @generalhorse493
    @generalhorse493 9 лет назад +5589

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

    • @generalhorse493
      @generalhorse493 9 лет назад +91

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

    • @generalhorse493
      @generalhorse493 9 лет назад +102

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

    • @Shairisgarcia
      @Shairisgarcia 9 лет назад +48

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

    • @Shairisgarcia
      @Shairisgarcia 9 лет назад +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 лет назад +23

      +Warren Flinn You forgot blacks also.

  • @beth2721
    @beth2721 2 года назад +384

    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 года назад +8

      The Same thing with George chakiris

    • @rosemariekury9186
      @rosemariekury9186 Год назад +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 Год назад

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

    • @johnlocke3862
      @johnlocke3862 Месяц назад

      rita and the whole cast were fantastic

  • @joeymedina1351
    @joeymedina1351 8 лет назад +632

    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

  • @edfou5
    @edfou5 7 лет назад +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 6 лет назад +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 года назад +5

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

    • @leonorageronimo3775
      @leonorageronimo3775 3 года назад +3

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

    • @1844JC
      @1844JC 3 года назад +1

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

  • @user-yellowwolf
    @user-yellowwolf 10 месяцев назад +9

    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。

  • @jonathanwilkinson1461
    @jonathanwilkinson1461 9 лет назад +435

    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.

  • @alexandra.willitts6988
    @alexandra.willitts6988 9 лет назад +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.

  • @user-ib1nx6rw3z
    @user-ib1nx6rw3z 2 года назад +68

    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!

  • @eatthatturtle4492
    @eatthatturtle4492 7 лет назад +889

    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 5 лет назад +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 лет назад +16

      Oh my god I love her

    • @sararuperezdelavega5818
      @sararuperezdelavega5818 5 лет назад +12

      Ur kidding 😍😍😍

    • @haidara.4283
      @haidara.4283 5 лет назад +11

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

    • @denisemccalister1576
      @denisemccalister1576 4 года назад +6

      AMAZING SHOW!

  • @bman342a
    @bman342a 8 лет назад +153

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

  • @annawalsh8880
    @annawalsh8880 3 года назад +75

    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!

  • @andrewwan6601
    @andrewwan6601 10 лет назад +81

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

    • @xxwhispersxx2856
      @xxwhispersxx2856 7 лет назад +6

      Andrew Wan - Bernardo and Anita were GOALS.

    • @Tan87ful
      @Tan87ful 6 лет назад +2

      Agreed

    • @guestspeaker7401
      @guestspeaker7401 2 года назад +1

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

  • @Danatownsmith67
    @Danatownsmith67 7 лет назад +5655

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

    • @kallemattila5870
      @kallemattila5870 6 лет назад +60

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

    • @josemontanerbisquert9095
      @josemontanerbisquert9095 6 лет назад +5

      Yo sé que este verano te vas a enamorar palito ortega

    • @AdvosArt
      @AdvosArt 6 лет назад +16

      Kalle Mattila This is a very underrated joke

    • @m.m6978
      @m.m6978 5 лет назад +10

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

    • @arcoiris6313
      @arcoiris6313 5 лет назад +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 🤔

  • @ウエダアツシ-o7b
    @ウエダアツシ-o7b 2 года назад +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RUclips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。

  • @viggolover1
    @viggolover1 6 лет назад +81

    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.

  • @kenzies.3435
    @kenzies.3435 7 лет назад +2003

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

  • @marterisher2335
    @marterisher2335 3 года назад +29

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

    • @sandrasanders706
      @sandrasanders706 2 года назад

      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 года назад +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.

  • @amandahovendon2143
    @amandahovendon2143 8 лет назад +313

    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 лет назад +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.

  • @brooke2802
    @brooke2802 8 лет назад +506

    At 2:15 Anita did the dab

    • @TheSnooterKing
      @TheSnooterKing 8 лет назад +9

      Jimmy Likes to Swimmy SHE DAAAAAABBED

    • @raquelr.g.1512
      @raquelr.g.1512 8 лет назад

      shortsideoflife de

    • @purplehatguy
      @purplehatguy 7 лет назад

      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 6 лет назад +2

      Brooke G. No
      Stop

    • @Kimberedkey
      @Kimberedkey 6 лет назад +11

      I'm never going to unsee that

  • @annabozyk9888
    @annabozyk9888 2 года назад +58

    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.

