Bloodhounds of Broadway

1989

1 hr. 30 min.

Comedy

Drama

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22%

500+ Ratings

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A socialite (Julie Hagerty), a lunkhead (Randy Quaid), a chorus girl (Madonna) and other Runyonesque characters mingle on New Year's Eve 1928.

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BLOODHOUNDS OF BROADWAY is a delightful romp through New York on New Years' Eve, 1928, featuring and assortment of gangsters, showgirls, grifters, society dames, and gamblers. Based on the stories of Damon Runyon (who also inspired GUYS & DOLLS), it is performed entirely in the wacky, somewhat stilted dialogue that Runyon is known for, but it lends the shady characters a significant amount of sweetness. Julie Hagerty, Madonna, and Dinah Manoff are especially hilarious. In the end, love conquers all, the good guys make out, and the bad guys are punished, but knowing what the characters do not about what 1929 has in store is bittersweet.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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A genuine tribute to the Hollywood it was, with an ensemble cast worthy of attention. Not as bad as they say, it unfairly went unnoticed. The singing duet between Madonna and Jennifer Gray is to be included in an ideal cinematographic encyclopedia of musical numbers.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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***Due to the recent RT changes that have basically ruined my past reviews, I am mostly only giving a rating rather than a full review.***

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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martin a

I enjoyed this light-hearted comedy, the cast are great and I love the period feel,. This film has been unfairly panned and for no real reason

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Saw this years ago and loved it,

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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This film is "narrated" as a New York City reporter's memories of New Year's Eve 1928, called "The last big blowout of the Jazz Age," on Broadway. There are murders, crap games, and other assorted mayhem. It begins at Mindy's "infamous" restaurant. That's where, as you may (or may not) recall, Frank Sinatra and Marlon Brando contemplated the sales of cheesecake and strudel. Like Mr. Sinatra, these folks say "beautiful" in all four syllables. They get the lingo, but it never really seems like genuine Damon Runyon. And, the film has good trappings, but fails to catch anything resembling a good story.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Howard Brookner

Director

Julie Hagerty

Harriet MacKyle

Randy Quaid

Feet Samuels

Madonna

Hortense Hathaway

Esai Morales

Handsome Jack

Ethan Phillips

Basil Valentine

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Karl Soehnlein

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Hints at meaning unfortunately fade as quickly as bubbles in a champagne glass, although with considerably less excitement.

May 19, 2020

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Synopsis

A socialite (Julie Hagerty), a lunkhead (Randy Quaid), a chorus girl (Madonna) and other Runyonesque characters mingle on New Year's Eve 1928.

Director: Howard Brookner
Production Co: American Playhouse Theatrical Films
Rating: PG
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 25, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $25.8K

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