June 21, 1977 –

Martin Scorsese’s homage to movie musicals – New York, New York, premiered on this date.
Producer Irwin Winkler said that during filming, Robert De Niro would constantly be walking around with a copy of the book Raging Bull. Raging Bull became the next film that De Niro and Martin Scorsese made together. It was also produced by Winkler and Robert Chartoff.
