Almost 50 years later, "New York, New York" has been reappraised for its unexpectedly devastating depiction of a toxic relationship. Going into production without an actual shooting script, the film inevitably went over budget, hindered by on-set affairs, the death of an editor, and lots of cocaine. What followed was one of the most tumultuous productions of its time. In an effort to showcase his range before getting pigeonholed as the guy who makes gritty New York crime movies, Scorsese cashed in his check by paying homage to the classic 1940's musicals of his childhood. Riding the success of "Taxi Driver" and the four Oscar nominations it brought in the following year, Scorsese was given his first real blank check. In 1976, Martin Scorsese could make what ever movie he wanted to.
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