A spoiled Manhattan housewife re-evaluates her life after visiting a Chinatown healer.
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Woody AllenWriter:
Woody Allen
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Title: Alice (1990)
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Joe Mantegna | ... | Joe | |
| Mia Farrow | ... | Alice | |
| William Hurt | ... | Doug | |
| June Squibb | ... | Hilda | |
| Marceline Hugot | ... | Monica | |
| Dylan O'Sullivan Farrow | ... | Kate | |
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Matthew H. Williamson | ... | Dennis (as Matt Williamson) |
| Julie Kavner | ... | Decorator | |
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Billy Taylor | ... | Trainer |
| Holland Taylor | ... | Helen | |
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Michael-Vaughn Sullivan | ... | Hairstylist |
| Robin Bartlett | ... | Nina | |
| Linda Wallem | ... | Penny | |
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Gina Gallagher | ... | Joe's Daughter |
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Patience Moore | ... | School Teacher |
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Alice Tate, mother of two, with a marriage of 16 years, finds herself falling for the handsome sax player, Joe. Stricken with a backache, she consults Dr. Yang, an oriental herbalist who realizes that her problems are not related to her back, but in her mind and heart. Dr. Yang's magical herbs give Alice wondrous powers, taking her out of well-established rut. Written by Carl Seiler <lcs9549@tamsun.tamu.edu>
Plot Keywords:
bored housewife | upper class | female protagonist | self discovery | new york city |Taglines:
A younger man and a bolder womanParents Guide:
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Doug: Hey, where are you now?
Alice: Nowhere.
Doug: It's late, I have to go.
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(1919)
Written by Joseph McCarthy (as Joseph McCarthy Sr.) and Harry Tierney
Performed by Wayne King & His Orchestra
Courtesy of Goldwax Record Comapny, Inc.
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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. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Doug: Hey, where are you now?
Alice: Nowhere.
Doug: It's late, I have to go.
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Soundtracks
Alice Blue Gown(1919)
Written by Joseph McCarthy (as Joseph McCarthy Sr.) and Harry Tierney
Performed by Wayne King & His Orchestra
Courtesy of Goldwax Record Comapny, Inc.
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Country:
USARelease Date:
10 January 1991 (Argentina) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$12,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$36,274, 25 December 1990Gross USA:
$7,331,647Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$7,331,647Company Credits
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Mia Farrow excels in this unexpectedly charming fable. I think if people happened upon this movie not knowing it was a Woody Allen film, they would be more than pleased with it. Knowing it is Woody, maybe many fans hold it to a higher standard. True, it's not anywhere near being his funniest or greatest film. But I think it is a well-cast, well-shot, well-produced, and even well-written tale. Knowing it's history, I was not expecting to like it nearly as much as I did. But I did, and I look forward to seeing it again. Mia really is underrated as an actress, isn't she?