Broadway Danny Rose (1984)

In his attempts to reconcile a lounge singer with his mistress, a hapless talent agent is mistaken as her lover by a jealous gangster.

Director:

Woody Allen

Writer:

Woody Allen

Stars:

Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Nick Apollo Forte

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Woody Allen	...	Danny Rose
Mia Farrow	...	Tina Vitale
Nick Apollo Forte	...	Lou Canova
Sandy Baron	...	Sandy Baron
Corbett Monica	...	Corbett Monica
Jackie Gayle	...	Jackie Gayle
Morty Gunty	...	Morty Gunty
Will Jordan	...	Will Jordan
Howard Storm	...	Howard Storm
Jack Rollins	...	Jack Rollins
Milton Berle	...	Milton Berle
Craig Vandenburgh	...	Ray Webb
Herb Reynolds	...	Barney Dunn
Paul Greco	...	Vito Rispoli
Frank Renzulli	...	Joe Rispoli

Storyline

Danny Rose is a manager of artists, and although he's not very successful, he nevertheless goes out of his way to help his acts. So when Lou Canova, a singer who has a chance of making a come-back, asks Danny to help him with a problem, Danny helps him. This problem is Lou's mistress Tina. Lou wants Tina to be at his concerts, otherwise he can't perform, but he's married, so Danny has to take her along as if she was his girlfriend. Danny however gets more than he has bargained for when two mobsters come looking for the guy who has hurt their brother by stealing the heart of Tina, the girl he loves.

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Plot Keywords:

mistress | singer | mobster | gangster | agent | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Italian Yiddish

Release Date:

27 January 1984 (USA)

Also Known As:

Brodvejski Danny Rose

Filming Locations:

Brill Building - 1619 Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$953,794, 29 January 1984, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$10,600,497

Company Credits

Production Co:

Orion Pictures,Jack Rollins & Charles H. Joffe Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Final film of Corbett Monica.

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Goofs

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.

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Quotes

[repeated line]
Danny Rose: Keep wriggling.

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Crazy Credits

The guys in the Carnegie Deli continue to banter over part of the end credits.

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Connections

Referenced in Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story (1995)

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Soundtracks

All of You
(1957) (uncredited)
Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter
Performed by Nick Apollo Forte

User Reviews

Neither didactic nor facetious

This is my favorite Woody Allen movie. I think you can see the glee that he secretly has, playing the nebbishy Danny Rose, in his world of untalented types reaching for the stars. The Mobsters are almost like a preview for the Sopranos; the unexpected love story is sweet and charming. And it even has the return of Howard Cosell to a woody movie. I remember seeing this one in the Theatre when it was released - lines like "weinstein's majestic Bungalow colony" - and why that line is a side splitter - shows the fact that woody played this one close to the vest.

Barney Dunn!!!