Bullets over Broadway
US (1994): Comedy
One of Woody Allen's best films of the '90s, Bullets over Broadway stars John Cusack as a 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 his boss's actress-girlfriend (Jennifer Tilly). When the hood starts contributing better story ideas and dialogue than what the official playwright can conjure, questions (not unlike those of Amadeus) about the price we pay to make art at the expense of other responsibilities are intriguingly raised. Palminteri gives a very interesting performance as the enforcer waking up to the desperate (and almost feminine) demands of his own creative psyche, and Dianne Wiest, Tracey Ullman, Jim Broadbent, and Jennifer Tilly are very funny together playing the ensemble cast of Cusack's play. (Amazon.com)
7 nominations, 1 Award
· Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role 1994: Dianne Wiest
· Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role 1994: Chazz Palminteri
· Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role 1994: Jennifer Tilly
· Achievement in Directing 1994: Woody Allen
· Achievement in Writing - Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen 1994: Woody Allen & Douglas McGrath
· Achievement in Art Direction 1994: Santo Loquasto - Art Direction, Susan Bode - Set Decoration
· Achievement in Costume Design 1994: Jeffrey Kurland