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Woody Allen (written by)
Release Date:
15 July 1983 (USA)
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Plot:
"Documentary" about a man who can look and act like whoever he's around, and meets various famous people. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for 2 Oscars.
Another 5 wins
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9 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(7 articles)
Hints About 2010 Oscars Emerge: No More Five-Person Presenting
(From Cinematical. 17 November 2009, 1:02 PM, PST)
Gordon Willis, Ron Howard, Dana Delany: Governors Awards 2009
(From Alternative Film Guide. 15 November 2009, 5:16 PM, PST)
(From Cinematical. 17 November 2009, 1:02 PM, PST)
Gordon Willis, Ron Howard, Dana Delany: Governors Awards 2009
(From Alternative Film Guide. 15 November 2009, 5:16 PM, PST)
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Woody Allen Does the Chameleon
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Woody Allen | ... | Leonard Zelig |
 | Mia Farrow | ... | Dr. Eudora Nesbitt Fletcher |
 | Patrick Horgan | ... | The Narrator (voice) |
| John Buckwalter | ... | Dr. Sindell |
| Marvin Chatinover | ... | Glandular Diagnosis Doctor |
| Stanley Swerdlow | ... | Mexican Food Doctor |
| Paul Nevens | ... | Dr. Birsky |
| Howard Erskine | ... | Hypodermic Doctor |
| George Hamlin | ... | Experimental Drugs Doctor |
| Ralph Bell | ... | Other Doctor |
| Richard Whiting | ... | Other Doctor |
| Will Hussong | ... | Other Doctor |
| Robert Iglesia | ... | Man in Barber Chair |
| Eli Resnick | ... | Man in Park |
| Edward McPhillips | ... | Scotsman |
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Also Known As:
Identity Crisis and Its Relationship to Personality Disorder (USA) (working title)
The Cat's Pyjamas (USA) (working title)
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The Cat's Pyjamas (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
79 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Germany:12 |
Iceland:L |
Netherlands:AL |
Brazil:Livre |
USA:Approved (PCA #27066) |
Argentina:13 |
Finland:S |
France:U |
Norway:12 |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:Btl |
UK:PG |
USA:PG
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John Gielgud was originally cast as the narrator and recorded the entire narration for the film, but Woody Allen decided to recast the role after hearing it because he thought Gielgud sounded "too grand" for the part.
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The Narrator:
The Ku Klux Klan, who saw Zelig as a Jew, that could turn himself into a Negro and an Indian, saw him as a triple threat.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in El abrazo partido (2004)
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Soundtrack:
Doin' the Chameleon
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"Zelig" is a very clever movie, the kind you just know Woody Allen is capable of. In this "mockumentary," Woody plays Leonard Zelig, an insecure man who goes to the ultimate length to fit in. Mia Farrow offers the love interest as Dr. Eudora Fletcher. In "Zelig," we get to see Woody spliced into old footage, including the Nazi rally. This came before the effect became used more often, in movies like "Forrest Gump." I see this as a transition in Woody's movies. It comes somewhere between his early funnier movies, like "Bananas" and "Take the Money and Run," and his later, more introspective ones, like "Hannah and Her Sisters" and "Husbands and Wives." It makes a statement about individuality, and produces laughs in the process.