  • @johnrude5552
    @johnrude5552 6 лет назад +90

    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.

  • @leo230643
    @leo230643 10 лет назад +71

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

    • @sapujapu6323
      @sapujapu6323 7 лет назад +6

      leo simons you still alive my man?

    • @marmaly
      @marmaly 6 лет назад

      @@sapujapu6323 hmmm.

    • @cobus81
      @cobus81 5 лет назад

      Sapu Japu lmaooo

    • @Hannah-ff4nu
      @Hannah-ff4nu 4 года назад +1

      Sapu Japu it’s been 5 years oh no lmao

  • @boston1977boston
    @boston1977boston 4 года назад +138

    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 года назад +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 года назад +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 года назад

      no credit cards back then.

    • @littlegirllost2654
      @littlegirllost2654 3 года назад +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 2 месяца назад

      @@kayfarquar2034fun fact…credit cards existed back then

  • @henricoshawty85
    @henricoshawty85 7 лет назад +40

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

  • @leo230643
    @leo230643 11 лет назад +278

    The movie was sooooo much better than on stage. unbelievable

    • @billfisher9238
      @billfisher9238 6 лет назад +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 года назад

      @@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.

  • @TheReneex
    @TheReneex 4 года назад +64

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

  • @moggiee1
    @moggiee1 9 лет назад +129

    In every possible way this is totally stunning

  • @debbystardust
    @debbystardust 11 лет назад +1046

    Rita Moreno stole that movie right away from Natalie Wood!

    • @Kenikex
      @Kenikex 6 лет назад +44

      You said it! What a presence.

    • @Miacantfindhercar
      @Miacantfindhercar 6 лет назад +29

      Debby R in my opinion Rita’s better

    • @MultiCrimsonRain
      @MultiCrimsonRain 6 лет назад +54

      Debby R Well, Rita did win the Oscar lol

    • @MissSteffdeJacaro
      @MissSteffdeJacaro 5 лет назад +9

      @@MultiCrimsonRain *Rita won the Oscar

    • @el-hr5kh
      @el-hr5kh 5 лет назад +31

      Stéffany P what are you correcting, they said it right

  • @CarinaPrimaBallerina
    @CarinaPrimaBallerina 2 года назад +33

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

  • @e.m.tanner179
    @e.m.tanner179 5 лет назад +40

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

  • @Preshocx
    @Preshocx 9 лет назад +247

    Pure masterpiece

  • @robertcohn8858
    @robertcohn8858 Год назад +7

    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.

  • @DeviliciousNails
    @DeviliciousNails 10 лет назад +169

    Wow, I'm really impressed by the choreography!

  • @kay7596
    @kay7596 9 лет назад +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 лет назад

      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 года назад +1

      Not to mention the pants!

    • @Earthaluigikidcompany
      @Earthaluigikidcompany 2 года назад

      @@bilahn1198 bruh

  • @henryriley4958
    @henryriley4958 3 года назад +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 👏🏻💖

  • @TheReneex
    @TheReneex 11 лет назад +25

    Loved the passionate chemistry between Bernardo & Anita!

  • @stevie68a
    @stevie68a 6 лет назад +45

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

  • @wildabisesihahn7396
    @wildabisesihahn7396 2 года назад +12

    George and Rita really rocked this song!

  • @meganmadaleinefreeman
    @meganmadaleinefreeman 6 лет назад +47

    Now THIS is a dance number.

  • @LenHummelChannel
    @LenHummelChannel 8 лет назад +31

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

  • @Richard_Fouts
    @Richard_Fouts 10 месяцев назад +4

    Watching this just leaves me speechless.

  • @corleeshataylor3734
    @corleeshataylor3734 9 лет назад +65

    Anita-"You forget I'm in America"
    Benardo-;) right bae

  • @geupelboi
    @geupelboi 10 лет назад +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!

  • @arthurian9085
    @arthurian9085 2 года назад +10

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

  • @verkaforever
    @verkaforever 8 лет назад +151

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

  • @conradheidi
    @conradheidi 5 лет назад +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.

  • @florencelee321
    @florencelee321 3 года назад +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?

  • @katew6236
    @katew6236 5 лет назад +11

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

  • @emmanuelrodriguez2595
    @emmanuelrodriguez2595 8 лет назад +3713

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

    • @andylatino
      @andylatino 8 лет назад +589

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

    • @bem8812
      @bem8812 8 лет назад +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 лет назад +18

      i agree

    • @iwin1560
      @iwin1560 8 лет назад +5

      April Juliet Ziegler how am I a racist?

