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Woody Allen (written by)
Release Date:
27 January 1984 (USA) more
Plot:
In his attempts to reconcile a lounge singer with his mistress, a hapless talent agent is mistaken as her lover by a jealous gangster. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(6 articles)
Top 15 Performances in a Woody Allen Film
(From SoundOnSight. 10 July 2009, 1:53 PM, PDT)
Knowing It All
(From IFC. 17 June 2009, 7:22 AM, PDT)
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Allen as an actor more (56 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Woody Allen | ... | Danny Rose | |
| Mia Farrow | ... | Tina Vitale | |
| Nick Apollo Forte | ... | Lou Canova | |
| Sandy Baron | ... | Himself | |
| Corbett Monica | ... | Himself | |
| Jackie Gayle | ... | Himself | |
| Morty Gunty | ... | Himself | |
| Will Jordan | ... | Himself | |
| Howard Storm | ... | Himself | |
| Jack Rollins | ... | Himself | |
| Milton Berle | ... | Himself | |
| Craig Vandenburgh | ... | Ray Webb | |
| Herb Reynolds | ... | Barney Dunn | |
| Paul Greco | ... | Vito Rispoli | |
| Frank Renzulli | ... | Joe Rispoli |
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84 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:L | Netherlands:AL | Brazil:14 | UK:PG | USA:Approved (PCA #20911) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:K-8 | France:U | Sweden:7 | USA:PG | Singapore:PG
Filming Locations:
Brill Building - 1619 Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA more
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Woody Allen initially offered the Nick Apollo Forte role to Sylvester Stallone. more
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Anachronisms: In one scene, Danny can be seen walking past a movie theater, that lists _Haloween III (1982)_ on the marquee, when the film is supposed to take place in the 1970s. more
Quotes:
Danny Rose: If you take my advice, you'll become one of the great balloon-folding acts of all time! Really, 'cause I don't just see you folding balloons in joints. You listen to me, you're gonna fold balloons at universities and colleges. more
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References "The Bullwinkle Show" (1961) more
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My Bambina more
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One of the most commonly leveled criticisms against Woody Allen is that he has no range as an actor or is that he simply plays the same stammering intellectual in all of his films. Nothing could be further from the truth and this film is testament to this fact.
This beautifully shot film is concerned with theatrical agent, Danny Rose, a man who takes on blind xylophone players and one legged tap dancers. Terrible acts and yet Rose believes in every single one of them, no matter how badly they are doing. His big break comes with the public's newfound appetite for nostalgia, which brings egomaniac and alcoholic crooner, Lou Canova back into the public eye.
Canova flourishes and is set to make his comeback complete when he requires Rose to bring his mistress, Tina to the concert. Various complications and highjinks ensure that this is no easy task.
This is the comedy of the situation and the movie relies on this farce for its comic effect. However, what separates this from other sub-standard films is the characterisation that Allen brings to Rose. At first glance Rose is a loser, whose acts leave him as soon as they get anywhere. But the belief he has in his charges and the commitment he is prepared to put into them allows a great deal of empathy for him. Allen plays it brilliantly, allowing just the right amount of pathos and charm.
A splendid movie, full of the typical Allen one liners and with one very very funny shoot out scene with helium.