David Shayne (John Cusack, in performance his character that of a young Woody Allen) is an idealistic young playwright whose life (and play) is about to be turned upside down as it... more
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virtual Woody surrogate, a neurotic, Jazz Age writer whose new play sounds wooden and unrealistic to a low-level mobster (Chazz Palminteri) assigned to watch over ...
virtual Woody surrogate, a neurotic, Jazz Age writer whose new play sounds wooden and unrealistic to a low-level mobster (Chazz Palminteri) assigned to watch over ...
Actor(s): John Cusack, Dianne Wiest, Jennifer Tilly, Jack Warden, Chazz Palminteri, Rob Reiner, Marie-Louise Parker, Harvey Fierstein, Jim Broadbent, Tracy Ullman, Tracey Ullman, Joe Viterelli, Debi Mazar, Tony Sirico
Director(s): Woody Allen
Genre: Comedy
Classification: 15 years and over
Production Year: 1994
Running Time: 1 hour 35 minutes
Video Category: Feature Film
Country Of Origin: United States of America
Plot: Set in the 1920s, this comical story revolves around an aspiring playwright and the trouble he finds himself in when he's asked to produce a Broadway play with a gangster's girlfriend in the lead role.
Release details
DVD Region: Region 2 (Europe)
Studio(s): WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINM; TECHNICOLOR DISTRIBUTION SERVICES
Release date: 15/06/2006
No of Discs: 1
Catalogue No: BED 888429
Editor: Susan E. Morse
Barcode: 5017188884297
Production Designer: Santo Loquasto
Screenwriter: Douglas McGrath, Woody Allen
Cinematographer: Carlo Di Palma
Composer: Woody Allen
Director of Photography: Carlo Di Palma
Producer: Woody Allen, Robert Greenhut
Author: Woody Allen
Voice: Woody Allen
Comedian: Woody Allen
Costume Designer: Jeffrey Kurland
Languages
Main Language: English
Technical information
Special Features: Scene Access
Sound: Dolby Digital Mono
Dubbing Sound: Dolby Digital Mono English
DVD Description
David Shayne (John Cusack, in performance his character that of a young Woody Allen) is an idealistic young playwright whose life (and play) is about to be turned upside down as it heads toward Broadway. In order to gain financing for GOD OF OUR FATHERS, Shayne agrees to hire Olive Neal (a wonderfully high-squeaking Jennifer Tilly), the actress/girlfriend of Nick Valenti, a potential backer--who also happens to be a gangster. Unfortunately, the lass proves to be not only talent-free but ditzy to boot, a hindrance since she is supposed to play a psychiatrist. But Cheech, Olive's hoodlum bodyguard, proves to be more intuitive artistically than anyone would suspect, as his contributions improve not only Olive's performance but the quality of the flailing play as well. Meanwhile, Shayne must contend with an odd assortment of actors, including the neurotic Eden Brent, with her omnipresent, yapping dog; the pompous Warner Purcell, a corset-wearing overeater; and haughty leading lady Helen Sinclair (a fabulous Dianne Wiest), the aging, boozing diva with whom Shayne begins a romance. The laughs keep coming like rapid machine-gun fire in this riotous Woody Allen farce.
Award information
OSCAR: Best Actress In A Supporting Role 1995 (Dianne Wiest)
Professional reviews
Review: "...One of Allen's briskest yet densest movies....Wiest in a no-holds-barred, Oscar-winning performance..." -- Rating:A- (Entertainment Weekly, pp.68-70, 12/05/1995)
"...The Woodman's funniest movie in years....Lovely stuff..." (Film Comment, p.71-3, 01/11/1994)
"...A bright, energetic, sometimes side-splitting comedy with vital matters on its mind....The [film] in which [Allen] speaks most seriously from the heart..." (New York Times, p.C1, 30/09/1994)
"...Unparalleled character acting..." - Recommended (Premiere, p.133, 01/05/1995)
"...BULLETS is one of Allen's best and most revealing comedies, as much a moral meditation as it is dazzling fun..." (Rolling Stone, p.103-4, 03/11/1994)
"...Unabashed entertainment....It's enormously winning..." (Sight and Sound, p.40-1, 01/05/1995)
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Advantages: Tupac Shakur Disadvantages: Not For Everyone, Quite Slow
...I first bought Bullet and watched this film on VHS around 10 years ago. Being a Tupac Shakur fan also purchased it on DVD about 2 years ago.
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Advantages: Woody Allen to music, now there's something new Disadvantages: It just is not that good.
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But there are many problems with this film. Although the music gives it a breath of fresh are, the script seems so tired. Allen is regurgetating one liners he used in Annie Hall (to great affect) then Manhattan (to not so great affect) then BulletsOverBroadway (we were beginning to cringe) and now here (please someone pass the sick bucket). I suppose it is because his concept rarely changes: forget Sleepless in Seatle, any Allen film roughly transcribes as Neurosis in New York. This is okay for die hard fans like me, but you get the feeling that this move into musicals was to attract a wider audience. With a tired and old script, they will stay away in their droves.
You also get the feeling that some (Julia Roberts and Edward Norton) are there to show that they can 'do' Allen. They seem to be so misplaced, and this makes them unbelievable. Finally...
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