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Bullets Over Broadway
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7.1After young playwright, David Shayne obtains funding for his play from gangster Nick Valenti, Nick's girlfriend Olive miraculously lands the role of a psychiatrist—but not only is she a bimbo who could never pass for a psychiatrist—she's a dreadful actress. David puts up with the leading man who is a compulsive eater, the grand dame who wants her part jazzed up, and Olive's interfering hitman/bodyguard—but, eventually he must decide whether art or life is more important.
Cast
- John Cusack as David Shayne
- Chazz Palminteri as Cheech
- Dianne Wiest as Helen Sinclair
- Jennifer Tilly as Olive Neal
- Mary-Louise Parker as Ellen
- Tracey Ullman as Eden Brent
Themes
- new york city
- female lover
- talent
- mafia boss
- author
- playwright
- broadway
- nostalgic
- 1920s
- compulsive eating
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Ratings
IMDb
7.4/10
44,173 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
95%
- Year
- 1994
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Won 1 Oscar. 22 wins & 29 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Woody Allen
- Written by
- Woody Allen Douglas McGrath
- Produced by
- Robert Greenhut
- Starring
- Jim Broadbent John Cusack Harvey Fierstein Chazz Palminteri Mary-Louise Parker Rob Reiner Jennifer Tilly Tracey Ullman Joe Viterelli Jack Warden Dianne Wiest
- Cinematography
- Carlo DiPalma
- Edited by
- Susan E. Morse
- Production company
- Sweetland Films
- Distributed by
- Miramax Films
- Release dates
- September 4, 1994 ( 1994-09-04 ) ( Venice ) October 14, 1994 ( 1994-10-14 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 98 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $20 million
- Box office
- $37.5 million
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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