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Sleeper (1973) -- A nerdish store owner is revived out of cryostasis into a future world to fight an oppressive government.
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Overview

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Woody Allen (written by) and
Marshall Brickman (written by)
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Release Date:
17 December 1973 (USA) more
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A love story about two people who hate each other. 200 years in the future. more
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A nerdish store owner is revived out of cryostasis into a future world to fight an oppressive government. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 2 nominations more
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(14 articles)
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Likable, but overly self-indulgent more (96 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Woody Allen ... Miles Monroe

Diane Keaton ... Luna Schlosser
John Beck ... Erno Windt
Mary Gregory ... Dr. Melik

Don Keefer ... Dr. Tryon
John McLiam ... Dr. Aragon
Bartlett Robinson ... Dr. Orva
Chris Forbes ... Rainer Krebs

Mews Small ... Dr. Nero (as Marya Small)
Peter Hobbs ... Dr. Dean
Susan Miller ... Ellen Pogrebin
Lou Picetti ... M.C.
Jessica Rains ... Woman In The Mirror

Brian Avery ... Herald Cohen
Spencer Milligan ... Jeb Hrmthmg
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89 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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The exteriors for the beige building in which Woody Allen's character lives (and where the nose is destroyed) were shot at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Foothils Laboratory in Boulder, Colorado, USA. more
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Factual errors: The Volkswagen could not possibly start after 200 years in a cave. Gasoline typically has a 30 day shelf life. After 30 days the aromatic parts of the gasoline noticeably start to evaporate, and it begins a chemical breakdown process into gum, resin and varnish which cause misfires and poor starts, poor performance, and could cause engine damage. Degraded fuel in a running engine also leaves deposits in the carburetor plugging essential passages and can also leave deposits on the intake valve stem causing it to hang up and not close properly or even not to close at all. more
Quotes:
Luna Schlosser: Sex is different now. There are no problems. Everyone is frigid now.
Miles Monroe: So all the men are impotent.
Luna Schlosser: Pretty much, except for those whose ancestors were Italian.
Miles Monroe: I knew there was something in that pasta.
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Featured in A Decade Under the Influence (2003) more

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7 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
Likable, but overly self-indulgent, 27 June 2007
5/10
Author: bengreenb from United States

I had the reaction to this movie that I usually have had to Woody Allen flicks in the past. It's funny, filled with interesting jokes and ideas, but in the end I felt like Woody had more fun than I did.

The scenes where he has petty arguments with Diane Keaton just didn't strike me as funny. To be more specific, I don't think she's funny. Woody Allen is on screen, inducing laughs from his Jewish sense of humor, while she tags along and does a pretty bad job of playing along with it. This is a comedic routine with a long and time-honored tradition: the joker and the straight man. The problem is she can't play a good straight (wo)man-- she's just not fit to act the role. If Woody would choose actresses that can act better, rather than choosing ones on the basis of his relationships off film, his movies would be twice as good.

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