Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Howard Brookner

Writers:

Howard Brookner (screenplay) &
Colman deKay (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

3 November 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

When Life Was Glittering, Glamorous... And Dangerous...

Plot:

This musical is based on four short stories by Damon Runyon. In one tale, gambler Feet Samuels sells...

Plot Keywords:

Bloodhound | Love | Police | Nightclub | New Year's Eve

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Josef Sommer	...	Waldo Winchester
Madonna	...	Hortense Hathaway
Tony Azito	...	Waiter
Jennifer Grey	...	Lovey Lou
Tony Longo	...	Crunch Sweeney
Rutger Hauer	...	The Brain
Matt Dillon	...	Regret
Stephen McHattie	...	Red Henry
Anita Morris	...	Miss Missouri Martin
Ethan Phillips	...	Basil Valentine
Alan Ruck	...	John Wangle
Dinah Manoff	...	Maud Milligan
David Youse	...	Busboy
Randy Quaid	...	Feet Samuels
Julie Hagerty	...	Harriet MacKyle
Louis Zorich	...	Mindy
Esai Morales	...	Handsome Jack
Fisher Stevens	...	Hotfoot Harry
Richard Edson	...	Johnny Crackow
Howard Brookner	...	Daffy Jack
John Rothman	...	Marvin Clay
Mark Nelson	...	Sam the Skate
Madeleine Potter	...	Widow Mary
Stellar Bennett	...	Thelma
Nicole Burdette	...	Woman on Corner
Colman deKay	...	Nosmo
Gerry Bamman	...	Inspector McNamara
Jane Brucker	...	Charlotte
Googy Gress	...	McGinty
Robert Donley	...	Doc Bodeeker
Grant Forsberg	...	Cab Driver
Sheldon Abend	...	Long George (as Shelly Abend)
Veryle Rupp	...	Whitey
Helmar Augustus Cooper	...	Brother Divine
George Ede	...	Judge Witherspoon
William S. Burroughs	...	Butler (as William Burroughs)
Michael Wincott	...	Soupy Mike
Herschel Sparber	...	Big Shelley
Black-Eyed Susan	...	Minnie the Shrimp (as Black Eyed Susan)
Steve Buscemi	...	Whining Willie
Patrick Garner	...	Rodent Ralph
Tobin Wheeler	...	Fleming Meeks
Jean Brookner	...	Woman
Tamara Tunie	...	Cynthia Harris
Cathryn de Prume	...	Showgirl
Katherine Monick	...	Bobby Baker
Sara Driver	...	Yvette
William Murray Weiss	...	Joey the Toothpick
Leonard Termo	...	Goodtime Nate Fishkin
Graham Brown	...	Doc Frischer
Ed Zang	...	Hymie Weisberger
Vince Giordano and His Nighthawks Orchestra	...	300 Club Musicians (as Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks)
Linda Beausoleil	...	Showgirl
Cynthia Friberg	...	Showgirl
Lorien House	...	Showgirl
Dana Pinchera	...	Showgirl
Lynette Tompkins	...	Showgirl
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Johnny Crawford	...	Musician (uncredited)

Directed by
Howard Brookner

Writing credits
Howard Brookner		(screenplay) &
Colman deKay		(screenplay)
Damon Runyon		(short stories)

Produced by
Samuel Benedict	....	executive producer
Chris Brigham	....	line producer
Howard Brookner	....	producer
Colman deKay	....	associate producer
Kevin Dowd	....	line producer
Lindsay Law	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Jonathan Sheffer

Cinematography by
Elliot Davis		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Camilla Toniolo

Casting by
Sharon Bialy
Richard Pagano

Production Design by
Linda Conaway-Parsloe

Art Direction by
Jefferson Sage

Set Decoration by
Ruth Ammon

Costume Design by
Abigail Murray
Beatrix Aruna Pasztor		(head costume designer)

Makeup Department
Dee Dee Altamura	....	makeup artist
Teri Basile	....	hair stylist
Sheryl Blum	....	makeup artist
Bruce Geller	....	chief hair stylist
Gail Goodman	....	makeup artist
Theo Mayes	....	hair stylist
Maria Montenegro	....	makeup artist
Nina Port	....	chief makeup artist
Meredith Soupios	....	makeup artist
Honey Twigg	....	makeup artist
Carmel Vargyas	....	hair stylist
Suzanne M. Willett	....	makeup artist (as Suzanne Willet)

Production Management
Kerry Orent	....	production supervisor
David Pomier	....	unit manager
Fred Styles	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Phyllis Adams	....	second unit director
Sainte Jose Adams	....	second unit director
Priscilla Guastavino	....	second assistant director
Steve Love	....	first assistant director
Larry Shapiro	....	second assistant director
Daniel Silverman	....	second unit director

Art Department
Teri Barber	....	art department assistant
Dan Bishop	....	assistant art director
Peter Bizlewicz	....	set dresser
Allison Brandin	....	assistant set decorator
Priscilla Crush	....	scenic artist
Robert Curet	....	storyboard artist
Patrick David Dillon	....	key set dresser
Carol Field	....	scenic charge person
Christine Francis	....	graphic artist
Pat Jacoby	....	art department assistant
Martin Lasowitz	....	set dresser
John Magoun	....	assistant art director
Caty Maxey	....	scenic artist
Terence McCorry	....	second props
Daniel McGuire	....	carpenter
Lynn Nigro	....	art department assistant
Jacqueline Ono	....	art department assistant
Addison Pettit	....	construction coordinator
Rebecca Pond	....	set dresser
David Poses	....	master carpenter
Lori Seliger	....	property master
Charlotte R. Snyder	....	art department assistant (as Charlotte Snyder)
Katherine Tirr	....	scenic artist
Michael Vachon	....	carpenter
Seth Walsh	....	set dresser
David Weller	....	assistant art director
Pamela Woodbridge	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Gina Alfano	....	assistant sound editor (as Gina R. Alfano)
David Boulton	....	adr engineer
Allan Byer	....	sound mixer
Susan Demskey	....	assistant sound editor
Fred Donelli	....	sound assistant
Wendy Hedin	....	supervising sound editor
Peter F. Kurland	....	boom operator
George A. Lara	....	foley mixer
Yehuda Maayan	....	boom operator
Diane Schaub	....	associate sound editor
Ira Spiegel	....	sound editor
Fontaine Stevens	....	sound assistant
Peter Wagonner	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Wahnon	....	apprentice sound editor (as David A. Wahnon)
Deborah Wallach	....	adr editor

Special Effects by
Scott Buckwald	....	special effects assistant (as Scott Buchwald)
David Scott Gagnon	....	special effects
Tracy Hightower	....	special effects assistant

Stunts
Danny Aiello III	....	stunt coordinator
Jery Hewitt	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Rudi Beilieke	....	generator operator
Paul Birk	....	electrician
John F. Cassidy	....	key grip
Paula Court	....	still photographer
Todd Crandall	....	first assistant camera
John L. Dardis	....	second electrician (as John Dardis)
Kenny Davis	....	dolly grip
David C. Dean	....	grip
David Dean	....	grip
Bob Gorelick	....	second camera operator (as Robert Gorelick)
Elizabeth Hanson	....	third electrician
Robert Hoelen	....	best boy grip
Don Hudson	....	grip
Melissa Johnson	....	third assistant camera
Calvin Maehl	....	gaffer
Charlie McNamara	....	electrician
John Mitchell	....	electrician
Storn Peterson	....	second assistant camera
Felix Rivera	....	best boy electric
Rick Stribling	....	fourth grip
Frank Stubblefield	....	second electric
Gabor Szitanyi	....	still photographer
James B. Walsh	....	third grip

Casting Department
Brian Chavanne	....	casting associate
Sylvia Fay	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tracy Belafatto	....	second assistant costume designer
Donna Hamilton	....	associate costume designer
Sheila Kehoe	....	dresser
Ileane Meltzer	....	wardrobe supervisor
Beba Shamash	....	wardrobe
Jessica Stoessel	....	key assistant costume designer
Robert Teszar	....	costume design consultant

Editorial Department
Keiko Deguchi	....	assistant film editor
Alan Heim	....	editorial consultant
Monique Salvato	....	apprentice film editor
Tom Salvatore	....	color timer

Music Department
Roma Baran	....	music producer
Roma Baran	....	music supervisor
Kathleen Dalton	....	music production assistant
Ben Rizzi	....	music recording engineer
Jonathan Sheffer	....	music arranger
Alex Steyermark	....	music editor
Leanne Ungar	....	music recording engineer
David Van Tieghem	....	musician

Transportation Department
Mark Rhodes	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Phyllis Adams	....	first assistant to director
Laura Buckley	....	key set production assistant
Holly Chase	....	auditor
Frank Chiarella	....	production assistant
Willa Clinton	....	publicist
Melissa Crowe	....	assistant: Madonna
Evan Cutler	....	production assistant
Joe Daly	....	production assistant
Jim deBourgh	....	production assistant
John de Forest	....	auditor
Kevin Delaney	....	location manager
John Duffy	....	script supervisor
Charles David Fulton	....	production assistant
Julian Hobbs	....	production assistant
Tina Hong	....	assistant production coordinator
Matt Janes	....	location manager
David C. Lawson	....	production assistant
Sarah Lindemann	....	production coordinator
Diane Martel	....	choreographer
Regina McLeod	....	production assistant
Paul Nickason	....	production assistant
Robert Nickson	....	production comptroller
Carlo Ontal	....	production assistant
Mark Paperno	....	production assistant
Peter Parnell	....	creative consultant
Evi Quaid	....	production assistant (as Evi Motolanez)
Richard Rutkowski	....	location manager
Walter Santucci	....	production assistant
Michael Schwartz	....	production assistant
Mariano Schwed	....	production assistant
Daniel Silverman	....	second assistant to director
Renée Silverman	....	production assistant
Lisa Stepan	....	craft service
William Tirabasso	....	production assistant
Elizabeth Trousdale	....	production assistant
Nondas Voll	....	assistant to producers (as Nondas J. Voll)
Maria Weissglas	....	production assistant
Teresa Zaccagno	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• American Playhouse Theatrical Films

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (1989) (USA) (theatrical)
• Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (1990) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:PG (No. 29558) | Australia:PG | Finland:S | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

New York, USA

Company:

American Playhouse Theatrical Films

Trivia:

The film went into nationwide release with one reel missing. No one noticed.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: The first line in the opening song, "Big Bucks", is, "The best things in life are free." The audio matches the visual up to "are free", at which point the waiter clearly begins to sing something entirely different.

Quotes:

Harriet MacKyle: Kill him, Basil.

Movie Connections:

Version of Bloodhounds of Broadway (1952)

Soundtrack:

Big Bucks

A real pulp fiction from Howard Brookner

Love, laugh and a tragic comedy from the Broadway of the 1920s. Based on novells by Damon Runyon director Howard Brookner (who died of AIDS) in his first and last movie "Bloodhounds" shows the world of gangsters, go-go girls and other bastards. Madonna, Matt Dillon, Jennifer Grey, Esai Morales , Steve Buscemi are all very good, but Randy Quaid takes the palm. Gotta see it!