Bullets Over Broadway (1994)

Directed by

Woody Allen

Genre

comedy film, gangster film, romantic comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

R

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 675 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A struggling playwright in 1920s New York must cast a mobster's talentless girlfriend in his new play to secure funding for the production. The arrangement brings chaos and unexpected consequences to the theater world.

comedicwhimsicalfast-pacedsharply writtenabsurdtheatricalcleverzanyperiod-flavored

What happens

Bullets Over Broadway is a 1994 American black comedy crime film directed by Woody Allen, written by Allen and Douglas McGrath, and starring an ensemble cast including John Cusack, Dianne Wiest, Chazz Palminteri and Jennifer Tilly. Set in 1920s New York City, the film centers on a struggling playwright who is urged to cast the talentless girlfriend of a notorious mobster in his newest play in order to get it produced. Bullets Over Broadway premiered in Venice on September 4, 1994 and was released by Miramax Films on October 14, 1994 in the United States. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Allen for Best Director, Allen and McGrath for Best Original Screenplay, Palminteri for Best Supporting Actor, and both Tilly and Wiest for Best Supporting Actress, with Wiest winning for her performance, the second time Allen directed her to an Academy Award. The film is considered one of Allen's best works. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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