ROTTEN TOMATOES: Total Recall: 20 Most Iconic New York Women

Total Recall: 20 Most Iconic New York Women

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more info...	18. Loretta Castorini Appears in: Moonstruck (1987) Portrayed by: Cher Bookkeeper and pragmatist Loretta is set to marry a safe, stable man who's resigned to "settling down" in the most sedentary way possible. But when Loretta meets her fiancé's passionate and over-impulsive brother (a young and hysterically awkward Nicholas Cage)he triggers in her a transformation long overdue. It'd be half-wrong to say that she comes into herself again for her new lover, and only half-right to say she does it because of him, but when she chooses to change, she's clearly also choosing to be happy, and few things are as empowering as taking that into your own hands.

more info...	17. Susan Appears in: Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) Portrayed by: Madonna Though barely onscreen, Madonna's Susan is a constant topic of discussion and an object of fascination (yes I do mean "object"). The only character in the movie that knows Susan confuses the missing, muse-like woman for an amnesiac Rosanna Arquette. (Exactly how much does Rosanna Arquette look like Madonna?)This, her big screen debut, Desperately Seeking Susan painted Madonna as a starlet still living on street level and unquestionably scored her some longstanding indie cred.

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tomwaitsjr writes:
on May 29 2008 06:14 PM

YES! The minute I read this list I thought Annie Hall. Great Job!

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jokerboy1991 writes:
on May 29 2008 06:15 PM

Yeah Diane Keaton was ausome in Annie Hall.

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the_reasons writes:
on May 30 2008 01:41 AM

wait a minute,
the actor who plays Cher
is a woman?!

xo!

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bamb0o-stick writes:
on May 30 2008 03:39 AM

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You know, it takes away from the experience going through the entire list and reaching number one if you have somebody blurt out who it is on the first comment.

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Matanuki writes:
on May 30 2008 05:02 AM

So I watch the Parker Posey clip right after the Lois Lane clip and wind up asking myself an old question; why wasn't she cast as Lois in Returns? Weird. Kinda like Spiderman 3 (not entirely a good example since it was late in the game but...), you look at Howard and Dunst, and think how much more fitting it would have been if their roles were reversed. The blonde plays the redhead when she should have just been cast as the blonde, the redhead plays the blonde but she would have been more physically suited to play the redhead. Crazy. ;-)

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red_wine writes:
on May 30 2008 08:41 AM

Good list.

Obviously I too thought Annie Hall when I saw New York. Also Holly Golightly.

But very few movies of these actually have New York as a character apart from the 2 mentioned above. And maybe The Apartment.

You could also have included any of the woman from Manhattan. That film IS New York.

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tomwaitsjr writes:
on May 30 2008 08:49 AM

Yah, Mariel Hemmingway was good in Manhattan. But Annie Hall had people copying her and acting like her. Which, is far preferable to people copying and acting like Sex and the City.

Unless, it's a horse imitating Sarah Jessica Parker.

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sunsaz writes:
on May 30 2008 01:16 PM

I never really "got" Breakfast at Tiffany's or Annie Hall. But then again, I don't really understand New York itself either. So those two probably deserve the top spots.

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gm1200 writes:
on May 30 2008 08:55 PM

Good list...except shift Annie Hall down to around 4 and move Holly and co. up one.

Nobody beats Audrey...nobody

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kobe8byrant writes:
on May 30 2008 11:16 PM

I too would have moved Holly Golightly up one and Annie Hall down one but it's a matter of preference.

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ryaroe writes:
on May 31 2008 12:29 AM

I saw this list and could not help but say, most memorable?
Where is Ellen Ripley from Alien, and even more so Aliens?

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mozzer232 writes:
on May 31 2008 03:28 AM

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Good call, and that is definitely the best user name EVER! You set quite a standard to live up to with that one. Tom Waits is pretty much my hero!

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mozzer232 writes:
on May 31 2008 03:30 AM

I love Annie Hall, but the more I think about it, it has to be Hollie. Its just too iconic, and the 'Moonriver' on the fire escape gets me everytime!

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rottten writes:
on Jun 02 2008 05:33 AM

Ellen Barkin in the 1991 movie "Switch" should definitely be on this list.

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Musicalchild writes:
on Jun 03 2008 12:30 PM

i am probably one of the many who beleive that Audrey Hepburn should get first

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Jockness writes:
on Jun 04 2008 10:53 PM

What about Iris Steensma from Taxi Driver? I realize not many New Yorkians would be happy with a 12 year old prostitute representing their city, and her age might exclude her from the "women" criteria, but there's no doubt that she's an iconic character.

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