West Side Story (6/10) Movie CLIP - Challenge to a Rumble (1961) HD

CLIP DESCRIPTION:
The Jets challenge The Sharks to a rumble and agree on a location and weapons to be used.

FILM DESCRIPTION:
Romeo and Juliet is updated to the tenements of New York City in this Oscar-winning musical landmark. Adapted by Ernest Lehman from the Broadway production, the movie opens with an overhead shot of Manhattan, an effect that director Robert Wise would repeat over the Alps in The Sound of Music four years later. We are introduced to two rival street gangs: the Jets, second-generation American teens, and the Sharks, Puerto Rican immigrants. When the war between the Jets and Sharks reaches a fever pitch, Jets leader Riff (Russ Tamblyn) decides to challenge the Sharks to one last "winner take all" rumble. He decides to meet Sharks leader Bernardo (George Chakiris) for a war council at a gymnasium dance; to bolster his argument, Riff wants his old pal Tony (Richard Beymer), the cofounder of the Jets, to come along. But Tony has set his sights on vistas beyond the neighborhood and has fallen in love with Bernardo's sister, Maria (Natalie Wood), a love that, as in Romeo and Juliet, will eventually end in tragedy. In contrast to the usual slash-and-burn policy of Hollywood musical adaptations, all the songs written by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim for the original Broadway production of West Side Story were retained for the film version, although some alterations were made to appease the Hollywood censors, and the original order of two songs was reversed for stronger dramatic impact. The movie more than retains the original choreography of Jerome Robbins, which is recreated in some of the most startling and balletic dance sequences ever recorded on film. West Side Story won an almost-record ten Oscars, including Best Picture, supporting awards to Chakiris and Rita Moreno as Bernardo's girlfriend, Anita, and Best Director to Robbins and Wise. Richard Beymer's singing was dubbed by Jimmy Bryant, Natalie Wood's by Marni Nixon (who also dubbed Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady), and Rita Moreno's by Betty Wand. The film's New York tenement locations were later razed to make room for Lincoln Center.

CREDITS:
TM & © MGM (1961)
Cast: Tommy Abbott, Robert Banas, David Bean, Richard Beymer, George Chakiris, Jose De Vega, Rudy Del Campo, Harvey Evans, Eliot Feld, Ned Glass, Bert Michaels, Tony Mordente, Nick Navarro, Jay Norman, Simon Oakland, Jaime Rogers, Larry Roquemore, Tucker Smith, Russ Tamblyn, Andre Tayir, Anthony 'Scooter' Teague, Robert E. Thompson, Gus Trikonis, Eddie Verso, David Winters
Directors: Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise
Producers: Saul Chaplin, Robert Wise, Walter Mirisch
Screenwriters: Ernest Lehman, Arthur Laurents, William Shakespeare, Jerome Robbins

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[LenHummelChannel]

This movie was pure energy and passion.

[willt.]

1:38 He seems legitimately disappointed that they won't be using garbage to fight each other.

[classics]

“Every dog knows his own.”
Haha what a great line and George Chakiris delivers it perfectly! Mr. Chakiris is still with us at 91. ❤

[GinolasSon]

‘The commanders say yes or no!’

Best line of the movie.

[firetopman]

Me seeing this the first time: "Wow, he talked them down from a rumble to a one-on-one fist fight. They were all the way up to CHAINS! Damn, he's good. Now as long as no one tries anything stupid, everybody should still be alive by the end of the movie"


Maria: Any fight is no good for us.


Me: STAY OUT OF THIS, LADY!

[karengodbold]

The Best movie ever. And no remake can replace it.

[HeyPandaBoo]

Loving Geroge Chakiris and his lavander shirt ♥

[aparnanidamanuri]

He dies, she cries, and then we all move on with our lives.

[manuelorozco]

I didn't expect to get a chuckle out of this scene the first time.

[wilsoncamacho]

A hand shake was honored once upon a time in America. :(

[MyFairOne]

Russ Tamblyn and George Chakiris worked really well off of each other. They did a really good job at convincing us that they really hate each other and yet their charisma is what made them so much fun to watch. My favorite performances in this movie, and this scene is so much fun to watch and it's pretty hilarious too.

[joewhitehead]

I was wondering when I was gonna see Tony as Riff described him earlier in the film, as one having a tough-guy rep. Before this scene, he was mostly seen as a kind of soft lover-boy who wanted nothing to do with gang stuff

[XxKissesandHugsxX]

I love how he's calling them chicken then later on he wants to stop the fight. lmao.

[synthonaplinth]

"No even garbage?"
That line killed me. Great to see Snowboy full frame for a change. Looks like Baby John was about to lose it after that line.

[selectedshipper]

Can we talk about how this is getting a movie adaptation and Riff is being played by Mike Faist! I’m so excited!

[adamtruong]

0:21 Negotiations almost broke down and were almost cut short really fast.

[zigymac]

amazing how Riff, Bernardo and Chita still with us 60 years later

[harryjnagle]

This is the most Iconic Fantastic unbelievable outstanding Movie of all time

[savagenature]

Overall, I'd say they had a Far Better meeting than what Congress or the United Nations can manage. Kinda sad, ain't it? :P

[gregdrake]

I respect Riff freely acknowledging he isnt the best fighter in the gang even though hes the leader