Clark Kellogg (Matthew Broderick) is a young man starting his first year at film school in New York City. After a small time crook steals all his belongings, Clark meets Carmine "Jimmy the Toucan" Sabatini (Marlon Brando), an "importer" bearing a startling resemblance to a certain cinematic godfather. When Sabatini makes Clark an offer he can't refuse, he finds himself caught up in a caper involving endangered species and fine dining.

Grand Central Terminal, 89 East 42nd Street and Park Avenue, Manhattan.

Waverly Place and Washington Square (near NYU) Manhattan.

4 Washington Square Park North, Manhattan.

Washington Square North, Greenwich Village, Manhattan.

Washington Square Park, Greenwich Village, Manhattan.

Victor's Apartment, 218 Thompson Street and Bleecker Street, Manhattan.

Carmine's Place, 175 Hester Street and Mott Street, Manhattan.

Car Park, East 12th Street and 5th Avenue, Manhattan

Battery Park, Manhattan.