''I Love N.Y.'' is a 1987 American semi-autobiographical

comedy-drama film Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...

written and directed by fine-art photographer Gianni Bozzacchi as Alan Smithee.

Plot

Mario Cotone is an American-Italian struggling photographer who meets and falls in love with Nicole Yeats, a pretty young debutante and the daughter of stage actor John R. Yeats.

Cast

Scott Baio Scott Vincent James Baio (; born September 22, 1960) is an American actor. He is known for playing Chachi Arcola on the sitcom ''Happy Days'' (1977–1984) and its spin-off '' Joanie Loves Chachi'' (1982–1983), the title character on ...

as Mario Cotone *Kelly Van der Velden as Nicole Yeats *

Christopher Plummer Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer (December 13, 1929 – February 5, 2021) was a Canadian actor. His career spanned seven decades, gaining him recognition for his performances in film, stage, and television. He received multiple accolades, inc ...

as John Robertson Yeats *

Jennifer O'Neill Jennifer O'Neill (born February 20, 1948) is a Brazilian-born American actress, model, author, and activist. She is known for her modeling and spokesperson work for CoverGirl cosmetics starting in 1963, and her starring role in the Oscar-winn ...

as Irene *

Virna Lisi Verna or Virna may refer to: People * Verna Aardema (1911–2000), American author of children's books * Verna Bloom (1939–2019), American actress * Virna De Angeli (born 1976), Italian former sprinter * Virna Dias (born 1971), Brazilian reti ...

as Anna Cotone, Mario's mother *

Jerry Orbach Jerome Bernard Orbach (October 20, 1935 – December 28, 2004) was an American actor and singer, described at the time of his death as "one of the last'' bona fide'' leading men of the Broadway musical and global celebrity on television" and a " ...

as Leo *John Armstead as Charlie *

Lisanne Falk Lisanne Falk (born December 3, 1964) is an American former actress and film producer. She is best known for her role as Heather McNamara in the 1988 film ''Heathers''. Career Falk is a former child model who worked at the Ford Modeling Agency wi ...

as Linda * Jusak Bernhard as Kem * Morgan Most as Veronica (credited as Morgan Hart) * Cyrus Elias as Kurt Thompson *

Mickey Knox Abraham Knox (December 24, 1921 − November 15, 2013) was an American actor with nearly 80 films to his credit. Knox was also a screenwriter, film producer, and novelist. Knox was blacklisted during the McCarthy era, and he subsequently moved to ...

as Charles Mitchell * Penny Brown as Katherine Mitchell *

John Karlsen John Karlsen, sometimes credited as Charles John Karlsen or John Karlson (20 October 1919 – 5 July 2017), was an actor from New Zealand who was active in cinema between 1958 and 2003. He is best known for ''Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure' ...

as The Butler *Larry Dolgin as The Mayor

References

External links

* * 1987 films 1987 comedy-drama films Films set in New York City American comedy-drama films Films credited to Alan Smithee Films scored by Bill Conti 1980s English-language films 1980s American films {{1980s-comedy-drama-film-stub