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* CastingCouch: Subverted, in that the [[BuxomIsBetter buxom]] lead actress ''wants'' to sleep with Val because he's a great director (a fact which Val advises she advertise in the DGA Guide). Lori, meanwhile, is only sleeping with Val to get roles, and is more than happy to break up with him -- just so long as she doesn't lose the part in his movie.

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* CastingCouch: Subverted, in that the [[BuxomIsBetter buxom]] buxom lead actress ''wants'' to sleep with Val because he's a great director (a fact which Val advises she advertise in the DGA Guide). Lori, meanwhile, is only sleeping with Val to get roles, and is more than happy to break up with him -- just so long as she doesn't lose the part in his movie.
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: The title of the film comes from Val enjoying a "Hollywood ending" of his own—[[spoiler:he regains his sight after rekindling his relationship with Ellie and reconnecting with his estranged son Tony, and while his movie flopped in the US, it is a hit in France]].

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* EarnYourHappyEnding: The title of the film comes from Val enjoying a "Hollywood ending" of his own—[[spoiler:he own: [[spoiler:he regains his sight after rekindling his relationship with Ellie and reconnecting with his estranged son Tony, and while his movie flopped in the US, it is a hit in France]].
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''Hollywood Ending'' is a 2002 American comedy film written by, directed by and starring Creator/WoodyAllen.

Val Waxman (Allen) is a once prestigious film director lately reduced to overseeing cheesy television commercials in order to pay his bills. After seeking for a "real" movie project, Val receives an offer to direct a big-budget blockbuster movie from his ex-wife, Ellie (Creator/TeaLeoni). Val agrees to the project, but is struck with a bout of hysterical blindness just before production is to begin, and Val now has to keep his blindness a secret from the cast and studio head.

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''Hollywood Ending'' is a 2002 American comedy film written by, directed by and starring Creator/WoodyAllen.

Creator/WoodyAllen, with a supporting cast that includes Creator/TeaLeoni, Creator/GeorgeHamilton, Creator/TreatWilliams, Creator/DebraMessing, and Creator/TiffaniThiessen.

Val Waxman (Allen) is a once prestigious once-prestigious film director who's lately reduced to overseeing cheesy television commercials in order to pay his bills. After seeking for a "real" movie project, Val receives an offer from his ex-wife Ellie (Leoni) on behalf of her current boyfriend, studio executive Hal (Williams), to direct a big-budget blockbuster movie from his ex-wife, Ellie (Creator/TeaLeoni). blockbuster. Val agrees to the project, but when he is struck with a sudden bout of hysterical blindness just before production is to begin, and Val now has he's forced to keep his blindness condition a secret from the cast cast, crew, and studio head.
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* CastingCouch: Subverted, in that the [[BuxomIsBetter buxom]] lead actress wants to sleep with Val because he's a great director. Val advises she advertise that line in the DGA Guide. Meanwhile, Lori is only sleeping with Val to get roles. She's more than happy to break up with him -- so long as she doesn't lose the part in his movie.

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* CastingCouch: Subverted, in that the [[BuxomIsBetter buxom]] lead actress wants ''wants'' to sleep with Val because he's a great director. director (a fact which Val advises she advertise that line in the DGA Guide. Meanwhile, Lori Guide). Lori, meanwhile, is only sleeping with Val to get roles. She's roles, and is more than happy to break up with him -- just so long as she doesn't lose the part in his movie.
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''Hollywood Ending'' is a 2002 American comedy film written, directed by and starring Creator/WoodyAllen.

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''Hollywood Ending'' is a 2002 American comedy film written, written by, directed by and starring Creator/WoodyAllen.


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* NotSoDifferent: Played for laughs, [[spoiler: Val's psychosomatic blindness comes from his estranged relationship with his Punk Rocker son Tony. Tony now goes by Scumball X and while in a wholly different type of creative world is still an artist, just his involves eating live rodents. Despite their differences they actually talk and think very similarly and make peace.]]
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* FilmNoir: The ShowWithinAShow is a neo-noir film set in TheForties.
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* LiteralMetaphor: Val is aghast at the final product of the film, exclaiming it's like a ''blind'' man directed it -- which it literally was.
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* NotSoDifferent: Played for laughs, [[spoiler: Val's psychosomatic blindness comes from his estranged relationship with his Punk Rocker son Tony. Tony now goes by Scumball X and while in a wholly different type of creative world is still an artist, just his involves eating live rodents. Despite their differences they actually talk and think very similarly and make peace.]]
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* SecretKeeper: Only Ellie and the translator (played by Barney Cheng) knows Val is blind. Unfortunately, the translator knows ''nothing'' about filmmaking, so can't help Val artistically.

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* SecretKeeper: Only Ellie and the translator (played by Barney Cheng) knows Val is blind. Unfortunately, Ellie can't be on set, and the translator knows ''nothing'' about filmmaking, so can't help Val artistically.
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* SecretKeeper: Only Ellie and the translator (played by Barney Cheng) knows Val is blind. Unfortunately, the translator knows ''nothing'' about filmmaking, so can't help Val artistically.
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* CastingCouch: Subverted, in that the [[BuxomIsBetter buxom]] lead actress wants to sleep with Val because he's a great director. Val advises she advertise that line in the DGA Guide.

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* CastingCouch: Subverted, in that the [[BuxomIsBetter buxom]] lead actress wants to sleep with Val because he's a great director. Val advises she advertise that line in the DGA Guide. Meanwhile, Lori is only sleeping with Val to get roles. She's more than happy to break up with him -- so long as she doesn't lose the part in his movie.
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* CastingCouch: Subverted, in that the [[BuxomIsBetter buxom]] lead actress wants to sleep with Val because he's a great director. Val advises she advertise that line in the DGA Guide.
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* HollywoodPudgy: Invoked when Lori, played by Creator/DebraMessing of all people, complains she's getting fat as an actress; her waistline is 25".
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''Hollywood Ending'' is a 2002 American comedy film written, directed by and starring Creator/WoodyAllen.

Val Waxman (Allen) is a once prestigious film director lately reduced to overseeing cheesy television commercials in order to pay his bills. After seeking for a "real" movie project, Val receives an offer to direct a big-budget blockbuster movie from his ex-wife, Ellie (Creator/TeaLeoni). Val agrees to the project, but is struck with a bout of hysterical blindness just before production is to begin, and Val now has to keep his blindness a secret from the cast and studio head.
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!!This film provides examples of:
* EarnYourHappyEnding: The title of the film comes from Val enjoying a "Hollywood ending" of his own—[[spoiler:he regains his sight after rekindling his relationship with Ellie and reconnecting with his estranged son Tony, and while his movie flopped in the US, it is a hit in France]].
* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: In-universe, [[spoiler:the movie Val shot while blind totally bombs in the US... but turns out to be a surprise hit overseas, especially in France. After winning Ellie back, he happily proclaims, "Thank God the French exist"]].
* LeFilmArtistique: Val apparently ends up making one of these accidentally: He was blind while directing it. [[spoiler:The American critics hate it, but the French love it.]]
* ShowWithinAShow: The big-budget blockbuster movie that Val has to direct while blind.
* TemporaryBlindness: Val suffers a bout of hysterical blindness just before production of his movie is about to begin. [[spoiler:He eventually regains his sight at end of the movie.]]
* WorkingWithTheEx: Val receives the offer to direct the movie from his former wife, Ellie. [[spoiler:They reconcile at the end of the movie.]]
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