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Sweet and Lowdown (1999)
7.2
Ratings: 7.2/10 from 16,570 users
Metascore:
70/100
Reviews: 134 user | 104 critic | 33 from Metacritic.com
In the 1930s, fictional jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love with a mute. Director:Woody AllenWriter:Woody Allen |
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Nominated for 2 Oscars.
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Ben Duncan | ... |
Himself
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A.J. Pickman
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Boss
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Ben
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Ace - Pool Player
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Constance Shulman | ... |
Hazel - Hooker #1
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Iris - Hooker #2
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Darryl Alan Reed | ... |
Don
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Omer
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Ron C. Jones | ... |
Alvin
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Steve Bargonetti | ... |
Musician Friend
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Benjamin Franklin Brown | ... |
Musician Friend
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| James Urbaniak | ... |
Harry
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A comedic biopic focused on the life of fictional jazz guitarist Emmett Ray. Ray was an irresponsible, free-spending, arrogant, obnoxious, alcohol-abusing, miserable human being, who was also arguably the best guitarist in the world. We follow Ray's life: bouts of getting drunk, his bizzare hobbies of shooting rats and watching passing trains, his dreams of fame and fortune, his strange obsession with the better-known guitarist Django Reinhardt, and of course, playing his beautiful music. Written by Martin Lewison <mlewison@utk.edu>
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Rated PG-13 for sexual content and some substance abuse See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Dulce y melancólico See more »Box Office
Budget:
$29,750,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$94,686 (USA) (5 December 1999) (3 Screens)Gross:
$4,196,621 (USA) (21 May 2000)Company Credits
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Written by Irving Mills and Duke Ellington
Performed by Howard Alden, Kelly Friesen, Joel Helleny, Dick Hyman,
Ken Peplowski, Ted Sommer and Byron Stripling See more »
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Rosie O'Donnell was offered the role of Hattie. She turned it down due to her disdain for Allen's relationship with Soon-Yi Previn. See more »Goofs
Anachronisms: Railroad freight cars have reporting marks for railroads that did not exist in '30's See more »Soundtracks
"It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"Written by Irving Mills and Duke Ellington
Performed by Howard Alden, Kelly Friesen, Joel Helleny, Dick Hyman,
Ken Peplowski, Ted Sommer and Byron Stripling See more »
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