| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Woody Allen | ... | Alvy Singer | |
| Diane Keaton | ... | Annie Hall | |
| Tony Roberts | ... | Rob | |
| Carol Kane | ... | Allison | |
| Paul Simon | ... | Tony Lacey | |
| Shelley Duvall | ... | Pam | |
| Janet Margolin | ... | Robin | |
| Colleen Dewhurst | ... | Mom Hall | |
| Christopher Walken | ... | Duane Hall (as Christopher Wlaken) | |
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Donald Symington | ... | Dad Hall |
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Helen Ludlam | ... | Grammy Hall |
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Mordecai Lawner | ... | Alvy's Dad |
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Joan Neuman | ... | Alvy's Mom (as Joan Newman) |
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Jonathan Munk | ... | Alvy - Age 9 |
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Ruth Volner | ... | Alvy's Aunt |
Alvy Singer, a forty year old twice divorced, neurotic, intellectual Jewish New York stand-up comic, reflects on the demise of his latest relationship, to Annie Hall, an insecure, flighty, Midwestern WASP aspiring nightclub singer. Unlike his previous relationships, Alvy believed he may have worked out all the issues in his life through fifteen years of therapy to make this relationship with Annie last, among those issues being not wanting to date any woman that would want to date him, and thus subconsciously pushing those women away. Alvy not only reviews the many ups and many downs of their relationship, but also reviews the many facets of his makeup that led to him starting to date Annie. Those facets include growing up next to Coney Island in Brooklyn, being attracted to the opposite sex for as long as he can remember, and enduring years of Jewish guilt with his constantly arguing parents. Written by Huggo
Okay, Woody Allen could be annoying sometimes and is heavily neurotic even in this film which he wrote and directed. The film is somewhat autobiographical about his relationships with a WASP woman named Annie Hall played by Diane Keaton in her Oscar winning role. Woody plays himself in the film even with a different name. Even though it's a short film, the story moves quickly and you have to be alert for some of the humor about the relationship between men and women. The supporting cast includes Tony Roberts, Paul Simon, Carol Kane and others. Woody's hatred of Los Angeles and all things Californian is well-known and documented. He is out of touch when he is away from New York City where he is equally neurotic. As a couple at first, Woody and Annie get along great but slowly Woody's own negativity creeps into the relationship. Annie starts seeing a therapist and their relationship unravels. When Annie's promising career as a cabaret singer rises, Woody becomes threatened and goes to Los Angeles to bring her back.