Broadway Danny Rose (1984)

Director:

Woody Allen

Writer:

Woody Allen (written by)

Release Date:

27 January 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

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.

Plot Keywords:

Gangster | Agent | Glass Harp | Mafia | Remake

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

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
Edwin Bordo	...	Johnny Rispoli
Gina DeAngeles	...	Johnny's Mother (as Gina DeAngelis)
Peter Castellotti	...	Hood at Warehouse
Sandy Richman	...	Teresa
Gerald Schoenfeld	...	Sid Bacharach
Olga Barbato	...	Angelina
David I. Kissel	...	Phil Chomsky (as David Kissell)
Gloria Parker	...	Water Glass Virtuoso
Bob Rollins	...	Balloon Act (as Bob)
Etta Rollins	...	Balloon Act
Robert Weil	...	Herbie Jayson (as Bob Weil)
David Kieserman	...	Ralph - Club Owner
Mark Hardwick	...	Blind Xylophonist
Alba Ballard	...	Bird Lady
Maurice Shrog	...	Hypnotist
Belle Berger	...	Lady in Trance
Herschel Rosen	...	Lady's Husband
Joe Franklin	...	Himself
Cecilia Amerling	...	Fan in Dressing Room
Maggie Ranone	...	Lou's Daughter
Charles D'Amodio	...	Lou's Son
Joie Gallo	...	Angelina's Assistant
Carl Pistilli	...	Tommy's Brother
Lucy Iacono	...	Tommy's Mother
Julia Barbuto	...	Tropical Fish Lady
Anna Sceusa	...	Lady at Angelina's
Nicholas Pantano	...	Greeter at Party
Rocco Pantano	...	Greeter at Party
Tony Turca	...	Rocco
Gilda Torterello	...	Annie
Ronald Maccone	...	Vincent
Antoinette Raffone	...	Vincent's Wife
Michael Badalucco	...	Money Ripper
Richard Lanzano	...	Money Ripper
Dom Matteo	...	Carmine
Camille Saviola	...	Lady at Party
Sheila Bond	...	Lady at Party
Betty Rosotti	...	Lady at Party
Howard Cosell	...	Himself
John Doumanian	...	Waldorf Manager
Gary Reynolds	...	Manager's Friend
Diane Zolten	...	Fan at Waldorf
William Paulson	...	Fan at Waldorf
George Axler	...	Fan at Waldorf
Leo Steiner	...	Deli Owner
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Danny Aiello	...	(uncredited)
Robert Dahdah	...	Crowd (uncredited)
Sammy Davis Jr.	...	Thanksgiving Parade's Grand Marshall (uncredited)
Bobby DeAngelo	...	Waldorf Guest (uncredited)

Directed by
Woody Allen

Writing credits
Woody Allen		(written by)

Produced by
Robert Greenhut	....	producer
Charles H. Joffe	....	executive producer
Michael Peyser	....	associate producer
Jack Rollins	....	executive producer

Cinematography by
Gordon Willis

Film Editing by
Susan E. Morse

Casting by
Juliet Taylor

Production Design by
Mel Bourne

Set Decoration by
Leslie Bloom		(as Les Bloom)

Costume Design by
Jeffrey Kurland

Makeup Department
Fern Buchner	....	makeup designer
Romaine Greene	....	hair designer
Jay Cannistraci	....	additional makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Frederic B. Blankfein	....	production manager (as Fredric B. Blankfein)
Ezra Swerdlow	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Les Banda	....	additional second assistant director
Jim Chory	....	second assistant director
Jonathan Filley	....	additional second assistant director
Carl Kabat	....	dga trainee
Thomas A. Reilly	....	first assistant director (as Thomas Reilly)

Art Department
Joan Lopate	....	art department coordinator
James Mazzola	....	property master
Kevin McCarthy	....	set dresser
Arne Olsen	....	construction grip
James Sorice	....	master scenic artist
Kenneth Vogt	....	property man
Dave Weinman	....	chief set dresser

Sound Department
Rick Dior	....	re-recording mixer (as Richard Dior)
Frank Graziadei	....	sound recordist
James Sabat	....	production sound mixer
Louis Sabat	....	boom man
Dan Sable	....	supervising sound editor
Lynn Sable	....	assistant sound editor
Neil Eric Wenger	....	apprentice sound editor (as Neil Wenger)
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Ronald Burke	....	dolly grip
James Fitzpatrick	....	best boy
Brian Hamill	....	still photographer
Douglas C. Hart	....	assistant cameraman
Dick Mingalone	....	camera operator
Robert Paone	....	second assistant cameraman (as Bob Paone)
Ray Quinlan	....	gaffer
Robert Ward	....	key grip (as Bob Ward)
Kenji Takama	....	camera intern (uncredited)

Casting Department
Paula Herold	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Bill Christians	....	wardrobe supervisor: men's
Patricia Eiben	....	wardrobe supervisor: women's
Mark Burchard	....	wardrobe (uncredited)

Editorial Department
A. Dean Bell	....	apprentice film editor
Richard Nord	....	assistant film editor
Jeffrey Stern	....	assistant film editor

Music Department
Dominic Cortese	....	musician: accordion soloist
Dick Hyman	....	music supervisor
Roy B. Yokelson	....	music recording engineer: National Recording Studios, Inc.

