In Broadway Danny Rose, A few comedians get together, late one night, in a Deli, to talk about the good old days, and have a few laughs together. One of the comedians brings up a man by the name of Danny Rose, a truly unique person that always gets a laugh when brought up. We learn Danny Rose was once a comedian, but didn't make it and became a theatrical agent. Apparently what you do when you fail as a comedian.
He's no ordinary theatrical agent, I'll tell you that. What makes Danny Rose so fascinating is his pure enthusiasm towards his wacky talents. He has a one legged tap dancer, a blind xylophone player, a lady who makes music with glasses, and that's just a few of them. Let me interject something here: He doesn't just see these people playing in joints, he vision's them playing in colleges, folding balloons on Broadway.
Danny Rose is Allen's most vibrant, optimistic, wonderful character willing to fight for the underdog. He strikes gold when the nostalgia craze kicks in, and a singer known for a few hits in the 50s, becomes his prized possession.
He gets the guy a gig here, a gig there, an appearance on some local talk show. Then he suddenly finds an opportunity to get him some big gigs. Unfortunately, the man's a chronic drinker, also having an affair. One day, before the big show, Allen must fix a few knots with the women he's having the affair with, played wonderfully by Mia Farrow. While doing so, Danny Rose finds himself in quite the predicament with the mob, connected to Farrow's character. He's just the beard suddenly mistaking as Farrow's lover. It's another example of Allen tackling the meaning of life and the structure of things. Why does a guy with such a clean conscience, such a wonderful heart, find himself in such a nasty position with low lives? Before Allen became a part of the most controversial celebrity scandals of the 90s, he made light hearted, wonderful, optimistic movies in the 1980s like Zelig, Purple rose of Cairo, Radio Days, Hannah and her sister, etc. The movies ultimately had characters fighting to beat the odds. If it was Cecilia in Purple Rose of Cairo fighting the depression or the family in Radio Days fighting the time in general, Allen always made his characters journeys beautiful, nostalgic, funny and light hearted. Broadway Danny rose is a perfect example of how happy Allen's movie making was at the time.
In the end, Allen ends the movie with what is, probably, his most beautiful, touching optimistic ending. I just love Broadway Danny Rose; it's just a beautiful, funny, sweet, light hearted movie that puts a huge smile on my face every time. Can I just interject one statement? Go see Broadway Danny Rose. I promise you'll love every minute of it.
He's no ordinary theatrical agent, I'll tell you that. What makes Danny Rose so fascinating is his pure enthusiasm towards his wacky talents. He has a one legged tap dancer, a blind xylophone player, a lady who makes music with glasses, and that's just a few of them. Let me interject something here: He doesn't just see these people playing in joints, he vision's them playing in colleges, folding balloons on Broadway.
Danny Rose is Allen's most vibrant, optimistic, wonderful character willing to fight for the underdog. He strikes gold when the nostalgia craze kicks in, and a singer known for a few hits in the 50s, becomes his prized possession.
He gets the guy a gig here, a gig there, an appearance on some local talk show. Then he suddenly finds an opportunity to get him some big gigs. Unfortunately, the man's a chronic drinker, also having an affair. One day, before the big show, Allen must fix a few knots with the women he's having the affair with, played wonderfully by Mia Farrow. While doing so, Danny Rose finds himself in quite the predicament with the mob, connected to Farrow's character. He's just the beard suddenly mistaking as Farrow's lover. It's another example of Allen tackling the meaning of life and the structure of things. Why does a guy with such a clean conscience, such a wonderful heart, find himself in such a nasty position with low lives? Before Allen became a part of the most controversial celebrity scandals of the 90s, he made light hearted, wonderful, optimistic movies in the 1980s like Zelig, Purple rose of Cairo, Radio Days, Hannah and her sister, etc. The movies ultimately had characters fighting to beat the odds. If it was Cecilia in Purple Rose of Cairo fighting the depression or the family in Radio Days fighting the time in general, Allen always made his characters journeys beautiful, nostalgic, funny and light hearted. Broadway Danny rose is a perfect example of how happy Allen's movie making was at the time.
In the end, Allen ends the movie with what is, probably, his most beautiful, touching optimistic ending. I just love Broadway Danny Rose; it's just a beautiful, funny, sweet, light hearted movie that puts a huge smile on my face every time. Can I just interject one statement? Go see Broadway Danny Rose. I promise you'll love every minute of it.
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