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Alice
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Overview

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6.5/10   4,432 votes
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Director:
Woody Allen
Writer (WGA):
Woody Allen (written by)
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Release Date:
10 January 1991 (Argentina) more
Genre:
Comedy | Fantasy | Romance more
Plot:
A spoiled Manhattan housewife re-evaluates her life after visiting a Chinatown healer. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 4 nominations more
User Comments:
Woody's film for non-fans more (37 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Mia Farrow ... Alice Tate

Alec Baldwin ... Ed

Blythe Danner ... Dorothy

Judy Davis ... Vicki

William Hurt ... Doug Tate
Keye Luke ... Dr. Yang

Joe Mantegna ... Joe

Bernadette Peters ... Muse

Cybill Shepherd ... Nancy Brill

Gwen Verdon ... Alice's Mother
Patrick O'Neal ... Alice's Father
Holland Taylor ... Helen
Julie Kavner ... Decorator
June Squibb ... Hilda
Marceline Hugot ... Monica
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Additional Details

Runtime:
102 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby (Mono)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
His role as Dr. Yang was the final film role for Keye Luke. He died only weeks after this film was released. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Thelonious Monk's version of "Darn That Dream" appears on the soundtrack, the LP sleeve of "Monk's Dream" is shown, implying that Alice and Joe are listening to it. However the tune is not featured on that album. more
Quotes:
[explaining to Alice why he wants to have an affair with her]
Joe: There's nothing sexier than a lapsed Catholic.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live (2005) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
La Cumparsita more

FAQ

How does the movie end?
What is the spiral device that Dr Yang uses to hypnotize Alice?
What is this movie about?
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6 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
Woody's film for non-fans, 11 June 2003
Author: drosse67 from Virginia

This movie is Mia Farrow's most magical moment. She glows in this film and as Woody Allen doesn't appear in it, and the film is not a heavy drama like Interiors or Another Woman, it will appeal to most audiences. The plot dabbles in mysticism and magic, similar to A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy and his segment in New York Stories, and is basically the story of a pampered woman in search of her identity. As Farrow's Alice is onscreen nearly every moment, the film couldn't have a better title. Alice begins to question her religious faith amidst an upper-class Manhattan setting and intellectual friends--in other words, she plays a female, Catholic version of the character Woody Allen has played in many other movies. There are not a lot of laughs in the movie but it still remains a classy winner, and a good start to Allen's '90s career. The big name cast (with the exception of William Hurt and Joe Mantegna) contribute cameo appearances, more or less; a casting move he would continue later in the decade. Not a movie that lends itself to countless viewings, like Manhattan or The Purple Rose of Cairo, but a definite charmer.

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