Bullets Over Broadway
- Released
- 27/01/2004
- Film and TV Genre
- Comedy, General
- Video Format
- PAL
- DVD Region
- 2 (will only play on Region 2 and Multi-Region DVD players)
Description
David Shayne (John Cusack, in performance his character that of a young Woody Allen) is an idealistic young playwright whose life (and play) is about to be turned upside down as it heads toward Broadway. In order to gain financing for GOD OF OUR FATHERS, Shayne agrees to hire Olive Neal (a wonderfully high-squeaking Jennifer Tilly), the actress/girlfriend of Nick Valenti, a potential backer--who also happens to be a gangster. Unfortunately, the lass proves to be not only talent-free but ditzy to boot, a hindrance since she is supposed to play a psychiatrist. But Cheech, Olive's hoodlum bodyguard, proves to be more intuitive artistically than anyone would suspect, as his contributions improve not only Olive's performance but the quality of the flailing play as well. Meanwhile, Shayne must contend with an odd assortment of actors, including the neurotic Eden Brent, with her omnipresent, yapping dog; the pompous Warner Purcell, a corset-wearing overeater; and haughty leading lady Helen Sinclair (a fabulous Dianne Wiest), the aging, boozing diva with whom Shayne begins a romance. The laughs keep coming like rapid machine-gun fire in this riotous Woody Allen farce.
Plot Synopsis
Set in the 1920s, this comical story revolves around an aspiring playwright and the trouble he finds himself in when he's asked to produce a Broadway play with a gangster's girlfriend in the lead role.
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Product Details
- Actors
- Director
- Woody Allen
- Audio Format
- Dolby Digital Mono - Polish
- Mono Dolby Digital 2.0 - English
- Dolby Digital Mono English
- Award
- OSCAR - Best Actress In A Supporting Role 1995
- OSCAR - Best Actress In A Supporting Role 1995- Dianne Wiest
- Tags
- Disc Features
- Interactive Menus
- Scene Selection
- Scene Access
- Aspect Ratio
- 1.85:1
- Year of release
- 1994
- Media Format
- DVD-Video
- Film Rating (Australia)
- MA15+
- Number of Discs
- 1
- Film Rating (UK)
- 15
- Run Time (minutes)
- 95
- Cast & Crew
- Jeffrey Kurland (Costume Designer)
- Susan E. Morse (Editor)
- Robert Greenhut (Producer)
- Santo Loquasto (Production Designer)
- Douglas McGrath (Screenwriter)
- Woody Allen (Screenwriter)
- Carlo Di Palma (Cinematographer)
