" He claimed he had always wanted to marry a girl someone like her:I want a wife and a family.I want a home in America.And every time I think of havin' a home like that, I always think about it with a girl like you.I mean, a girl with a good Army background like my own.She refused to accept his demeaning characterization of her foolish thoughts, and begged for his love: "What do you mean 'a girl like me'? I'm not a type.At the Plaza, he meets his business associates for drinks in the Oak Room Bar (under he Everett Shinn murals).[The Yellow Man and Lucy are stylistically linked together as outcasts, hunched over to seek introspective refuge from the hostile realities and fears of the world - cold, loneliness, and hunger.Maybe he could sing but he couldn't fly!In the street, a shocked crowd gathers around Joey's body.Introduced characters are local parish priest Father Barry (Karl Malden) who delivers the last rites, Joey's father Pop Doyle (John Hamilton), and Joey's fresh-faced sister Edie (Eva Marie Saint).Although its first 20-30 minutes were similar to the 1981 film, it then skipped ahead one (or two) years and became its own film.