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Danny DeVito's Hoffa is designed as an epic worthy of Orson Welles,
a multigenerational tale of a powerful, little-understood man who rose from
nothing and destroyed himself by subsuming his humanity. Interestingly, the
seeds of this Citizen Kane-like ambition can be traced to some of
DeVito's earliest directorial efforts — three episodes of Taxi:
"Jim's Mario's," about spaced-out heir Jim buying the cabbies'
hangout; "Sugar Ray Nardo," about Tony teaching Elaine's son how to
box; and "Elaine and the Monk," about a doomed, week-long love
affair.
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CITIZEN
KANE
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TAXI
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Kane is an omnipotent publisher
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Louie is an omnipotent dispatcher
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Oblique angles used to reflect state of mind
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Bleak garage used to reflect state of New
York
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Heir buys rundown newspaper
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Heir buys rundown restaurant
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Kane dances with showgirls
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Elaine dances with monk
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"Rosebud" is a sled
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"Everlast" is a boxing helmet
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Yellow journalism
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Yellow cabs
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