Annie Hall (1977)

Director:

Woody Allen

Writers:

Woody Allen (written by) and
Marshall Brickman (written by)

Release Date:

20 April 1977 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

A nervous romance.

Plot:

Neurotic New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.

Plot Keywords:

Comedian | Singer | Love | 1970s | Young Version Of Character

Awards:

Won 4 Oscars. Another 26 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Woody Allen	...	Alvy
Diane Keaton	...	Annie Hall
Tony Roberts	...	Rob
Carol Kane	...	Allison
Paul Simon	...	Tony Lacey
Shelley Duvall	...	Pam
Janet Margolin	...	Robin
Colleen Dewhurst	...	Mom Hall
Christopher Walken	...	Duane Hall (as Christopher Wlaken)
Donald Symington	...	Dad Hall
Helen Ludlam	...	Grammy Hall
Mordecai Lawner	...	Alvy's Dad
Joan Neuman	...	Alvy's Mom (as Joan Newman)
Jonathan Munk	...	Alvy - Age 9
Ruth Volner	...	Alvy's Aunt
Martin Rosenblatt	...	Alvy's Uncle
Hy Anzell	...	Joey Nichols (as Hy Ansel)
Rashel Novikoff	...	Aunt Tessie
Russell Horton	...	Man in Theatre Line
Marshall McLuhan	...	Himself
Christine Jones	...	Dorrie
Mary Boylan	...	Miss Reed
Wendy Girard	...	Janet
John Doumanian	...	Coke Fiend
Bob Maroff	...	Man #1 Outside Theatre
Rick Petrucelli	...	Man #2 Outside Theatre
Lee Callahan	...	Ticket Seller at Theatre
Chris Gampel	...	Doctor
Dick Cavett	...	Himself
Mark Lenard	...	Navy Officer
Dan Ruskin	...	Comedian at Rally
John Glover	...	Actor Boy Friend
Bernie Styles	...	Comic's Agent
Johnny Haymer	...	Comic
Ved Bandhu	...	Maharishi
John Dennis Johnston	...	L.A. Policeman
Laurie Bird	...	Tony Lacey's Girlfriend (as Lauri Bird)
Jim McKrell	...	Lacey Party Guest
Jeff Goldblum	...	Lacey Party Guest
William Callaway	...	Lacey Party Guest
Roger Newman	...	Lacey Party Guest
Alan Landers	...	Lacey Party Guest
Jean Sarah Frost	...	Lacey Party Guest
Vince O'Brien	...	Hotel Doctor
Humphrey Davis	...	Alvy's Psychiatrist
Veronica Radburn	...	Annie's Psychiatrist
Robin Mary Paris	...	Actress in Rehearsal
Charles Levin	...	Actor in Rehearsal
Wayne Carson	...	Rehearsal Stage Manager
Michael Karm	...	Rehearsal Director
Petronia Johnson	...	Tony's Date at Nightclub
Shaun Casey	...	Tony's Date at Nightclub
Ricardo Bertoni	...	Waiter #1 at Nightclub
Michael Aronin	...	Waiter #2 at Nightclub
Lou Picetti	...	Street Stranger
Loretta Tupper	...	Street Stranger
James Burge	...	Street Stranger
Shelley Hack	...	Street Stranger (as Shelly Hack)
Albert Ottenheimer	...	Street Stranger
Paula Trueman	...	Street Stranger
Beverly D'Angelo	...	Actress in Rob's T.V. Show
Tracey Walter	...	Actor in Rob's T.V. Show
David Wier	...	Alvy's Classmate
Keith Dentice	...	Alvy's Classmate
Susan Mellinger	...	Alvy's Classmate
Hamit Perezic	...	Alvy's Classmate
James Balter	...	Alvy's Classmate
Eric Gould	...	Alvy's Classmate
Amy Levitan	...	Alvy's Classmate
Gary Allen	...	School Teacher
Frank Vohs	...	School Teacher
Sybil Bowan	...	School Teacher
Margaretta Warwick	...	School Teacher
Lucy Lee Flippin	...	Waitress at Health Food Restaurant (as Lucy Lee Flippen)
Gary Mule Deer	...	Man at Health Food Restaurant (as Gary Muledeer)
Sigourney Weaver	...	Alvy's Date Outside Theatre
Walter Bernstein	...	Annie's Date Outside Theatre
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Truman Capote	...	Truman Capote Look-Alike (uncredited)
Scott Crawford	...	Peter (uncredited)
Gregory Doucette	...	Usher (uncredited)

