Customer Reviews

Broadway Bound - (aka "Neil Simon's BROADWAY BOUND") [VHS]

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I haven't seen this since it originally aired, but I remember it being fantastic. I'd love to own the complete "BB" trilogy on DVD, but sadly, the final installment isn't available. What gives? Does Hollywood hate us? They think we won't want this just because it was made for TV? And believe me, it deserved to be on the big screen. They think we won't want it because it's sad? Um... Schindler's List is available! The arguments just don't hold water. They think maybe people aren't aware of it? Um... promote it! Besides, there are enough Neil Simon fans out there buying Brighton Beach Memoires, Biloxi Blues, Barefoot in the Park, etc., etc., so that argument doesn't cut it either. Wake up, Hollywood! This is a movie people are willing to pay money for! Release it on DVD!

It may be a sad way to end the "light-hearted" series, but it's based on what happened to Neil Simon in real life. Easily the most poignant of the trilogy, and the best dramatic work. It's a pity this probably isn't going to make it to DVD, as people don't like "sad" with their "funny".

This certainly deserved to go on the "big screen". Everyone outdid themselves, especially near the end.

One of the more mature neil simon scripts, this should have made it to the big sceen.