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Actors: John Cusack, Jack Warden, Chazz Palminteri, Jennifer Tilly, Rob Reiner, Dianne Wiest, Tracey Ullman,
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Bullets Over Broadway |
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BULLETS OVER BROADWAY is a movie co-written and directed by Woody Allen in 1994. Oscar for Dianne Wiest in the Best Actress in a Supporting Role category in 1995.
The 20's. John Cusack is a talented young author of plays. Idealistic, he doesn't want to make any compromises but, when he is announced that a mobster is ready to produce his last play at the sole condition that his girlfriend plays a part, he accepts. The cast includes Dianne Wiest, a Broadway star who didn't have a hit for years and also Rob Reiner, a great actor and a compulsive eater. Cusack, during the rehearsals, realizes that the alchemy doesn't work. Chazz Palminteri, the body guard of the producer's girlfriend, begins to help him find solutions and soon almost rewrites the entire play.
Very smart and funny.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Bullets Over Broadway |
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Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1900-1920's
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- criminals killing each other
- criminal becomes sensitive
If a parody... of
- gangsters/crime
Kind of comedy
- loving mixedup person(s)
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- performer or comedian
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Story of city/rural life?
- Big City
Culture of surrounding area:
- American urban
- American Northeast
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- producer/director
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- prostitute/concubine
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
- dangerous
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
- resort/hotel
- theater
- bar
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Broadway musical
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