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You’re a Big Boy Now (1966) is an American comedy film written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, based on David Benedictus’ 1963 novel of the same name. Nineteen-year-old Bernard Chanticleer, known as ‘Big Boy’ to his parents, resides in Great Neck, New York with his overbearing mother and disapproving father, who is the curator of incunabula at the New York Public Library. Employed as a low-level assistant at the library, Bernard’s father decides it’s time for him to move into his own Manhattan apartment. His mother reluctantly ...

West Side Story (1961) is a film directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, based on the 1957 Broadway musical of the same name, which was inspired by Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Set in 1957 New York City, it revolves around two teenage gangs vying for power on the Upper West Side. The Jets, led by Riff, engage in fights with the Sharks, led by Bernardo. After a brawl is broken up by Lieutenant Schrank and Officer Krupke, the Jets challenge the Sharks to a rumble following an upcoming dance. Riff wants ...