Broadway Danny Rose

I had to wait until the bride wasn't in house to watch this movie, she hates Woody Allen. By her own words, she hates Woody Allen almost as much as I hate Celine Dione.
Which raises a side-bar, for a long time I wondered why the singing of Celine Dione and Michael Bolton irritated me so much. Well, it turns out that most of their songs were written by the same asshole, a man who likes loudmouthed singers that think their talent makes them beautiful as well.
I would rather hear John Bolton singing the Titanic song. Not Michael.
Probably spelled her name wrong, but she does not deserve the effort to look it up.
Focus Otis, focus.
This movie is 25 years old, release in January 1984, and I think an under-rated Woody Allen film.
Filmed in black and white the plot takes place entirely in the metropolitan New York area.
The plot is, the central character, Mr. Rose, is an agent to bottom of the barrel entertainment acts. In this responsibility Danny attempts to rejoin a fat Italian lounge singer with his mistress. Danny playing the beard is mistaken as her lover by a jealous gangster, who attempts suicide and whose mother sends the two younger mafioso brothers to kill the helpless talent agent. In their flight from death, Danny and the girlfriend form a typical Woody Allen type bond, flawed.

The cast includes....

• Woody Allen as Danny Rose, already described.
• Mia Farrow as Tina Vitale, the big haired blonde girlfriend of Lou Canova.
• Nick Apollo Forte as Lou Canova the fat Italian crooner with adultery and drinking problems.
• Sandy , Corbett Monica, Jackie Gayle, Morty Gunty, Will Jordan, Howard Storm, Jack Rollins all play themselves as entertainers sitting the in Carnegie Delicatessen, having lunch and describing their funniest stories about Danny Rose.
• Milton Berle as himself and, producer or his own television show that is considering Lou.
• Howard Cossell as himself and friend of Milton Berle.
• Herb Reynolds as Barney Dunn the stuttering ventriloquist, hilarious.
• Danny Aiello has an uncredited cameo.
• Sammy Davis Jr. as himself the Thanksgiving Parade's Grand Marshall.

My favorite dialog sequence from the movie was...

Tina Vitale: They shot him in the eyes.

Danny Rose: Oh my God, he's blind?

Tina Vitale: He's dead...

Danny Rose: Of course, the bullets would go right through...

I give this movie a rating of 41 of 50.

• Character Development, 8 of 10. The plot covers a day plus Thanksgiving, there is not much room for an arc of character.
• Screenplay, 8 of 10.
• Acting, 8 of 10. Most of the folks played themselves so there is not much to criticize.
• Photography, 8 of 10. The black and white thing, city life of New York
• Plot, 9 of 10.

Was nominated for two Oscars, watch it.