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A 1984 ComedyDrama written and directed by Creator/WoodyAllen, starring him and his then-girlfriend Creator/MiaFarrow. The title character is a well-meaning New York City talent agent whose efforts to fix a past-his-prime singer's personal life unwittingly anger two mobsters.

Notable for being Nick Apollo Forte's acting debut (and his sole performance til 2016 in an episode of ''Series/{{Billions}}'') in a feature film. Also includes appearances by Milton Berle, Will Jordan, Jack Rollins, and many others [[AsHimself as themselves]].

The film earned Allen two Oscar nominations for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay.

!!This film provides examples of:
* TheAlcoholic: One of the reasons Lou is stuck in mediocrity, despite being a great singer.
* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: Seemingly one InUniverse, when Danny and Tina encounter a Franchise/{{Superman}}-like costumed hero in the middle of the New Jersey marsh. Turns out he's an actor on a shoot, who recognizes Danny as an agent and rescues them. [[spoiler:He later dates Tina, but her GuiltComplex ruins their relationship.]]
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Danny will always be a loser who represents mainly losers, but he [[DefrostingIceQueen makes Tina a little less cynical]], and gets her in the end.]]
* BookEnds: At the end, Danny catches up with Tina in front of the Carnegie Deli - where the FramingDevice is set.
* BrilliantButLazy: Implied to another reason Lou is a has-been. He obviously has the musical chops, but he requires someone like Danny to constantly push him.
* TheCameo: Aside from the BorschtBelt comics in the FramingDevice, Creator/MiltonBerle (who is the driving force of the plot), [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Franklin Joe Franklin]], and Creator/SammyDavisJr.
* CatchPhrase: Danny's advice to his acts: "Strong - Smile - Star!"
** Also, whenever he's trying to argue something, Danny will say, "If I may interject for a moment...".
* ChainedHeat: After being abducted by the vengeful Rispoli brothers, Danny and Tina end up tied together on top of a table. The captives must work to get themselves in an upright position and finally loosen the ropes. Of course, their effort to escape involves their bodies [[NotWhatItLooksLike rubbing vigorously and repeatedly against each other]].
* DefrostingIceQueen: Tina eventually warms to Danny being a NiceGuy and his UndyingLoyalty to Lou. [[spoiler: It doesn't stop her from convincing Lou to leave Danny for a better agent, but she ends up feeling immensely guilty afterwards where previously she wouldn't have.]]
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Woody Allen wanted the film to evoke wistful nostalgia despite taking place during the present, so he chose to shoot it in black-and-white.
* DrivenToSuicide: Tina's ex-boyfriend Johnny drinks iodine because she is dating someone new. His mafia mother isn't amused. The film depicts him as a whiny DramaQueen.
* EndOfAnEra: The BorschtBelt comedians discuss how hard it is to get work anymore. In TheEighties, the Catskills were no longer ''the'' go to resort for Jews. The Carnegie Deli itself has become DoomedByCanon after 2016.
* FailureHero: Danny. He fails to keep his star and remains the manager of loser clients, but he does get the girl in the end.
* FamedInStory: Danny is a legend, [[LoserProtagonist but not for the reasons you'd expect]].
* FormerChildStar: Lou, was famous as a child star in TheFifties.
* FramingDevice: The entire film is a series of stories about Danny being told by a group of RealLife BorschtBelt comedians over lunch.
* GiftedlyBad: Most of Danny's acts, such as balloon folders and wine glass xylophone players.
* GuiltComplex: Danny has a major one, for everything. Tina has absolutely ''none''. [[spoiler: She develops one over screwing over Danny by directly helping Lou defect to a better agent.]]
* HeliumSpeech: When Danny and Tina try to escape from the mobsters, they get chased into a warehouse that has the displays for Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. A mobster shoots one of the balloon displays, causing helium to dome out of it, and causing Danny, Tina, and the mobster to talk like this.
* HideousHangoverCure: The Danny Rose Formula, which includes two aspirins, tomato juice, Worcestershire sauce, goat cheese, and chicken fat. No one knows how it works, but it's an instant cure. It's suspiciously similar to a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prairie_oyster_%28cocktail%29 Prairie Oyster]].
* ImmediateSelfContradiction:
-->'''Danny:''' I don't wanna badmouth the kid, but he's a horrible, dishonest, immoral louse. And I say that WithAllDueRespect.
* {{Leitmotif}}: The score is an instrumental version of Lou's signature song "Agita".
* LoserProtagonist: Danny, though he does win Tina. Tina thinks of herself as a loser, too.
* MeaningfulEcho: "Acceptance, forgiveness, love".
* MeaningfulName: In-universe. TheMafia think that Danny is the one who has been sending white roses to Tina, because of his name, Danny '''Rose'''. They start calling him "Danny White Roses" as a result.
* MoodWhiplash: Danny going to the hospital bed of an innocent man he got brutally injured by mobsters. {{Lampshaded}} by the FramingDevice.
-->'''Morty Gunty:''' I thought this was a ''funny'' story! It's terrible!\\
'''Sandy Baron:''' So? What do you want me to do? It's not ''my'' life.
* MotorMouth: How Danny tries to get out of trouble.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: After betraying Danny by encouraging Lou to sign up with a more influential agent and abandon Danny after everything Danny has done for him, Tina soon comes to regret her decision.
* NiceGuy: Danny, which is also his FatalFlaw.
* OneHitWonder: InUniverse. Lou only had one original song, "Agita", a novelty song about eating. It's also [[RealitySubtext Forte's sole hit song]]. (To be fair, the other song by Nick Apollo Forte, "My Bambina" ("Keep Italian In Your Heart") is really affecting, being sung during Danny and Tina's reunion.)
* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Danny. "May I interject one statement at this juncture? And I don't mean to be didactic or facetious in any way..."
* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: Danny is all the way on the side of idealism, while Tina is all the way on the other end in Cynicism. [[spoiler: Danny convinces Tina that idealism isn't all that bad. However, Danny is doomed to handling third rate acts because he tries to help ''all'' of his clients instead of focusing on the most talented one, so Tina does have a point.]]
* StalkerWithACrush: Tina's ex-boyfriend Johnny - who also happens to be the son of a mafia boss. His thinking Danny Rose is Tina's new beau sets the Mafia after him.
* UndyingLoyalty: Danny's biggest fault. He gives all of his clients, no matter how dreadful they are, equal time, so when a truly talented client hits it big, they leave because Danny won't focus on their career.
* UngratefulBastard:
** Lou, who abandons Danny for a more prestigious talent agent on the verge of a major comeback, after Danny has given everything to get Lou back into the spotlight.
** Tina herself, who refuses to speak up for Danny when she has a chance despite all that Danny has been through to help her throughout the film. Deconstructed in her case, however, as she feels immense guilt after doing so which begins to poison her other relationships.
** All of Danny's successful clients. In their defense, Danny tries to help ''all'' of his clients, even the GiftedlyBad ones. It's strongly implied if Danny would focus on his most successful clients, they wouldn't leave him.
* WithAllDueRespect:
-->'''Danny:''' I don't wanna badmouth the kid, [[ImmediateSelfContradiction but he's a horrible, dishonest, immoral louse]]. And I say that with all due respect.