Directed by
Woody Allen

Writing credits
Woody Allen		(written by) and
Marshall Brickman		(written by)

Produced by
Fred T. Gallo	....	associate producer
Robert Greenhut	....	executive producer
Jack Rollins	....	producer
Charles H. Joffe	....	producer (uncredited)

Cinematography by
Gordon Willis		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Wendy Greene Bricmont
Ralph Rosenblum

Casting by
Juliet Taylor

Art Direction by
Mel Bourne

Set Decoration by
Robert Drumheller
Justin Scoppa Jr.

Costume Design by
Ruth Morley

Makeup Department
Fern Buchner	....	makeup artist
Romaine Greene	....	hair stylist (as Romaine Green)
John Inzerella	....	makeup artist: Los Angeles
Vivienne Walker	....	hair stylist: Los Angeles

Production Management
Robert Greenhut	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Frederic B. Blankfein	....	second assistant director (as Fred Blankfein)
C. Tad Devlin	....	dga trainee (as Tad Devlin)
Fred T. Gallo	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Joseph Badalucco Jr.	....	carpenter (as Joseph Badalucco)
Barbara Krieger	....	set decorator: Los Angeles
Pat O'Connor	....	propmaster: Los Angeles
Thomas Saccio	....	propmaster
Cosmo Sorice	....	scenic artist
Joe Williams Sr.	....	construction grip (as Joseph Williams)

Sound Department
Jack Higgins	....	sound re-recording mixer
James Pilcher	....	sound mixer: Los Angeles
James Sabat	....	sound mixer
Dan Sable	....	sound editor: Magnofex
Leslie Gaulin	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)
William S. Scharf	....	sound editor (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Carl Gibson	....	key grip: Los Angeles
Brian Hamill	....	still photographer
Larry D. Howard	....	gaffer: Los Angeles (as Larry Howard)
Tom Priestley Jr.	....	first assistant cameraman (as Thomas Priestley)
Fred Schuler	....	camera operator
Donald E. Thorin	....	camera operator: Los Angeles (as Don Thorin)
Dusty Wallace	....	gaffer
Robert Ward	....	key grip
Gary Muller	....	second assistant camera (uncredited)

Animation Department
Chris K. Ishii	....	sequence animator (as Chris Ishii)

Casting Department
Aaron Beckwith	....	extra casting
Riccardo Bertoni	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ralph Lauren	....	clothing designs
Nancy McArdle	....	wardrobe supervisor: Los Angeles
George Newman	....	wardrobe supervisor
Marilyn Putnam	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Susan E. Morse	....	assistant film editor
Sonya Polonsky	....	assistant film editor (as Sonya Polanski)
Steve Johnson	....	colorist (uncredited)

Music Department
Artie Butler	....	accompanist: Miss Keaton

Transportation Department
William Curry	....	transportation captain
James E. Foote	....	transportation captain: Los Angeles (as James Foote)

