Sunday in New York is a rather routine early '60s sex comedy, albeit one that's a bit more frank than others of the period. Norman Krasna's screenplay deals quite openly with the issue of sex among singles: the double standard with the issue where men and women are concerned and the pressures that a young woman faced at the time. The openness is refreshing, even if many of the ideas are dated. Had Krasna provided sharper and funnier dialogue, Sunday might have ended up as a rather superior example of the genre, but here the writer lets the viewer down. Yes, there are amusing moments, but they tend to generate chuckles rather than real laughs. Peter Tewksbury's direction doesn't help; it's genial and professional, when what is needed is real imagination to kick things into high gear. This becomes especially clear in the last third of the screenplay, when the machinations that are part and parcel of the genre have set up a mistaken identity plot that should be much more amusing than it is. Don't blame the cast, for they give it their all. Rod Taylor is a bit stiff in places but fine, and Jane Fonda is quite good throughout. Cliff Robertson does very well, and in what could be described as the "Gig Young" role, Robert Culp boosts the energy level considerably. None of this -- nor Peter Nero's cool, jazzy score -- raises Sunday above the ordinary, but it does make it an enjoyable piece of fluff. ~ Craig Butler, All Movie Guide
Sunday in New York (1963) is a Americancomedy film directed by Peter Tewksbury and starring Cliff Robertson, Jane Fonda, and Rod Taylor. The screenplay by Norman Krasna was adapted from his play which had been produced on Broadway the previous year. It was one of Fonda's earliest films, and she was called "the loveliest and most gifted of all our new young actresses" by Newsday. The soundtrack score was composed and performed by Peter Nero.
Plot
Eileen Tyler (Fonda) is twenty-two years old and is suffering from her breakup with Russ (Robert Culp). She comes to New York City to visit her brother Adam (Robertson), who is an airline pilot. Eileen confides to her brother that she thinks she may be the only 22-year-old virgin left in the world. Adam assures her that sex is not what all men look for and insists he hasn't slept around. Of course, Adam is lying and is in hot pursuit of a tryst with his occasional girlfriend Mona. However, Adam's date with Mona has a series of job related interruptions. Meanwhile, Eileen decides to see if she can have some fun for herself in New York, and seems to find the perfect candidate in Mike (Taylor), a man she meets on the bus. But things get complicated when Russ pops in with a proposal and a mistaken assumption.
