Slaves of New York

Slaves of New York
Poster for Slaves of New York
Directed by	James Ivory
Screenplay by	Tama Janowitz
Based on	Slaves of New York by Tama Janowitz
Produced by	Ismail Merchant Gary Hendler
Starring	Bernadette Peters Chris Sarandon Mary Beth Hurt Madeleine Potter Adam Coleman Howard Nick Corri Charles McCaughan John Harkins Mercedes Ruehl Joe Leeway Anna Katarina
Cinematography	Tony Pierce-Roberts
Edited by	Katherine Wenning
Music by	Richard Robbins (score) Boy George (theme song: Girlfriend) Michael Butler & Johann Carlo Neneh Cherry Les Rita Mitsouko Joe Leeway Ambitious Lovers Inner City Iggy Pop Maxi Priest
Production company	Merchant Ivory Productions
Distributed by	Tri-Star Pictures
Release date	March 17, 1989 (1989-03-17) (USA)
Running time	124 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$5.5 million[1]
Box office	$463,972

Slaves of New York is a 1989 American comedy-drama Merchant Ivory Productions film. Directed by James Ivory and produced by Ismail Merchant, it stars Bernadette Peters, Adam Coleman Howard, Chris Sarandon, Mary Beth Hurt, Mercedes Ruehl, Madeleine Potter, and Steve Buscemi.

Based on the short stories within Tama Janowitz's short story collection Slaves of New York, the film follows the lives of struggling artists in New York City during the mid-1980s.