Filmmaker Mazursky had made his acting debut in Stanley Kubrick 's 1953 film '' Fear and Desire '' ( shot in New York ) , and '' Next Stop , Greenwich Village '' is a semi-autobiographical account of Mazursky 's early life as an actor in that city . The film was entered into the 1976 Cannes Film Festival . This film is also notable for being Bill Murray 's first film , although Murray has but a few seconds of screen time and no lines . Jeff Goldblum and Christopher Walken ( credited as Chris Walken ) are also relatively early in their respective careers
1976 Cannes Film Festival
1976 Cannes Film Festival
Next Stop, Greenwich Village