West Side Story

In the slums of the upper West Side of Manhattan, New York, a gang of Polish-American teenagers called the Jets compete with a rival gang of recently immigrated Puerto Ricans, the Sharks, to 'own' the neighborhood streets. Tensions are high between the gangs but two kids, one from each rival gang, fall in love leading to tragedy.

An old film industry wisdom says to never remake a great movie. That is unless you’re Steven Spielberg.

1962 was the year the Golden Globe winner for best musical won both supporting Golden Globes, an achievement repeated when George Chakiris and Rita Moreno also won Academy Awards that year. Many, today consider the movie they starred in, West Side Story, the greatest motion picture musical of all time.