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Overview

User Rating:
7.6/10   11,802 votes
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Director:
Woody Allen
Writer:
Woody Allen (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
15 July 1983 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Plot:
"Documentary" about a man who can look and act like whoever he's around, and meets various famous people. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 9 nominations more
User Comments:
My brief review of the film more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Woody Allen ... Leonard Zelig

Mia Farrow ... Dr. Eudora Nesbitt Fletcher
Patrick Horgan ... The Narrator (voice)
John Buckwalter ... Dr. Sindell
Marvin Chatinover ... Glandular Diagnosis Doctor
Stanley Swerdlow ... Mexican Food Doctor
Paul Nevens ... Dr. Birsky
Howard Erskine ... Hypodermic Doctor
George Hamlin ... Experimental Drugs Doctor
Ralph Bell ... Other Doctor
Richard Whiting ... Other Doctor
Will Hussong ... Other Doctor
Robert Iglesia ... Man in Barber Chair
Eli Resnick ... Man in Park
Edward McPhillips ... Scotsman
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Identity Crisis and Its Relationship to Personality Disorder (USA) (working title)
The Cat's Pyjamas (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
79 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | German
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
Alpine, New Jersey, USA more

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Trivia:
Because it took so long to match Woody Allen to the old newsreel footage, Allen managed to film and complete A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982) and Broadway Danny Rose (1984), in the time it took to complete this. He later claimed that there is no mechanical way to 'age' film, so they would either scrunch the negative up, or stomp on it. more
Quotes:
The Narrator: That Zelig could be responsible for the behavior of each of the personalities he assumed means dozens of lawsuits. He is sued for bigamy, adultery, automobile accidents, plagiarism, household damages, negligence, property damages, and performing unnecessary dental extractions. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in El abrazo partido (2004) more
Soundtrack:
You May Be Six People, But I Love You more

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11 out of 14 people found the following comment useful:-
My brief review of the film, 26 July 2005
Author: sol- from Perth, Australia

A fascinating pseudo-documentary with an intriguing premise, the footage shown looks very authentic, edited well together, with apt sets and costumes. A number of original songs written especially for the film are included, and they sound exactly like the type of tunes expected in a 1930s musical. The non-original music choices also suit the project. Woody Allen superbly acts out the interesting character that he has written for himself: a very different type of insecure, neurotic person to what he usually plays. Even at less than eighty minutes, the material nevertheless wears thin by the end, but some great ideas are developed along the way. It also feels a bit odd to watch, as the film is not really a comedy, nor a drama - not fitting into any genre - then again, in general real life are not meant to be straight comedies or dramas, are they? With the limitations of the style that Allen has chosen for the film taken into account, he does a pretty good job.

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