Broadway Danny Rose

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 ...more

One of the best films from Woody Allen's underrated early '80s period, Broadway Danny Rose immediately suggests the slightness of A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy but eventually reveals itself as a more substantive work thanks largely to Allen's performance in the title role. As an actor, Allen may be capable of offering only minor variations on the persona developed in his stand-up routine, but here he comes up with one of his most poignant -- a man kept from the bigtime not from some inherent ...more