    • @theot.2869
      @theot.2869 8 лет назад +24

      That's how the buisness goes...

  • @pedromvuus
    @pedromvuus 3 года назад +43

    As good as the cinematography and the crazy camera movements in the new one are, I feel like this is still better, just pure uninterrupted dancing like if you are seeing a play, the acting and way lines are delivered works better than just being a song

    • @Kaspleen
      @Kaspleen 2 года назад +4

      Remakes never have the magic that the original ones create. Usually it is because they are trying to pander to something.

    • @johndipinto8816
      @johndipinto8816 2 года назад +3

      This film is •so• much more exciting to watch than the new one. Spielberg and co. did not know how to set up or film the musical numbers properly, and many of them felt very flat IMO, even though the actors were excellent.

  • @alangeorgebarstow
    @alangeorgebarstow 9 лет назад +78

    Whenever I watch the clip of 'America', I tend to miss much of the choreography since I find it impossible to avert my gaze from the delicious Rita Moreno.

  • @MVR326
    @MVR326 6 лет назад +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.

  • @MyFairOne
    @MyFairOne Год назад +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.

  • @sandrapister3589
    @sandrapister3589 7 лет назад +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

  • @MariaEduarda-ng1th
    @MariaEduarda-ng1th 5 лет назад +423

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

    • @tatianamelendez490
      @tatianamelendez490 3 года назад +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 года назад +2

      @@tatianamelendez490 yeah

    • @souju_13
      @souju_13 3 года назад +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 Год назад

      I know right. My heart broke for her.

  • @jeremycirlos311
    @jeremycirlos311 4 года назад +17

    I don't care what anyone says, Rita Moreno is the star of this entire movie. The way she embodies the Latina spitfire of Anita is just amazing she is on point with everything from the vocals to choreography, she was just a supporting character in this film but I consider he my own personal lead!

  • @louisinwonderland
    @louisinwonderland 5 лет назад +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

  • @mynamenotimportant7784
    @mynamenotimportant7784 11 лет назад +30

    What amazing is that to the Westside Story dancers, to them, it was just another gig, they weren't trying to make a names for themselves, yet they probably had no idea how big this would be, nor did they seem to care, u can see in their facial expressions.

    • @ikshields
      @ikshields 9 лет назад +18

      They were dancing for the legendary Jerome Robbins -- it was the 137th take, their feet were bleeding, and he was screaming "smile, dammit!".
      It was a lot of things, but carefree it wasn't! Lol...

    • @lasktdave
      @lasktdave 5 лет назад +2

      @@ikshields I can't even imagine doing that many takes over and over like that. As good a shape as I was in when I was dancing this would have killed me.

    • @lucyfoster4082
      @lucyfoster4082 4 года назад

      Ian Shields Is that literally true?

  • @bsoz9759
    @bsoz9759 2 года назад +5

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

  • @sproutthing
    @sproutthing 6 лет назад +709

    Bernardo: “Organized crime in America,”
    Me: Wait hold up you are in a g a n g
    What are you complaining about?

    • @vilehartebeest3734
      @vilehartebeest3734 4 года назад +77

      I THOUGHT THE SAME THING!! LIKE
      "You know you're not helping with that buddy-"

    • @chris_chitown97
      @chris_chitown97 4 года назад +48

      VileHarteBeest A gang to defend themselves?

    • @malinahuang2968
      @malinahuang2968 4 года назад +28

      “No no no, he’s got a point.”

    • @sharonazar1
      @sharonazar1 3 года назад +13

      I think he meant the big corporations!!

    • @UNOUN8
      @UNOUN8 3 года назад +19

      The sharks were more of a crew to watch each other's back than an actual steet gang, much less a organized crime syndicate. Huge difference.

  • @tomtraphagen1906
    @tomtraphagen1906 6 лет назад +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!

  • @bman4503
    @bman4503 6 месяцев назад +5

    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.

  • @clamchop
    @clamchop 11 лет назад +43

    I love the wit in this song and their accents and voices omg.

    • @SatchmoSings
      @SatchmoSings 11 лет назад

      Yeah, real wit; it's amazing how homosexuals, whether they're Cole Porter, Lorenz Hart or Stephen Sondheim always manage to have "real wit."

  • @carawang8421
    @carawang8421 10 лет назад +16

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

  • @annarinaldi3729
    @annarinaldi3729 Год назад +6

    My all time favorite musical.

  • @Pinkster1974
    @Pinkster1974 10 лет назад +12

    George and Rita are fantastic!

  • @leon723
    @leon723 3 года назад +17

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

  • @Itskunbi
    @Itskunbi 3 года назад +4

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

  • @NViave
    @NViave 5 лет назад +120

    Lyrics :
    I like to be in America
    Okay by me in America
    Everything free in America
    For a small fee in America
    Buying on credit is so nice
    One look at us and they charge twice
    I have my own washing machine
    What will you have though to keep clean?
    Skyscrapers bloom in America
    Cadillacs zoom in America
    Industry boom in America
    Twelve in a room in America
    Lots of new housing with more space
    Lots of doors slamming in our face
    I'll get a terrace apartment
    Better get rid of your accent
    Life can be bright in America
    If you can fight in America
    Life is alright in America
    If you're a white in America
    Lalala...America
    America
    Lalala...America
    Here you are free
    And you have pride
    As long as you stay on your own side
    Free to be anything you choose
    Free to wipe tables and shine shoes
    Everywhere grime in America
    Organized crime in America
    Terrible time in America
    You forget I'm in America
    I think I'd go back to San Juan
    I know a boat you can get on (bye bye)
    Everyone there will give big cheer
    Everyone there will have moved here

  • @divvy1400yam600
    @divvy1400yam600 9 лет назад +112

    Clever lyrics with sharp 'political digs
    Lively music in this case and lovely ballads in the show.
    Light entertainment of the highest calibre.

    • @peterjoyfilms
      @peterjoyfilms 9 лет назад +11

      It's not so light towards the end.

    • @jordancagle1745
      @jordancagle1745 9 лет назад

      +Peter Joy What I was just thinking. 😂

  • @12classics39
    @12classics39 2 года назад +24

    Rita Moreno is absolute dynamite in this film. No other Anita can ever surpass her.

  • @MegaStarfield
    @MegaStarfield 10 лет назад +26

    The whole cast. This particular song from that musical has always been my favorite. Even though the whole musical was totally entertaining. Couldn't memorize those dance steps even if I actually had talent. Insanely good work by all. Thank you.

  • @anjaplushenka5995
    @anjaplushenka5995 6 лет назад +13

    *RITA MORENO, QUEEN*

  • @joshufo9959
    @joshufo9959 2 месяца назад +2

    2:05 Her reaction after this comeback is why Rita Moreno was born for this role

  • @robertsontirado4478
    @robertsontirado4478 11 лет назад +13

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

    • @MagnoliaJane
      @MagnoliaJane 7 лет назад +2

      same here, but only at the ending.

  • @rinsolaajakaiye5273
    @rinsolaajakaiye5273 4 года назад +17

    Anita: Buying in credit is so nice!
    Bernardo: One look at us and they charge twice!
    why is that still true today

  • @和田朝義
    @和田朝義 6 месяцев назад +2

    高校二年生時、このシーンで頭の中がかきむしられた思い、今も昨日のように鮮明に思い出される。爺

  • @ethannavarro943
    @ethannavarro943 4 года назад +13

    George is the only Bernardo. No one can top him

  • @karwanekamran
    @karwanekamran 9 лет назад +11

    oh my my I love this song so much.
    I must have listened to this song more then 100 times.
    What a choreography

  • @annabozyk9888
    @annabozyk9888 2 года назад +6

    The music and choreography in this number is just stunning!

  • @cards0486
    @cards0486 4 года назад +9

    I have always said, and will always say, this is THE BEST group musical number in any movie. Period.
    Rita Moreno is absolutely brilliant!
    (I saw a clip where Chita Rivera was being asked her opinion of Rita in HER role. She was, of course, disappointed she wasn’t cast as Anita. But what bothered her most was when she saw “That’s MY purple dress!”)
    I’ve been a total WSS fanatic since I saw the rereleased film in the theater in 1968. I never knew Chita wore that dress in the Broadway play.
    Not the actual dress, of course. And, boy, could she move in that thing!
    ***Side note: I like the changes they made in the movie from the play. Having this song between the girls and boys is better than one girl against Anita and the others. And flipping “...KRUPKE” and “COOL” was THE right thing to do.***