Transportation Department
William Curry	....	transportation captain
Patrick Hogan	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Nicholas Bernstein	....	production staff
Timothy M. Bourne	....	location coordinator (as Timothy Marshall Bourne)
Kay Chapin	....	script supervisor
James A. Davis	....	production staff
Lee Gottsegen	....	production staff
James Greenhut	....	studio manager
Joseph Hartwick	....	location auditor
Peter Lombardi	....	assistant location auditor
Amy Lubchansky	....	production accountant
Jane Read Martin	....	assistant: Mr. Allen (as Jane Martin)
Tom McKinley	....	assistant: Mr. Kurland
Joseph Pierson	....	production staff
Helen Robin	....	production coordinator
Gail Sicilia	....	production associate
Tom Swerdlow	....	production staff
Todd M. Thaler	....	assistant production coordinator (as Todd Michael Thaler)
Carl Turnquest Jr.	....	projectionist (as Carl Turnquest)
Dennis Kear	....	stand-in: Woody Allen (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Orion

Distributors

• Parafrance Films (1984) (France) (theatrical)
• Globo Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Orion Pictures Corporation

Other Companies

• AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services  insurance (as Albert G. Ruben Insurance Co., Inc.)
• Charles Ross  the producers gratefully acknowledge and wish to thank the following for their assistance
• Cinopticals  optical effects
• Empire Custom Coach  the producers gratefully acknowledge and wish to thank the following for their assistance: constructing automobile rig
• General Camera Corporation  the producers gratefully acknowledge and wish to thank the following for their assistance (as General Camera Corp.)
• Hastings Sound Editorial  sound effects
• J.G. Films  negative matching
• Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade  also thanks
• Mayor's Office for Film, Theater and Broadcasting  also thanks (as Mayor's Office of Film, Theater and Broadcasting)
• Messmore & Damon  the producers gratefully acknowledge and wish to thank the following for their assistance
• National Recording Studios  music recording
• Navarro-Bertoni Casting  extras casting (as Navarro Bertoni Casting)
• New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission  also thanks
• New York State Office for Motion Picture and Television Development  also thanks (as The New York State Office of Motion Picture and Television Development)
• Optical House, The  titles (as The Optical House N.Y.)
• Panavision  the producers gratefully acknowledge and wish to thank the following for their assistance
• Trans / Audio  re-recording mixer
• Variety Scenic Studios  the producers gratefully acknowledge and wish to thank the following for their assistance

Also Known As:

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian | Yiddish

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:L | Netherlands:AL | Brazil:14 | UK:PG | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/12 (Qualidade) | 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

Company:

Orion

Trivia:

Woody Allen initially offered the Nick Apollo Forte role to Sylvester Stallone.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Danny arrives to pick up Tina, he tells her he is double-parked. When she then storms across the street with Danny following her, we see the car, and it is not double-parked; but shortly thereafter, when Danny makes a pay-phone call, the car can be seen double-parked in the background.

Quotes:

Danny Rose:You know what my philosophy of life is? That it's important to have some laughs, but you gotta suffer a little too, because otherwise you miss the whole point to life.

Movie Connections:

References The Seventh Veil (1945)

Soundtrack:

Begin the Beguine

Charm to spare

If there's one thing that almost all of Woody Allen's comedies have in common, it's charm. Few have more of it than Broadway Danny Rose. Not Allen's best, not his funniest, but this warm and sentimental film grabs the viewer immediately and never lets up.

This is accomplished, initially, by the extremely naturalistic dialogue between the comics whose reminiscences form the bulk of the film. Notice how they all talk at once, they cut each other off, and they trample all over each other's lines. We really feel like we're listening in on a diner conversation, rather than watching a theatrical performance of a diner conversation. This gives the film an initial boost of accessibility.

This "charm factor" is cemented once we meet Danny Rose. Now, many people criticize Allen as an actor, claiming that he only ever plays one character... himself. This is absolute rubbish, and "Broadway Danny Rose" proves it. I have never seen Allen play a character so kind, warm, and accepting as Danny Rose. It was quite a pleasant surprise. Danny has to be that good, though, in order for us to accept that Tina is haunted by her betrayal of him.

That denouement, by the way, was really touching. The Thanksgiving scene took a good, funny, enjoyable movie and made it something a little more special. Compare this to the gross-out comedies of today... how many modern comedies can be as funny as "Broadway Danny Rose," and yet still create characters so real and so sympathetic that moments like the Thanksgiving scene can work?

I try not to harp on about how funny Allen's comedies are, because you either like his humor or you don't. If you like it, you don't need me to tell you it's funny, and if you don't, you won't believe me anyway. So why bother? I don't know, but I will say that this film had a good six or eight laugh out loud moments, at least, and it kept me smiling throughout.

Also, after a good debut in "A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy" and a reduced, subdued role in "Zelig", this is the film where Mia Farrow really comes into her own as Allen's leading lady. For the first time, I don't miss Diana Keaton.