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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Mild Violence, Violence, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Adult Humor Movie Release: 1984 DVD Release: 11/06/2001 Format: DVD - Black and White,Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 24 mins Studio: MGM Members Wishing: 5 Genres: Comedy, Comedy of Errors, Urban Comedy, Showbiz Comedy

A smaller, amusing comedy from writer/director Woody Allen, Broadway Danny Rose begins with a bunch of show business vets sitting around a table at New York's Carnegie Deli and reminiscing about the legendary titular character, a loser of an agent who would represent anyone, including blind xylophonists, piano-playing birds, and has-been crooners with drinking problems. Allen plays Rose as a befuddled, warm-hearted schlub who finally has a shot at getting somewhere when he signs washed-up lounge singer Lou Canova (Nick Apollo Forte) and nearly brings his career back to life. Danny gets him a date at the Waldorf, where Milton Berle is in the audience, looking for guests for his TV special. Canova has a complicated love life, juggling both a wife and a girlfriend. so he enlists Danny to take the girlfriend, Tina Vitale (Mia Farrow), to the concert. But Canova and Tina have a fight, she goes back to her Mafioso boyfriend, and Danny winds up getting chased halfway around New York and New Jersey by the Mob. And of course, once Canova gets his big break, he dumps Danny for another agent. Allen, Forte, and especially Farrow all do strong work with characters that could have easily become stereotypes, and the film has a lighter, warmer touch than the Allen films that preceded it (Stardust Memories and Zelig). ~ Don Kaye, All Movie Guide

Woody Allen - Danny Rose
Mia Farrow - Tina Vitale
Nick Apollo Forte - Lou Canova
Milton Berle - Himself
Sandy Baron - Himself

Woody Allen's bittersweet showbiz comedy arrives on DVD in a lean but attractive presentation. The film has been given a sharp letterboxed transfer in its original 1.85:1 aspect ratio, and is also enhanced for widescreen monitors. The audio is presented in its original mono mix in Dolby Digital, with an optional French language track. The film is closed captioned in English, and features subtitles in English, Spanish, and French. The film's original theatrical trailer is also included. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide