Broadway Danny Rose (1984)

During a lunch with a bunch of comedians, one of them shares an anecdote about Danny Rose, played by Woody Allen, a hapless talent agent who works mercilessly for his clients. It’s relatively amusing, but it heavily features Woody Allen being Woody Allen. The standout is Mia Farrow playing bawdily against type as the mistress of Rose’s top client whom he must escort to the client’s big performance dodging gangsters who are commanded by her ex-boyfriend.

Oscar Nomination: Best Director; Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen