Bullets Over Broadway (1994): Cast, Box Office & Plot
Bullets Over Broadway is a 1994 crime comedy directed by Woody Allen, starring John Cusack as David Shayne, Joe Viterelli and Jack Warden. It runs 1 hour 38 minutes and earned $13.4 million worldwide.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 38m (98 min)
- Director
- Woody Allen
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Miramax
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Bullets Over Broadway About?
The premise of Bullets Over Broadway without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Playwright David Shayne funds his new production with help from mobster Nick Valenti, whose girlfriend Olive lands the psychiatrist role despite being a terrible bimbo. David also endures a compulsive‑eating lead, a diva demanding a jazzy rewrite, and Olive’s hit‑man/bodyguard. He must choose whether his art or reality around him matters more.
Bullets Over Broadway Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- 1930s
- play
- theater
- reference to breast feeding
- street in title
- metafiction
- jazz music
- allen and wiest
- postmodernism
- reference to a zodiac sign
- reference to pisces the astrological sign
- reference to scorpio the astrological sign
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- gangster crime
- dark comedy
- showbiz comedy
- actress
- playwright
- bodyguard
- rehearsal
- new york city
- chihuahua
- gangster
- writing
- bar
- shot to death
- pearl necklace
- overweight man
- crime boss
- three word title
- gunfight
- street shootout
- urban comedy
- reference to anton chekhov
- infidelity
- mafia
- train
- reference to cole porter
- reference to william shakespeare
- flapper
- manhattan new york city
- reference to the hunchback of notre dame
- reference to ira gershwin
- cotton club manhattan new york city
- central park manhattan new york city
- broadway manhattan new york city
- reference to shakespeare's macbeth
- stage
- turkish bath
- shakespearean quotation
- pool hall
Bullets Over Broadway Cast & Characters
John Cusack leads the cast as David Shayne, with Joe Viterelli as Nick Valenti and Jack Warden as Julian Marx. Directed by Woody Allen; 64 actors are credited in all.
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Director Woody Allen
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John Cusack as David Shayne - Joe Viterelli as Nick Valenti
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Jack Warden as Julian Marx -
Jennifer Tilly as Olive Neal
Also Starring in Bullets Over Broadway
· 60 more- Hope W. Sacharoff Hilda Marx
- Dianne Wiest Helen Sinclair
- Jim Broadbent Warner Purcell
- Chazz Palminteri Cheech
- Mary-Louise Parker Ellen
- Rob Reiner Sheldon Flender
- Dayle Haddon Backstage Well-Wisher
- Tony Sirico Rocco
- Tony Darrow Aldo
- Debi Mazar Vi
- Edie Falco Lorna
- Tracey Ullman Eden Brent
- John Ventimiglia Waterfront Hood
- Peter McRobbie Man at Theatre
- Paul Herman Maitre d'
- Harvey Fierstein Sid Loomis
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- Małgorzata Zajączkowska Lili
- Stacey Nelkin Rita
- Rick Washburn Movie Theatre Hitman (uncredited)
- Gene Canfield Waterfront Hood
- Ken Roberts Theater Well-Wisher
- Lisa Arturo Three Deuces Chorus Line
- Frank Aquilino Hood
- Victor Colicchio Waterfront Hood
- Benay Venuta Theater Well-Wisher
- John Doumanian Backstage Well-Wisher
- Meghan Strange Three Deuces Chorus Line
- Jennifer Van Dyck Olive's Understudy
- John Di Benedetto Waterfront Hood
- Tony Conforti Waterfront Hood
- Howard Erskine Theater Well-Wisher
- Louis Eppolito Waterfront Hood
- Brian McConnachie Mitch Sabine
- Jeff Mazzola Movie Theatre Hitman (uncredited)
- Shannah Laumeister Stern Movie Theatre Victim
- Bruce Roberts Party Guest (uncredited)
- Phil Stein Stagehand
- Nick Iacovino Hood
- Sohrab Ardeshir Helen's Party Guest
- Charles Cragin Rifkin
- Nina von Arx Josette
- Molly Regan Helen's Party Guest
- Annie-Joe Edwards Venus
- José Alvarez Waterfront Hood (uncredited)
- Jo Telford Three Deuces Chorus Line
- Debra Wiseman Three Deuces Chorus Line
- Peter Castellotti Waterfront Hood
- Rachel Black Three Deuces Chorus Line
- Alison Cramer Three Deuces Chorus Line
- Kelly Groninger Three Deuces Chorus Line
- Jennifer Lamberts Three Deuces Chorus Line
- Carol Lee Meadows Three Deuces Chorus Line
- Leigh Torlage Three Deuces Chorus Line
- James Reno Sal
- Gerald E. Dolezar Cafe Waiter
- Fran McGee Movie Theatre Victim
- Kernan Bell Speakeasy Waiter
- John Glenn Hoyt Wiseguy (uncredited)
- Bebie Waller Flapper (uncredited)
- Patty Sherman Night Club Patron (uncredited)
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Bullets Over Broadway Plot Summary
What happens in Bullets Over Broadway from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In 1928 Broadway-era New York, David Shayne is an idealistic young playwright fresh from Pittsburgh, desperate to finance his project. To secure backing for his play, God of Our Fathers, producer Julian Marx convinces him to cast Olive Neal, the girlfriend of Nick Valenti, in a small role, hoping the connection will grease the wheels of production.
Full summary
The whole story of Bullets Over Broadway, scene by scene
Bullets Over Broadway Box Office
Bullets Over Broadway grossed $13.4 million worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$13.4M
- US & Canada
- $13.4M
Bullets Over Broadway Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Bullets Over Broadway.
How Well Do You Know Bullets Over Broadway?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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What is the name of the idealistic young playwright who writes the play in the film?
Cars in Bullets Over Broadway
8 cars on screen, including the 1931 Buick Series 90 and the Ford Model A.
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1928 Ford Model A Background role -
1930 Ford Model A Background role
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Bullets Over Broadway FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office and post-credit scenes of Bullets Over Broadway, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Bullets Over Broadway?
Bullets Over Broadway runs 1 hour 38 minutes (98 minutes).
When was Bullets Over Broadway released?
Bullets Over Broadway was released on September 6, 1994.
Who directed Bullets Over Broadway?
Bullets Over Broadway was directed by Woody Allen.
More films by Woody Allen Who is in the cast of Bullets Over Broadway?
Bullets Over Broadway stars John Cusack as David Shayne, Joe Viterelli as Nick Valenti and Jack Warden as Julian Marx, among 64 credited actors.
How much did Bullets Over Broadway make at the box office?
Bullets Over Broadway grossed $13.4 million worldwide.
Does Bullets Over Broadway have a post-credit scene?
No. Bullets Over Broadway has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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