Other crew
Kay Chapin	....	script supervisor
Christopher Cronyn	....	production assistant (as Chris Cronyn)
Patricia Crown	....	assistant: Mr. Allen
Martin Danzig	....	location manager
Daisy Gerber	....	location manager: Los Angeles
Sam Goldrich	....	location auditor
Lois Kramer Hartwick	....	production office coordinator (as Lois Kramer)
Scott MacDonough	....	unit publicist
Beth Rudin	....	production assistant
Stuart Smiley	....	production assistant
Douglas Dean III	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Jeff Kanew	....	trailer (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Dennis Kear	....	stand-in: Woody Allen (uncredited)
David Sussan	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Marcel Ophüls	....	the producers gratefully acknowledge the cooperation given by (as Marcel Ophuls)
Donald S. Rugoff	....	the producers gratefully acknowledge the cooperation given by

Production Companies

• Rollins-Joffe Productions (as A Jack Rollins-Charles H. Joffe Production)

Distributors

• United Artists (1977) (USA) (theatrical)
• United Artists (1978) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1979) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Asociace Ceských Filmových Klubu (ACFK) (2004) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Asociácia slovenských filmových klubov (ASFK) (2004) (Slovakia) (theatrical)
• Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical)
• New Star (2008) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-issue)
• United Artists (1977) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Blu Shine (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Criterion Collection, The (1990) (USA) (laserdisc)
• Gativideo (2002) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2002) (Argentina) (VHS) (re-edited)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• MGM/UA Communications Co. (????) (USA) (TV)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1994) (USA) (VHS)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1994) (USA) (laserdisc)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Magnofex  sound editing
• E.U.E. Opticals  video services (as E.U.E.)
• Screen Gems  video services
• Computer Opticals  titles
• Télévision Rencontre  the producers gratefully acknowledge the cooperation given by (as Productions Television Rencontre)
• Budget Rent-a-Car  the producers gratefully acknowledge the cooperation given by
• City of New York, The  the producers gratefully acknowledge the cooperation given by

Also Known As:

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:S | France:U | Iceland:L | Netherlands:AL | Norway:16 (original rating) | Singapore:PG | Sweden:11 | UK:15 (re-rating) (2001) | UK:15 (video rating) (1986) | UK:AA (original rating) | USA:PG (PCA #24806) | West Germany:6 | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Brazil:14 | South Korea:12 | Spain:13

Filming Locations:

2nd Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Rollins-Joffe Productions

Trivia:

The house under the rollercoaster where Alvy grew up is actually the Kensington Hotel in Coney Island, Brooklyn which was located underneath the Thunderbolt rollercoaster. Allen discovered it while searching locations during filming. The hotel and rollercoaster were demolished in 2000.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Whenever Rob is driving his Mercedes, several cars are seen tailgating trying to get into the shot.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Alvy Singer:[addressing the camera] There's an old joke - um... two elderly women are at a Catskill mountain resort, and one of 'em says, "Boy, the food at this place is really terrible." The other one says, "Yeah, I know; and such small portions." Well, that's essentially how I feel about life - full of loneliness, and misery, and suffering, and unhappiness, and it's all over much too quickly. The...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Girls: The Return (#1.6)" (2012)

Soundtrack:

Christmas Medley

Witty and Charming, one of Allen's greatest achievements.

Annie Hall is a movie about life. In recent films, there are fairly predictable endings. (i.e. guy gets girl after chase scene in Manhattan). Annie Hall goes against the grain of movies. There is definite chemistry between Allen and Keaton. That is one of the main reasons this movie is successful. Alvy and Annie do not have high wage jobs, they do not go clubbing, nor are they incredibly attractive. Why does a movie character relationship have to be so extreme it's unconvincing? These days movie producers create plots that are unbelievable. They don't have any depth and usually have shallow intentions. You can sense that the two leads care for each other. The situations in this movie resemble real life and that is why it is so critically acclaimed and remembered. Sure Woody talked into the camera, but that, in a sense is real life as well. It reminds me of my usual thought process and how when I think; I feel as though I'm presenting my thoughts to myself. Only he is, presenting it to us. This movie is clever and thought provoking. If you're looking for the opposite of a yearly run of the mill movie, this is for you.