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West Side Story

Summary: An adaptation of the 1957 musical, West Side Story explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds.
Runtime: 2 h 36 min
MPAA: PG-13

Countries: United States, Canada
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 100,000,000
Domestic: $ 38,530,322
International: $ 37,485,849
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18 year old1950safro latinaapologyaspiring boxerattempted gang rapeattempted rapebare chested malebased on broadway musicalbased on broadway stage musicalbased on playbased on shakespearebased on stage musicalbasementbetrayalboyfriend girlfriend relationshipbrawlbrother sister relationshipbrown haired manbrown haired teenage girlbuilding demolitioncandy barcellarchapelclimbing a fencecommunity danceconstruction sitedancedance partnerdancerdancingdancing in the streetdeath of boyfrienddeath of brotherdemolition sitedepartment storedrugstoreduffel bagdying in armsdying in arms of loverentering through a windowex convictexiting through a windowfake marriagefatal stabbingfeather dusterfemale janitorfightfire escapeforbidden loveganggang initiationgang membergang of juvenile delinquentsgang violencegimbel's department store manhattan new york citygym bleachershegemonyhigh school gymnasiumhighwayhispanic communityidentifying a dead bodyimmigrantimmigrant communityimplied sexinteractioninterracial romancejailjuvenile delinquencyjuvenile delinquentkissknife fightlatinalatino communitylielipstickliving in a basementlovelove at first sightlove hate relationshipmale police officerman manhandling a womanmanhandlingmanhattan new york citymannequinmanslaughtermashupmaximalismmen's restroommorguemurdermuseumnailnail through earnational pridenew york cityno opening creditsover protectiveoverhead camera shotpaint canparentparole officerparoleeperilplaying with a gunpointing a gun at someonepolicepolice detectivepolice interrogationpolice lieutenantpolice officerpolice stationpop musicalprejudiceprofanityprotective brotherpublic bathroompublic dancepuerto ricanpuerto rican americanpuerto rican immigrantpunched in the facerace relationsracial prejudiceracial slurracismreference to batmanreference to gimbel's department storereference to shakespeare's romeo and julietreference to shakespeare's romeo and julietreference to supermanreference to william shakespearereformedreformed criminalremakerevolverrival gangrivalryrock saltromeo and juliet scenariorumblesaltsecret lovesewing machinesexual assaultshot in the backsingersingingsmokingsocial dancesocial experimentsongspeaking spanishstabbed in the cheststar crossed loversstreet gangstreet lifesubwaysubway trainswitchbladeteen delinquentteenage boyteenage girlteenagerthefttimeframe 1950stimeframe 1960stragedytransgendertransgender maletransgender manturf warunsubtitled foreign languageurban developmenturban renewalvandalismwest side manhattan new york citywoman in jeopardywrecking ballyear 1957youth gang
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