Sweet and Lowdown
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Sweet and Lowdown

Year:
Duration:
95 min
Genres:
Comedy | Drama | Music
IMDB rate:
7.3
Director:
Woody Allen
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 11 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 2000-01-26
Filming Locations: Fresh Pond Rail Yards, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Earnings
Budget: $29,750,000
Opening Weekend: $94,686 (USA) (5 December 1999)
Gross: $4,196,621 (USA) (21 May 2000)
Cast
Actor
Character
Woody Allen
Himself
Ben Duncan
Himself
Daniel Okrent
A.J. Pickman
Dan Moran
Boss
Tony Darrow
Ben
Chris Bauer
Ace - Pool Player
Sean Penn
Emmet Ray
Constance Shulman
Hazel - Hooker #1
Kellie Overbey
Iris - Hooker #2
Darryl Alan Reed
Don
Marc Damon Johnson
Omer
Ron C. Jones
Alvin (as Ron Cephas Jones)
Steve Bargonetti
Musician Friend
Benjamin Franklin Brown
Musician Friend
James Urbaniak
Harry
Vince Giordano
Bass Player #1
Emme Kemp
Jam Session Musician
Clark Gayton
Jam Session Musician
Marcus McLaurine
Jam Session Musician
Carolyn Saxon
Phyliss
Brian Markinson
Bill Shields
Drummond Erskine
First Hobo
Joe Ambrose
Second Hobo
Molly Price
Ann
Joseph Rigano
Stagehand (as Joe Rigano)
Denis O'Hare
Jake
Dennis Stein
Dick Ruth - Club Owner
Nat Hentoff
Himself
Katie Hamill
Mary
Samantha Morton
Hattie
Kaili Vernoff
Gracie
Carole Bayeux
Rita - Opium Party Hostess
Paula Parrish
Party Guest
Cory Solar
Party Guest
Lexi Egz
Party Guest
Yvette Mercedes
Party Guest
Peter Leung
Party Guest
John Waters
Mr. Haynes
William Addy
Master of Ceremonies
Dick Monday
Chester Weems
Mary Stout
Felicity Thomson - Amateur Singer
Dick Mingalone
Birdman
Mr. Spoons
Spoon Player
Carol Woods
Helen Minton
Josh Mowery
Movie Director
Fred Goehner
William Weston
Eddy Davis
Bass Player #2
Vincent Guastaferro
Sid Bishop
Ralph Pope
Panhandler
Douglas McGrath
Himself
Jerome Richardson
Club Musician
Earl P. McIntyre
Club Musician
James Williams
Club Musician
Frank Wess
Club Musician (as Frank Wellington Wess)
Al Bryant
Club Musician
Ray Garvey
Club Manager
Sally Placksin
Sally Jillian
Lola Pashalinski
Blanche's Friend
Simon Wettenhall
Jam Session Musician
Orange Kellin
Jam Session Musician
Brooks Giles III
Jam Session Musician
Anthony LaPaglia
Al Torrio
Brad Garrett
Joe Bedloe
Alfred Sauchelli Jr.
Ned - Pool Player
Michael Peter Bolus
Lynch - Bar Room Friend (as Michael Bolus)
Mick O'Rourke
Holdup Man
John Patrick McLaughlin
Holdup Man (as John P. McLaughlin)
Chuck Lewkowicz
Police Officer
Rick Mowat
Flat Tire Man
Ted Wilkins
Gas Station Proprietor
Michael Sprague
Django Reinhardt
Gretchen Mol
Ellie
Scott Beehner
Jay (uncredited)
Gary Cowling
Musician Friend (uncredited)
Michael Criscuolo
Carnival Vendor (uncredited)
Stanley Crouch
Himself (uncredited)
Anna Damergis
Manicurist (uncredited)
Catherine Dudley-Rose
Eavesdropper (uncredited)
Kenneth Edelson
Party Guest (uncredited)
Eddie Eisele
Rich Car Collector Who Sells Sean Penn the Packard (uncredited)
Alan Francis
Party Guest (uncredited)
Rick Hickman
Angry Townsman (uncredited)
Fiona Jones
Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
Jon M. McDonnell
Music Enthusiast (uncredited)
Trish McGettrick
Patron (uncredited)
Maria Ottavia
Mother and Family on Boardwalk (uncredited)
Adam Sietz
John (uncredited)
John H. Tobin
Bartender Serving Emmet (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
The guitar that 'Sean Penn' plays in the movie is a Selmer Maccaferri of about 1932 (though it seems likely that it's a reproduction of the rare instrument and not an original) This is the same kind of guitar played and made famous by Django Reinhardt.
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The scene towards the end of the film in which Emmet Ray is drunk in a New York bar was filmed in "Chumleys," a bar on Bedford Street in Greenwich Village.
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Rosie O'Donnell was offered the role of Hattie. She turned it down due to her disdain for Allen's relationship with Soon-Yi Previn.
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Goofs
Railroad freight cars have reporting marks for railroads that did not exist in '30's
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Emmett's guitar playing is completely mis-matched with what is heard on the soundtrack. He plays the wrong chords, doesn't position his hands properly for the chords he does play, and is often strumming when he should be plucking (and vice versa).
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During the Hollywood sequence, Emmet's band is backing a black vocalist. In the 1930s, musicians on film were, with extremely rare exceptions (e.g., Benny Goodman's quartet), strictly segregated. There's no way a white band would be playing behind a black woman.
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Quotes
Emmet Ray: First time I had sex, 7 years old.
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Emmet Ray: Now get dressed!
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Emmet Ray: You got a terrific body, you really do. Round. I like round. And I don't mean fat! You got some heft. Makes a fella feel like he's been someplace.
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Faq
Q
What brand of guitar was Sean using for his performance in 'Sweet And Lowdown' ?
A
It is a "Selmer Maccaferri of about 1932 (though it seems likely that it's a reproduction of the rare instrument and not an original). This is the same kind of guitar played and made famous by Django Reinhardt." (from the trivia section)
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Photos from cast
Uma Thurman
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