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Bullets over Broadway

7.5

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Original title: Bullets over Broadway
Year: 1994
Running time: 99 min.
Country: United States
Director: Woody Allen
Screenwriter: Woody Allen, Douglas McGrath
Music: George Gershwin
Cinematography: Carlo Di Palma
Cast: John Cusack, Dianne Wiest, Chazz Palminteri, Jim Broadbent, Rob Reiner, Harvey Fierstein, Mary-Louise Parker, Jennifer Tilly, Tracey Ullman, Joe Viterelli, Jack Warden, Debi Mazar
Producer: Miramax, Sweetland Films
Genre: Comedy | Stage Play. Mafia. 1920s
Synopsis: The 20s. David Shayne, a down-and-out playwright, has finally obtained funding for one of his plays. On one condition: one of the parts is to be played by Olive, useless girlfriend of the producer, gangster Nick Valenti. Olive turns up at the rehearsals with her bodyguard, Cheech who, not stopping at simply looking after her, takes the liberty of suggesting changes in the play to improve it.

Rankings Position

#144 Best Comedy Movies

Awards: 1994: Oscar: Best Supporting Actress (Dianne Wiest). 7 Nominations

1994: Golden Globe: Best Supporting Actress (Dianne Wiest)

1995: Nominated for BAFTA Awards: Best Original Screenplay

1994: New York Film Critics Circle: Best Supporting Actress (Dianne Wiest)

1994: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Supporting Actress (Dianne Wiest)

1994: Independent Spirit Awards: Best Supp. Actor (Palminteri) & Supp. Actress (Wiest). 4 Nominations

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1994: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated for Best Original Screenplay

1994: Screen Actors Guild (SAG): Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Wiest). 2 Nominations

1994: Chicago Film Critics Awards: Best Supporting Actress (Dianne Wiest). 2 Nominations

1994: Boston Society of Film Critics Awards: Nom. for Best Sup. Actress (Wiest, Ullman)

Critics' reviews

"Mr. Allen has drawn on autobiographical specifics in other films, but this may be the one in which he speaks most seriously from the heart."

Janet Maslin: The New York Times
"The movie is very funny and, in the way it follows its logic wherever it leads, surprisingly tough (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"

Roger Ebert: rogerebert.com
"One of Allen's best and most revealing comedies, as much a moral meditation as it is dazzling fun."

Peter Travers: Rolling Stone
"[It] shows a certain improvement in Allen's work; the material is certainly lively, though the plot becomes a bit mechanical toward the end. The performances, however, are very enjoyable"

Jonathan Rosenbaum: Chicago Reader
"The most insightful and deliciously droll look at show business since Robert Altman skewered Hollywood in 1992's 'The Player' (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"

James Berardinelli: ReelViews
"The most substantive, accessible -- not to mention the funniest -- film that the prolific writer-director has made in years."

Hal Hinson: The Washington Post
"This is one old-fashioned comedy with an up-to-the-minute sting."

Owen Gleiberman: Entertainment Weekly
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