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Overview

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Director:
Woody Allen
Writers:
Woody Allen (written by) and
Marshall Brickman (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
25 April 1979 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
Woody Allen's New Comedy Hit
Plot:
A divorced New Yorker currently dating a high-schooler brings himself to look for love in the mistress of his best friend instead. full summary | full synopsis
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 15 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(24 articles)
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User Comments:
Neurotic in NYC more (170 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Woody Allen ... Isaac

Diane Keaton ... Mary

Michael Murphy ... Yale

Mariel Hemingway ... Tracy

Meryl Streep ... Jill
Anne Byrne Hoffman ... Emily (as Anne Byrne)

Karen Ludwig ... Connie
Michael O'Donoghue ... Dennis
Victor Truro ... Party Guest
Tisa Farrow ... Party Guest
Helen Hanft ... Party Guest
Bella Abzug ... Guest of Honor

Gary Weis ... Television Director
Kenny Vance ... Television Producer
Charles Levin ... Television Actor #1

Karen Allen ... Television Actor #2

David Rasche ... Television Actor #3
Damion Scheller ... Isaac's Son

Wallace Shawn ... Jeremiah
Mark Linn-Baker ... Shakespearean Actor (as Mary Linn Baker)
Frances Conroy ... Shakespearean Actress
Bill Anthony ... Porsche Owner #1
John Doumanian ... Porsche Owner #2
Raymond Serra ... Pizzeria Waiter (as Ray Serra)
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Directed by
Woody Allen 
 
Writing credits
Woody Allen (written by) and
Marshall Brickman (written by)

Produced by
Robert Greenhut .... executive producer
Charles H. Joffe .... producer
Jack Rollins .... producer (as A Jack Rollins-Charles H. Joffe Production)
 
Cinematography by
Gordon Willis (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Susan E. Morse 
 
Casting by
Juliet Taylor 
 
Production Design by
Mel Bourne 
 
Set Decoration by
Robert Drumheller 
 
Costume Design by
Albert Wolsky 
 
Makeup Department
Fern Buchner .... makeup artist
Romaine Greene .... hair stylist
Craig Lyman .... additional makeup artist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Martin Danzig .... production manager
Michael Peyser .... unit supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Frederic B. Blankfein .... assistant director
Lewis Gould .... dga trainee (as Lewis H. Gould)
Joan Van Horn .... second assistant director (as Joan Spiegel Feinstein)
 
Art Department
Joseph Badalucco Jr. .... carpenter (as Joseph Badaluco)
Leslie Bloom .... property master
Justin Scoppa Jr. .... set dresser
Cosmo Sorice .... scenic artist
James Sorice .... scenic artist
Morris Weinman .... set dresser
 
Sound Department
Jack Higgins .... re-recording mixer
Vito L. Ilardi .... boom man (as Vito Ilardi)
Lowell Mate .... assistant sound editor
James Sabat .... sound mixer
Dan Sable .... sound editor
 
Stunts
Victoria Vanderkloot .... stunt performer (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Brian Hamill .... still photographer
Jim Hovey .... assistant cameraman (as James Hovey)
Fred Schuler .... camera operator
Dusty Wallace .... gaffer
Robert Ward .... key grip
Douglas C. Hart .... first assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited)
Robert Paone .... second assistant camera (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Howard Feuer .... casting associate
Jeremy Ritzer .... casting associate
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Clifford Capone .... costumer
C.J. Donnelly .... wardrobe supervisor
 
Editorial Department
Michael R. Miller .... assistant film editor
 
Music Department
The Buffalo Philharmonic .... performers: "But Not for Me"
George Gershwin .... music by
Bud Graham .... music recording engineer
Andrew Kazdin .... audio producer: New York Philharmonic
Ray Moore .... music recording engineer
Tom Pierson .... music adapted by
Tom Pierson .... music arranged by
Don Rose .... music arranger: Buffalo Philharmonic
 
Transportation Department
James Fanning .... transportation captain
 
Other crew
Kay Chapin .... script supervisor
Cheryl Hill .... production assistant
Scott MacDonough .... unit publicist
Kathleen McGill .... location auditor
Jennifer Ogden .... production office coordinator
Gail Sicilia .... assistant: Mr. Allen
Robert E. Warren .... production assistant
Charles Zalben .... production assistant
Dennis Kear .... stand-in: Woody Allen (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Paul Glanzman .... the producers gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of (as Lieutenant Paul Glanzman)
Edward I. Koch .... the producers gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of (as Mayor Ed Koch)
Nancy Littlefield .... the producers gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of
 
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Additional Details

Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
96 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Portugal:M/12 | Canada:18A (Ontario) | UK:12A (re-rating) (2006) | Netherlands:AL | Brazil:12 | South Korea:18 | Argentina:18 | Australia:M | Chile:18 | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Ireland:18 | Norway:16 (original rating) | Singapore:PG | Sweden:11 | UK:15 (video rating) (1987) | UK:AA (original rating) | USA:R | West Germany:12
Filming Locations:
5th Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA more
Company:
Jack Rollins & Charles H. Joffe Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
This is one of the very few Woody Allen films to not have opening credits. more
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Isaac asks Tracy how old he will be when she is thirty-six, she says "sixty-three," and he agrees. Earlier Isaac says that she is seventeen and he is forty-two, which means he is 25 years older than her, and would therefore be sixty-one, not sixty-three. more
Quotes:
[On her ex-husband]
Mary Wilke: I was tired of submerging my identity to a very brilliant, dominating man. He's a genius.
Isaac Davis: Oh really, he was a genius, Helen's a genius and Dennis is a genius. You know a lot of geniuses, y'know. You should meet some stupid people once in a while, y'know, you could learn something.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in I Am Woody (2003) more
Soundtrack:
Sweet and Low Down more

FAQ

How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?
What did Isaac mean when he told Mary that they could "trade fours"?
A Note Regarding Spoilers
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User Comments

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11 out of 14 people found the following comment useful.
Neurotic in NYC, 4 February 2008
9/10
Author: brocksilvey from United States

Woody Allen has been churning out mediocre films for so long now that it's easy to forget how good some of his older films were. "Manhattan" is the product of Allen's "mature" 1970s phase, the phase that also produced "Annie Hall" and "Interiors," and it's a wonderful film. It's not the plot that makes it singular -- it's typical upper-crust New York Allen, full of neurotic people in therapy cheating on one another and making mistake after mistake in their pursuit of what they think will make them happy. No, what makes "Manhattan" so effective is its style. Filmed in black and white (because, as Allen's character says in an opening voice over, New York is a city that has always and will always exist in black and white), the film is a love letter to NYC, and it suggests that the neuroses that fill its denizens are as much a part of the city's character as its architecture, culture and diversity. I would instantly be annoyed by the people that populate Allen's films if I met them in any other context. As it is, I can't imagine any Allen film (at least not one set in New York) without them.

Grade: A

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