Sleeper (1973) 7.2
A nerdish store owner is revived out of cryostasis into a future world to fight an oppressive government. Director:Woody Allen |
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Sleeper (1973) 7.2
A nerdish store owner is revived out of cryostasis into a future world to fight an oppressive government. Director:Woody Allen |
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Erno Windt
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Mary Gregory | ... |
Dr. Melik
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John McLiam | ... |
Dr. Agon
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Bartlett Robinson | ... |
Dr. Orva
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Chris Forbes | ... |
Rainer Krebs
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| Mews Small | ... |
Dr. Nero
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Peter Hobbs | ... |
Dr. Dean
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Susan Miller | ... |
Ellen Pogrebin
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Lou Picetti | ... |
M.C.
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Jessica Rains | ... |
Woman in the Mirror
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Herald Cohen
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Spencer Milligan | ... |
Jeb Hrmthmg
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A clarinet player who also runs a health food store is frozen and brought back in the future by anti-government radicals in order to assist them in their attempts to overthrow an oppressive government. When he goes off on his own, he begins to explore this brave new world that has Orgasmatron booths to replace sex and confessional robots. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
Woody Allen's previous efforts, BANANAS and TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN, were exceptionally funny but very uneven films. His being a bit of an amateur in the film business is pretty obvious in these movies. However, by the time he created SLEEPER, he was a lot more polished and consistent film maker. While this is still a very stupid and sophomoric film, it is very funny nevertheless. While there are occasionally bad moments (such as the giant chicken), they are very few and the humor just keeps hitting you again and again. I particularly liked the Orgazmatron and the history lesson he gives the futuristic professors. This film is slapstick and dopey--exactly the type of film that intellectuals (the audience for most later Allen films) will probably hate. This is Allen for the common man--back when he used to be very funny.