Sweet and Lowdown
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Sweet and Lowdown

Director: Woody Allen
Writer: Woody Allen
Studio: Magnolia Productions
Release Date: 01/1999
Countries: USA
Runtime: 93 minutes
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 11 nominations
Also Known as: Woody Allen Fall Project 1998 (USA) (working title)

Description: Writer-director Woody Allen peels back the thin skin that separates a thoroughly obnoxious man from his ability to create heavenly music in this fictional biopic about "the world's second best jazz guitarist," Emmet Ray (Sean Penn). The film trails the narcissistic musician through drinking bouts and infidelity. Along the way, we watch him engage in such offbeat hobbies as shooting rats and watching passing trains.

Actors

Dan Moran Boss
John Waters
Samantha Morton
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Sean Penn Emmet Ray
Anthony LaPaglia
Ben Duncan Himself
Benjamin Franklin Brown Musician Friend
Chris Bauer Ace - Pool Player
Constance Shulman Hazel - Hooker #1
Daniel Okrent A.J. Pickman
Darryl Alan Reed Don
James Urbaniak Harry
Kellie Overbey Iris - Hooker #2
Marc Damon Johnson Omer
Ron C. Jones Alvin (as Ron Cephas Jones)
Steve Bargonetti Musician Friend
Tony Darrow Ben
Uma Thurman