West Side Story

Director: Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins, Steven Spielberg

Overview

Romeo and Juliet is restaged in New York City in this musical film. The story focuses on two rival street gangs: the Jets, comprised of second-generation American teens, and the Sharks, consisting of Puerto Rican immigrants. When a Jet falls in love with the rival leader's sister, tragedy ensues.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/03/2012
UPC:	0883904245681
Original Release:	1961
Rating:	NR
Source:	MGM (VIDE
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language:	English
Time:	2:33:00
Sales rank:	10,270

Special Features

Pow! The dances of West Side Story in-move viewing mode; Song-specific commentary by lyricist Stephen Sondheim; Music machine

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Natalie Wood	Maria
Richard Beymer	Tony
Rita Moreno	Anita
George Chakiris	Bernardo
Russ Tamblyn	Riff
Simon Oakland	Lt. Schrank
Bill Bramley	Off. Krupke,Actor
Ned Glass	Doc
John Astin	Glad Hand
Penny Santon	Mme. Lucia
Tucker Smith	Ice
Tony Mordente	Action
Eliot Feld	Baby John
David Winters	A-Rab
Burt Michaels	Snowboy,Actor
Johnny Green	Composer
Robert Banas	Joyboy
Scooter Teague	Big Deal,Big Deal
Tommy Abbott	Gee-Tar
Harvey Hohnecker	Mouthpiece
David Bean	Tiger
Sue Oakes	Anybodys
Gina Trikonis	Graziella,Indio
Carole D'Andrea	Velma
Jose De Vega	Chino
Jay Norman	Pepe
Robert Thompson	Luis
Larry Roquemore	Rocco
Thomas Abbott	Gee-Tar
Jaime Rogers	Loco
Eddie Verso	Juano
Andre Tayir	Chile
Nich Covvacevich	Toro
Rudy Del Campo	Del Campo
Suzie Kaye	Rosalia
Yvonne Othon	Consuelo
Jo Anne Miya	Francisca
Harvey Hobnecker	Mouthpiece
Leonard Bernstein	Composer
John Zaccaro	Actor
Jimmy Bryant	Tony [singing]
Marni Nixon	Maria [singing]
Harvey Evans	Mouthpiece
Irwin Kostal	Composer
Ansel Elgort	Actor
Ariana Debose	Actor
David Alvarez	Actor
Mike Faist	Actor
Corey Stoll	Actor
Josh Andr?s Rivera	Actor
Rachel Zegler	Actor
Brian d'Arcy James	Actor
Maddie Ziegler	Actor
Ana Isabelle	Actor
Nick Navarro	Toro
Kit Culkin	Dancer
Elaine Joyce	Dancer

Technical Credits

Ernest Lehman

Arthur Laurents

William Shakespeare

Tony Kushner

Ernest Lehman	Screenwriter
Robert Wise	Producer
Walter Mirisch	Producer,Executive Producer
Arthur Laurents	Screenwriter
Saul Bass	Special Effects
Fred Lau	Sound Effects,Sound/Sound Designer
Gilbert D. Marchant	Sound Effects
Murray Spivack	Sound Effects
Vinton Vernon	Sound Effects
Richard Gramaglia	Sound Effects
Steven Spielberg	Producer
Kristie Macosko Krieger	Producer
Kevin McCollum	Producer
William Shakespeare	Screenwriter
Tony Kushner	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

West Side Story is remarkable for its seamless transference from stage musical to screen classic, with the complete Leonard Bernstein/Stephen Sondheim song score intact, as well as the choreography of Jerome Robbins. The story, derived from Romeo and Juliet, works on a symbolic rather than realistic level; there is no pretense that this is a true representation of what New York City gangs were like circa 1960. Veteran director Robert Wise is probably the person most responsible for the film's success, and for retaining the best qualities of the stage production, though co-director Robbins, who feuded with Wise throughout the production, would likely disagree. After several weeks of delayed production due to Robbins' insistence on extra rehearsals, Wise tired of the Broadway legend and had him removed from the set. West Side Story swept the Oscars, taking ten awards, including awards for Best Picture and its decidedly non-cordial co-directors. The Academy gave a special choreography award to Robbins, who thanked a great many people in his acceptance speech, noticeably failing to mention Wise.