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Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)

Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
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Produced for theatrical released by PBS' American Playhouse, Bloodhounds of Broadway is not exactly a remake of the 1952 film of the same name, though both pictures use the same Damon Runyon stories as inspiration. The scene is Broadway: the time is New Year's Eve, 1928. Madonna plays small town girl-turned-hoofer Hortense Hathaway, who loves gambler Feet Samuels (Randy Quaid) more than somewhat. Since it is known far and wide that Feet has not a penny to his name, he must find some way to pay off his debts in a hurry. So he offers to sell his huge feet to a demented-an operation which will, alas, cost Feet the use of his life. Upon waking up to the fact that Hortense loves him, Feet decides that he prefers breathing to pushing up daisies. Meanwhile, a society doll named Harriet MacKyle (Julie Hagerty) turns on the spigots when her pet parrot is laid low by a clumsy gunman. And while all this is transpiring, high-roller Regret (Matt Dillon) has to beat a murder rap. Even while Regret is sweating it out, "The Brain" (Rutger Hauer), who is bleeding profusely after confronting the business end of a shiv, searches high and low for someone willing to donate blood to save his life. If you can, keep an eye out for author William Burroughs as a butler. Bloodhounds of Broadway was the first non-documentary effort of filmmaker Howard Brookner-and the last, since he died before the film was released. To gloss over the film's plot holes, the distributors added a Winchell-like narrator to the proceedings, courtesy of actor Joseph Sommer. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Starring:
Julie Hagerty, Randy Quaid, (more)
Director(s):
Howard Brookner
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG
Format(s):
DVD
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Produced for theatrical released by PBS' American Playhouse, Bloodhounds of Broadway is not exactly a remake of the 1952 film of the same name, though both pictures use the same Damon Runyon stories as inspiration. The scene is Broadway: the time is New Year's Eve, 1928. Madonna plays small town girl-turned-hoofer Hortense Hathaway, who loves gambler Feet Samuels (Randy Quaid) more than somewhat. Since it is known far and wide that Feet has not a penny to his name, he must find some way to pay off his debts in a hurry. So he offers to sell his huge feet to a demented-an operation which will, alas, cost Feet the use of his life. Upon waking up to the fact that Hortense loves him, Feet decides that he prefers breathing to pushing up daisies. Meanwhile, a society doll named Harriet MacKyle (Julie Hagerty) turns on the spigots when her pet parrot is laid low by a clumsy gunman. And while all this is transpiring, high-roller Regret (Matt Dillon) has to beat a murder rap. Even while Regret is sweating it out, "The Brain" (Rutger Hauer), who is bleeding profusely after confronting the business end of a shiv, searches high and low for someone willing to donate blood to save his life. If you can, keep an eye out for author William Burroughs as a butler. Bloodhounds of Broadway was the first non-documentary effort of filmmaker Howard Brookner-and the last, since he died before the film was released. To gloss over the film's plot holes, the distributors added a Winchell-like narrator to the proceedings, courtesy of actor Joseph Sommer. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
87 mins

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Director(s):
Howard Brookner
Writer(s):
Colman de Kay, Howard Brookner
Producer(s):
Howard Brookner, Lidsay Law
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG(Violence, Questionable for Children, Profanity, Adult Situations)
Categories:
Comedy
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    Dane Y.

    Damon Runyon must be screaming, spinning in his grave What a bore! One big period costume party in front of cameras that they're getting paid for. But we are expected to pay FOR IT. And they're all on vacation, no one's really trying. They're all clearly having a good time--but we're not. Everyone's coasting. What a waste of time and money. One of the worst of '89 and one of the worst attempts at a '30's movie ever made, including the shameless star-vehicles "Harlem Nights" and "Under The Cherry Moon." I want to be somewhere else in the decade. DANE YOUSSEF

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    Raejean F.

    I have no idea what was attempted, but they did not pull it off. I was asleep from boredom, ennui and cliche' over-dosage less than 20 minutes into this film. Put a bunch of stars together, give them nothing to do except play stereotypes, and you will come up with this mess of pottage.

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    RUDOLPH A.

    INTERESTING MOVIE SHOWING WHAT THINGS WERE LIKE DURING THE 20'S. IT SHOWS A CLOSE REALITY TO THE TIMES WHEN A FEW HELD LIFES IN THEIR HANDS AND A COMIC STYLE OF HOW PEOPLE HANDLED EVERYDAY LIFE. ALSO UNCOVERED THE WAYS THAT PEOPLE MADE MONEY TO STAY ALIVE BY SELLING THEIR BODIES TO SCIENCE, WHICH THEY DID BACK THEN. LIKE CHICAGO, BUT OLDER.

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