Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)

Directed by

Howard Brookner

Genre

drama film, comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 27 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Based on Damon Runyon stories, this ensemble film follows a mix of New York characters like gamblers, performers, and socialites whose lives cross paths in the 1920s. Each character gets involved in comic misunderstandings and romantic entanglements.

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What happens

Bloodhounds of Broadway is a 1989 American ensemble period comedy film based on four Damon Runyon stories: "The Bloodhounds of Broadway", "A Very Honorable Guy", "The Brain Goes Home" and "Social Error". Directed by Howard Brookner, the film stars Matt Dillon, Jennifer Grey, Anita Morris, Julie Hagerty, Rutger Hauer, Madonna, Esai Morales and Randy Quaid. Madonna and Grey perform the duet "I Surrender Dear" during the film. Madonna earned a nomination for the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress for her performance in the film at the 10th Golden Raspberry Awards. Bloodhounds of Broadway was Brookner's only feature-length film, as he died shortly before the film opened. The film was recut by the studio and a Walter Winchell-style narration was added. The film received negative reviews. Six months following its theatrical release, the film was televised as a presentation of PBS's American Playhouse on May 23, 1990. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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