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Manhattan Murder Mystery

  • 19931993
  • PGPG
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
44K
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Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
A couple become sleuths in this trailer
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  • Comedy
  • Mystery

A middle-aged couple suspects foul play when their neighbor's wife suddenly drops dead.A middle-aged couple suspects foul play when their neighbor's wife suddenly drops dead.A middle-aged couple suspects foul play when their neighbor's wife suddenly drops dead.

IMDb RATING
7.3/10
44K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Woody Allen
  • Writers
    • Woody Allen
    • Marshall Brickman
  • Stars
    • Woody Allen
    • Diane Keaton
    • Jerry Adler
Top credits
  • Director
    • Woody Allen
  • Writers
    • Woody Allen
    • Marshall Brickman
  • Stars
    • Woody Allen
    • Diane Keaton
    • Jerry Adler
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 124User reviews
    • 77Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 4 nominations total

    Videos2

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    Trailer 1:45
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    Photos95

    Jerry Adler in Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
    Woody Allen and Anjelica Huston in Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
    Alan Alda and Diane Keaton in Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
    Woody Allen and Diane Keaton in Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
    Woody Allen and Diane Keaton in Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
    Woody Allen, Alan Alda, Diane Keaton, and Anjelica Huston in Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
    Woody Allen and Diane Keaton in Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
    Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Anjelica Huston, Joy Behar, and Ron Rifkin in Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
    Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, and Jerry Adler in Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
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    Top cast

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    Woody Allen
    Woody Allen
    • Larry Liptonas Larry Lipton
    Diane Keaton
    Diane Keaton
    • Carol Liptonas Carol Lipton
    Jerry Adler
    Jerry Adler
    • Paul Houseas Paul House
    Lynn Cohen
    Lynn Cohen
    • Lillian Houseas Lillian House
    Ron Rifkin
    Ron Rifkin
    • Syas Sy
    Joy Behar
    Joy Behar
    • Marilynas Marilyn
    William Addy
    • Jack, the Superas Jack, the Super
    John Doumanian
    • Neighboras Neighbor
    Sylvia Kauders
    Sylvia Kauders
    • Neighboras Neighbor
    Ira Wheeler
    • EMS Doctoras EMS Doctor
    Alan Alda
    Alan Alda
    • Tedas Ted
    Anjelica Huston
    Anjelica Huston
    • Marcia Foxas Marcia Fox
    Melanie Norris
    Melanie Norris
    • Helen Mossas Helen Moss
    Marge Redmond
    Marge Redmond
    • Mrs. Daltonas Mrs. Dalton
    Zach Braff
    Zach Braff
    • Nick Liptonas Nick Lipton
    George J. Manos
    • '21 Club' Staffas '21 Club' Staff
    • (as George Manos)
    Linda Taylor
    • '21 Club' Staffas '21 Club' Staff
    Aida Turturro
    Aida Turturro
    • Hotel Day Clerkas Hotel Day Clerk
    • Director
      • Woody Allen
    • Writers
      • Woody Allen
      • Marshall Brickman
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    Storyline

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    Larry and Carol are fairly normal New Yorkers who have sent their son off to college. They meet an elderly couple down the hall and later in the week find that the wife has suddenly died. Carol becomes suspicious of Paul who seems to be too cheerful and too ready to move on. She begins her investigation. Larry insists she is becoming too fixated on their neighbor as all of the irregularities seem to have simple non-homicidal explanations. Ted, a recently divorced friend helps her investigation and Larry begins to become jealous of their relationship and agrees to help her. —John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
    • being followed in a car
    • cheap hotel
    • reference to warren comission
    • reference to orson welles
    • reference to bob hope
    • 135 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Mystery
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG for mild language, and for elements of violence in a comic murder mystery
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Diane Keaton replaced Mia Farrow. Woody Allen had written the lead female role for Farrow, but Keaton got the part following the breakup of the pair's personal relationship. There is a rumor that, despite the very public feuding between her and Allen, Farrow showed up for a costume fitting, and needed to be informed that she was no longer in the movie.
    • Goofs
      At their neighbors' house, Carol prepares coffee in the kitchen. She makes filter coffee and puts a can of water under the filter. You have to pour water in the machine to warm it up and then go through the filter. The can will be filled with coffee in the end.
    • Quotes

      Larry Lipton: I can't listen to that much Wagner, ya know? I start to get the urge to conquer Poland.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: The Fugitive/The Meteor Man/Manhattan Murder Mystery/The Secret Garden/The Wedding Banquet (1993)
    • Soundtracks
      I Happen to Like New York
      (1930)

      Written by Cole Porter

      Performed by Bobby Short

      Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.

      By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

    User reviews124

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Fun House For Neurotics
    Leave it to Woody Allen to create interesting characters and funny dialogue. He plays Larry Lipton, a New York City book editor, whose wife Carol (Diane Keaton) becomes convinced that one of their apartment neighbors is a murderer. Half the enjoyment of this film is watching, and listening to, neurotic Larry as he reacts to his wife's excellent sleuthing adventure. She and Larry's friend Ted (Alan Alda) plot strategy on how to catch the presumed murderer, much to the chagrin of Larry.

    Some of the dialogue is amusing, like when Carol insists that Larry accompany her to the suspects' apartment for some serious nosing around. Says Larry: "I can't relax; I'm in a strange man's apartment in my T-shirt and pajamas".

    My impression is that at least some of the dialogue is semi-improvised. Whatever the dialogue method, the result is back and forth banter that sounds highly natural and convincing. When you combine this naturalistic style of talk with terrific performances by Allen, Keaton, Alda, and several other actors, the time flies by, and you're sorry when the film ends.

    The murder "mystery" element isn't really believable. But that's okay, since it's strictly ancillary to the characterizations and the humorous talk. Even so, there is indeed a puzzle that will be solved by the film's end.

    Editing and cinematography are fine. Background music features 1930's and 40's pop songs. With all the NYC street scenes, I even learned what New Yorkers mean when they refer to a "crosstown bus".

    Normally, I don't care for talky films. But the dialogue here is so clever that the cinematic experience is pleasant despite a talk heavy script. "Manhattan Murder Mystery" provides a lot of enjoyment, at the expense of a neurotic character whose life is turned into a fun house of comically scary and startling events.
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    • Feb 4, 2009

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 18, 1993 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Sony Movie Channel (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Un misterioso asesinato en Manhattan
    • Filming locations
      • 21 Club - 21 West 52nd Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • TriStar Pictures
      • Jack Rollins & Charles H. Joffe Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $13,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $11,330,911
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,015,360
      • Aug 22, 1993
    • Gross worldwide
      • $11,330,911
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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