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Overview
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Woody Allen (written by)
Release Date:
15 July 1983 (USA) more
Plot:
"Documentary" about a man who can look and act like whoever he's around, and meets various famous people. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 9 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
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My brief review of the film more (68 total)
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 |
Additional Details
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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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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The house in the closing scene is the same house used as the location for A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982). more
Quotes:
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. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in El abrazo partido (2004) more
Soundtrack:
I'll Get By more
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A fascinating pseudo-documentary with an intriguing premise, the footage shown looks very authentic, edited well together, with apt sets and costumes. A number of original songs written especially for the film are included, and they sound exactly like the type of tunes expected in a 1930s musical. The non-original music choices also suit the project. Woody Allen superbly acts out the interesting character that he has written for himself: a very different type of insecure, neurotic person to what he usually plays. Even at less than eighty minutes, the material nevertheless wears thin by the end, but some great ideas are developed along the way. It also feels a bit odd to watch, as the film is not really a comedy, nor a drama - not fitting into any genre - then again, in general real life are not meant to be straight comedies or dramas, are they? With the limitations of the style that Allen has chosen for the film taken into account, he does a pretty good job.