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The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) 7.7
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Metascore: 75/100
Reviews: 112 user | 55 critic | 7 from Metacritic.com In 1930s New Jersey, a movie character walks off the screen and into the real world. Director:Woody AllenWriter:Woody Allen |
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Storyline
Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey during the Depression and is searching for an escape from her dreary life. Tom Baxter is a dashing young archaeologist in the film "The Purple Rose of Cairo." After losing her job Cecilia goes to see the film in hopes of raising her spirits. Much to her surprise Tom Baxter walks off the screen and into her life. There's only one problem..Tom isn't real. Meanwhile Hollywood is up in arms when they dicover that other Tom Baxters are trying to leave the screen in other theatres. Will Tom ever return and finish the film or will he decide to stay in the real world? Written by Ricky Darbonne <nsdar8115@alpha.nsula.edu>
Plot Keywords:
new jersey | waitress | 1930s | movie reality crossover | hit in the crotch |Taglines:
She's finally met the man of her dreams. He's not real but you can't have everything. [Video]Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
9 May 1985 (Australia) See more »Also Known As:
La rosa púrpura del Cairo See more »Box Office
Budget:
$15,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$10,600,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Theater Manager: Oh Cecilia, be careful! You all right?
Cecilia: Yeah.
Theater Manager: You're gonna like this one, it's better than last week's, more romantic.
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(1935)
Written by Irving Berlin
Vocal by Fred Astaire
Played during the opening credits and
In clip from Top Hat at the end
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Jeff Daniels opened a playhouse in his hometown of Chelsea, Michigan called "The Purple Rose." See more »Goofs
As Cecilia and Gil play and sing in the music store, the camera casts a shadow in the lower left that disappears as it pulls back to a wide angle shot. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Theater Manager: Oh Cecilia, be careful! You all right?
Cecilia: Yeah.
Theater Manager: You're gonna like this one, it's better than last week's, more romantic.
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Crazy Credits
Alexander Cohen's name is listed as "Alexander H. Cohen" in the opening credits, although the middle initial is dropped in the end credits. See more »Soundtracks
"Cheek to Cheek"(1935)
Written by Irving Berlin
Vocal by Fred Astaire
Played during the opening credits and
In clip from Top Hat at the end
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Woody's stories are often derivative, but he's forgiven that, usually, because the results are good and ultimately do deserve his signature. For PURPLE ROSE, he swipes Buster Keaton's gimmick in SHERLOCK, JR., then lets his imagination run free as he did in the best of his NEW YORKER stories. We wind up with the most fascinating and realistic meditation regarding what it is to be an audience, a viewer's relationship to art, art's relationship to reality. The triumph is amazing, because, despite the depth of the symbolism, PURPLE ROSE can also be seen as sheer entertainment; on its surface, it is still one of the most entertaining pictures Woody has ever made.
Farrow and Aiello are marvelous here; Mia, who is quite underrated, has only been as good once -- in BROADWAY DANNY ROSE. The photography is superb, influenced perhaps by Edward Hopper with generally less obvious light sources.
Splendid, splendid work.