Marty was the first American film shown in the Soviet Union since World War II, sent there in 1959 as part of a cultural exchange program.

In 1991 the film was remade for Italian television with Renzo Palmer in the title role.

The same year, writer-director Chris Columbus incorporated plot elements from Marty in his romantic comedy Only the Lonely, starring John Candy, Maureen O’Hara, Ally Sheedy and Anthony Quinn.

Marty was voted a place on the National Film Registry in 1994.

Disgusted with a do-nothing Congress, Rep. Barney Frank once said, "We are less busy than the guys in Marty, standing around on the corner: Whadda you wanna do tonight?' 'I don't know. Whadda you wanna do tonight?'" (Barney Frank, quoted in Kate Buford, Burt Lancaster: An American Life)

Variety first announced plans to create a musical version for Broadway in 1996, with Jason Alexander attached to play the title role. When he dropped out because of other commitments, the project fell by the wayside.

A musical version of Marty played in Boston in 2002. Rupert Holmes wrote the book with music and lyrics by Lee Adams and Charles Strouse. John C. Reilly starred as Marty.

By Frank Miller