Bloodhounds of Broadway
Glittering 1920s decor surrounds a host of famous faces inBloodhounds  of Broadway, an adaptation of four stories by Jazz Age scribe Damon  Runyon (whose stories were also the basis forGuys and Dolls). A loser (Randy Quaid) sells his body to science just when his luck  turns; a wounded gangster (Rutger Hauer) takes a cab all over town trying  to find someone to take him in; the death of a parrot turns a schmuck  (Ethan Phillips) into a tough guy; and a pair of bloodhounds track a  gambler (Matt Dillon) all over town because of the sausages in his pocket.  The swank look ofBloodhounds of Broadwayhas more depth than its  characters; the dialogue has all the jargon of Runyon but none of the  rhythm. Madonna and Jennifer Grey play lovelorn flappers, Julie Hagerty  is a bird-brained socialite, and Steve Buscemi and author William S.  Burroughs make cameo appearances.--Bret Fetzer