Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Woody Allen

Writers (WGA):

Woody Allen (written by) and
Marshall Brickman (written by)

Release Date:

18 August 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Mystery | Crime

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Investigation | Neighbor | Middle Age | Murder | Coronary

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 nominations

Cast

Woody Allen	...	Larry Lipton
Diane Keaton	...	Carol Lipton
Jerry Adler	...	Paul House
Lynn Cohen	...	Lillian House
Ron Rifkin	...	Sy
Joy Behar	...	Marilyn
William Addy	...	Jack - the Super
John Doumanian	...	Neighbor
Sylvia Kauders	...	Neighbor
Ira Wheeler	...	EMS Doctor
Alan Alda	...	Ted
Anjelica Huston	...	Marcia Fox
Melanie Norris	...	Helen Moss
Marge Redmond	...	Mrs. Dalton
Zach Braff	...	Nick Lipton

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild language, and for elements of violence in a comic murder mystery.

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR (Mono)

Certification:

Iceland:L | Netherlands:6 | Ireland:PG | South Korea:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-10 | Germany:12 | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG (PCA #32432) | Singapore:PG | Canada:PG

Filming Locations:

21 Club - 21 West 52nd Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

TriStar Pictures

Trivia:

When Larry and Carol go to the theater, the play they are seeing is “Guys and Dolls”.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene where Marcia is giving her ideas to Larry, Carol and Ted regarding the murder, at one point she excuses herself to go to the restroom. As she leaves, in the long shot, Carol puts her hands behind her head and interlocks her fingers to rest her head against them. In the next closeup shot, her hands are down.

Quotes:

Larry Lipton: Meanwhile, I can't get that Flying Dutchman theme out of my head. Remind me tomorrow to buy up all the Wagner records in town and rent a chainsaw.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Zach Braff/Maroon 5 (#32.20)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Out of Nowhere

Underrated, Brilliant

No one took this film seriously when it came out earlier this decade. Most people thought it a fluffy, trifle of a film. And it is certainly light-hearted compared to some of Allen's weightier fare (see Husbands and Wives, his best movie of the past decade). But having watched this film again recently I think it is a stunning achievement in comedy. Allen and Keaton have great chemistry as a couple in a humdrum marriage who stumble on to what turns out to be a murder cover-up. Watching all the people in this film try to figure out how to be detectives based on stuff they've seen in movies and read in books is hilarious, not to mention smart. The latenight dinner conversation among Allen, Keaton, Alda, and Huston is some of the best, sharpest, funniest, fastest dialogue ever written (or ad libbed). One of the best comedies of the 90s. frink-3