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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
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars.
Another 5 wins
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9 nominations
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(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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Funny film with exquisite editing
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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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Silent screen legend, Lillian Gish, was filmed for a scene in "Zelig". She scolded director of photography, Gordon Willis, on his lighting set-up and, while the crew watched aghast, gave Willis step by step instructions on how to re-light the scene. Willis complied. The scene did not make it into the final version of the film.
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Quotes:
[Zelig thinks he's a psychiatrist.]
Leonard Zelig: I worked with Freud in Vienna. We broke over the concept of penis envy. Freud felt that it should be limited to women.
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Leonard Zelig: I worked with Freud in Vienna. We broke over the concept of penis envy. Freud felt that it should be limited to women.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in El abrazo partido (2004)
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Soundtrack:
You May Be Six People, But I Love You
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Woody Allen's Zelig is a funny and smart account of a fictional guy (as in most Allen films) who is a chameleon celebrity who blends in to whatever surrounds he has. More than humor, it shows how one struggles to be belonged in society and after being deemed a freak is bad. I found it funny as most Allen films (not the best but up there) with a nice touch. A+