This film is narrated as a new york city reporters memories of new years eve 1928, called the last big blowout of the jazz age, on broadway. While metropolis is german, and bloodhounds is extremely american, the music video and movie are complimentary to madonnas classic hollywood image. Bloodhounds of broadway is a film directed by howard brookner with matt dillon, jennifer grey, madonna, randy quaid, year. Then, there is a gambler, right, who has bloodhounds on his trail when he becomes a murder suspect. Bloodhounds of broadway, a film based on stories by damon runyon bloodhounds of broadway 1989 film, an unrelated film based on a different selection of stories by damon runyon disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term.
Bloodhounds of broadway 1989 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. To gloss over the films plot holes, the distributors added a winchell like narrator to the proceedings, courtesy of actor joseph sommer. The movie first premiered to a limited engagement in 1989 and when madonna didnt attend the premiere mtv reported that it was because she wanted to save herself the embarssment of yet another movie. Rent bloodhounds of broadway 1989 on dvd and bluray. Worst films of 1989 a list of 23 titles created 25 sep 2015 madonna films a list of 21 titles. New yorks most fashionable and frivolous socialites will be there. Bloodhounds of broadway on dvd 043396037694 from sony pictures home entertainment. Bloodhounds of broadway movie trailer 1989 youtube. The swank look of bloodhounds of broadway has more depth than its characters. Madonna plays small town girlturnedhoofer hortense hathaway, who loves gambler feet samuels randy quaid more than somewhat.
With josef sommer, madonna, tony azito, jennifer grey. Bloodhounds of broadway 1989 a socialite julie hagerty, a lunkhead randy quaid, a chorus girl madonna and other runyonesque characters mingle on new years eve 1928. The film includes an allstart cast randy quaid, matt dillon and rutger hauer, as well as a duet with madonna and jennifer grey. Bloodhounds of broadway 1989 lamadonnathequemadonna. The guests, many of whose lives intertwine during the evening, include harriet julie hagerty, the rich society doll throwing the bash. Produced for theatrical released by pbs, 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. Bloodhounds of broadway 1989 full movie download full. Surprisingly obscure for something which boasted an ensemble of once and future movie stars, the disastrous release. Bloodhounds of broadway dvd, 2016 for sale online ebay. 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.
Bloodhounds of broadway 1989, a film by howard brookner. Bloodhounds of broadway 1989 when life was glittering, glamorous. Bloodhounds of broadway is a 1989 film based on four damon runyon stories. Matt dillon, julie hagerty, madonna, rutger hauer 8 flinging together nearly every genre under ths sun, and possessing a different subplot for each, this musicalcomedydramagangstermelodrama movie takes place on.
The bloodhounds of broadway, a very honorable guy, the brain goes home and social error. Watch bloodhounds of broadway full movie in hd visit this musical is based on four short stories by damon runyon. Bloodhounds of broadway 1989 directed by howard brookner genres comedy subgenres ensemble film, period film release date nov 3, 1989 usa run time 93 min. High society dame harriet mackyle julie hagerty is throwing a party. Bloodhounds of broadway was the first nondocumentary effort of filmmaker howard brooknerand the last, since he died before the film was released.
An american playhouse production of a 20s musical pastiche based on four damon runyon stories. In another story, harriets parrot is killed, and she has problems dealing with. Not to be confused with the 1952 film of the same name, this starstudded film is based on four short stories by raymond runyon. Staring esai morales, anita morris, julie hagerty and matt dillon.
Gallery of 6 movie poster and cover images for bloodhounds of broadway 1989. One of them is the disaster epic, the poseidon adventure 1972 and the other is this one, bloodhounds of broadway. Finally, the brain is bleeding profusely, and his friends search for a way to save his life through a blood. To gloss over the films plot holes, the distributors added a winchelllike narrator to the proceedings, courtesy of actor joseph sommer. November 3, 1989 its the broadway melody of 1928 as produced by pbs, but bloodhounds of broadway ended up swallowed whole on the great white way. Bloodhounds of broadway 1989, directed by howard brookner. It was directed by howard brookner and starred an ensemble cast that included matt dillon, jennifer grey, julie hagerty, rutger hauer, madonna, and randy quaid. Il etait une fois broadway bloodhounds of broadway est une comedie dramatique americaine realisee par howard brookner et sortie en 1989. On november 3 1989, bloodhounds of broadway was released in new york. Harriets parrot is killed, and she has problems dealing with her loss. This musical is based on four short stories by damon runyon. In another story, harriet mackyles julie hagertys parrot is killed.
Bloodhounds of broadway is a 1989 american ensemble period comedy film based on four damon runyon stories. The guests, many of whose lives intertwine during the. Movie, bloodhounds of broadway movie,bloodhounds of broadway trailer, bloodhounds of broadway 1989, howard brookner,jennifer grey. Alta definizione informazioni dettagliate sul film. Howard brookner madonna personnifie hortense hathaway. Bloodhounds of broadway 1989 bloodhounds of broadway. Bloodhounds of broadway 1989 howard brookner, josef. Bloodhounds style matches the image madonna was trying to cultivate.
Its a charming film based on four damon runyon stories and directed by howard brookner who died on april 27th 1989, a few months before the films release on november 3rd 1989. The bloodhounds of broadway, a very honorable guy, the brain goes home and social error but the final product is one that should have been better. Bloodhounds of broadway which opens today at the plaza was brookners first fiction film. The movie first premiered to a limited engagement in 1989 and when madonna didnt attend the premiere mtv reported that it was because she wanted to save.
This film, which incorporates the plots of four damon runyon stories, takes place in and around a grand new years eve party in 1928. Madonna and jennifer grey play lovelorn flappers, julie hagerty is a birdbrained socialite, and steve buscemi and author william s. Bloodhounds of broadway was the first nondocumentary effort of filmmaker howard brooknerand the last, since he died before the film was. Bloodhounds of broadway movie trailer 1989 main actors.
A web page featuring information about bloodhounds of broadway. Rent bloodhounds of broadway 1989 starring josef sommer and madonna on dvd and bluray. Thus, she was cast in bloodhounds of broadway, a short cheap ode to the 1920s. Bloodhounds of broadway pg, columbia pictures, 93 mins. It was directed by howard brookner and starred matt dillon, jennifer grey, anita morris, julie hagerty, rutger hauer, madonna, esai morales. Basinger would lose the town to her partner in the deal, the pension fund of chicagobased ameritech corp.