After the magnificent ‘Medium Haired Rascals’ and ‘The Curse of the Jade Scorpion’, two other jewels that should be unreservedly claimed, Woody Allen completed his particular trilogy in the early 2000s with another comedy at the height of the his signature: ‘A made in Hollywood ending’. No doubt: here we are some of the best gags of the New York writer-director’s career, so this is a (very) serious achievement.
10 curiosities about ‘A final made in Hollywood’
1 unexpected disappointment
While he has never been characterized by the concern aroused by the results of his films at the box office, the truth is that Woody Allen confessed that for the worse, he was surprised by the poor commercial results obtained with ‘An ending made in Hollywoo’. And is that, according to the director, it was a fun proposition that also had an exceptional and famous cast. He was right.
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Two cannes love
“A Hollywood finale” was there film commissioned to open the illustrious Cannes Film Festival in its 2002 edition. A privilege that Woody Allen had the opportunity to repeat in 2011 with ‘Midnight in Paris’ and in 2016 with ‘Café Society’, two other fabulous films from his latest stage.
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3 Based on real facts
The hilarious storyline created between Woody Allen’s character and his Chinese cinematographer is loosely and exaggeratedly based on the director and Zhao Fei’s real-life relationship. Both worked together in ‘Acordes y disagreement’, ‘Rascals de medio pelo’ and ‘The curse of the jade scorpion’.
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4 Wexler conflict
Speaking of filmmakers, Haskel Wexler was fired a week after production began. from ‘An Ending Made in Hollywood’ due to a series of creative disagreements with Woody Allen. And it’s not the first time this has happened to him, as in 1975 he was also forced to leave ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ due to the same kind of conflict.
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5 unavoidable cuts
Due to Orion’s move to Dreamworks, Woody Allen had to contend with a series of major budget cuts. Financial changes that forced him not to be able to count on his usual editor: Susan E. Morse.
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6 one of his favorites
In the wonderful documentary ‘Woody Allen: A Life in Film’, released the same year, Woody Allen confessed that ‘An ending made in Hollywood’ It looked like one of the funniest movies he’d ever made.. A real honor considering the number of unforgettable comedies that the genius of New York has.
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7 a nod to the past
During a scene from ‘A Final Made in Hollywood’ that takes place in the office of the agent of the character played by Woody Allen a promotional poster of the same ‘Manhattan’, the director’s undeniable masterpiece.
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8 own wardrobe
If you’re wondering the store where Woody Allen bought his wardrobe for ‘A Final Made in Hollywood’ I can’t tell you, but what’s confirmed is, of course, it’s about your own clothes. That is to say, the style with which the director arrived at the shooting of the film was the same with which he used to appear on the screen.
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9 no UK
“A Hollywood Finale” has the horrific privilege of being Woody Allen’s first film that did not reach UK cinemas.
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10 The presence of Bing
The song that appears in the opening credits of ‘A Final Made in Hollywood’, which have the unmistakable hallmark of Woody Allen’s cinema, is the fabulous ‘Going Hollywood’. A gem interpreted by Bing Crosby for the unforgettable ‘Love in Hollywood’ of 1933.
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Played by Allen himself, who here plays a director in need of new hits who goes blind before the shooting of the film that should get him out of general oblivion begins, we are faced with a vision of the American film industry as sour as it is full of (hilariously) bad milk. A proposal full of the intelligence, genius, ingenuity and personality of a director in excellent shape, aware of playing on a terrain favorable to a resounding creative victory.
A proposal that, among other things, manages to make the most of its hilarious idea, completing the show with a final scene of taking off the hat. Decidedly, another comedy above extraordinary of a teacher who managed to show us the impossible details of a Hollywood shoot without ever erasing the laughter from our faces. Stuff of genius.
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