Wild Man Blues (1997)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Barbara Kopple

Release Date:

17 April 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Music

Plot Keywords:

Pretty Young Woman | Geneva Switzerland | Concert Film | Gondola | Swimming Pool

Awards:

3 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Letty Aronson	...	Herself - Sister of Woody Allen
Soon-Yi Previn	...	Herself (as Soon Yi Previn)
Dan Barrett	...	Himself - the Trombonist
Simon Wettenhall	...	Himself - the Trumpeter (as Simon Wettenthall)
John Gill	...	Himself - the Drummer and Vocalist
Greg Cohen	...	Himself - the Bassist
Cynthia Sayer	...	Herself - the Pianist
Eddy Davis	...	Himself - the Band Director and Banjoist
Woody Allen	...	Himself - the Clarinetist
Nettie Konigsberg	...	Herself - Mother of Woody Allen
Martin Konigsberg	...	Himself - Father of Woody Allen

MPAA:

Rated PG for brief language.

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

French | English | Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | France:U | Spain:T | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG | Argentina:Atp

Company:

Jean Doumanian Productions

Trivia:

Woody Allen's parents, who were well into their 90s at the time of filming, appear on-screen late in the film. This marked the first time that Martin Konigsberg and Nettie Konigsberg had anything even remotely to do with their son's film career (although they were consistently satirized throughout the years).

Quotes:

Woody Allen: This is Soon-Yi Previn, the notorious Soon-Yi Previn.

Movie Connections:

References "Batman" (1966)

Soundtrack:

Rule Britannia

A look behind the scenes of Woody Allen's life.

This film provides a deeper insight into Woody Allen's private life, not to mention a treat for anyone who loves old New Orlean's jazz.

What I found most interesting was seeing Woody Allen as he really is which isn't much different from his characters in his movies. His interactions with people, his humor, his moods, his explanations of himself, seeing his interaction with his parents.

It was very real. Very human. Just what you'd expect from Woody Allen.

Some key quotes:

His wife, Soon yi said: "When she came to see you play, she said that's the most movement she's seen from you from the whole time she's known you."

Woody: "The most movement? What does she expect? I mean, I'm not gonna bob my head and tap my feet when I'm talking about politics or literature or something. I'm not going to keep time. Right? Be reasonable. I'm appropriately animated for a human in the context within which I exist."

Lady: "You are so intelligent. You are so happy to be so intelligent." Woody (jokingly): "Well, yes. It is a burden though sometimes. With this much intelligence comes great responsibility. You know. It's lonely at the top."

In the hotel restaurant walking around: "Oh, there's the band. Oh, my goodness, they're eating like their going to the 'chair'."

"Whenever I travel, I always have to have my own bathroom because I'm crazy. So I always wind up taking an extra room or an extra suite of rooms. Then I can place around all my unctions and vanishing creams and the cosmetics that give me this look."

With his wife at breakfast in their Milan hotel: "You know, this being Milan, I hope our laundry doesn't come back breaded."

"I've got the kind of personality that when I'm here (Europe) I miss New York and when I'm in New York I miss Europe. I just don't like being where I am at any given moment. I would rather be somewhere else. So you know there's no way to beat that problem because no matter where you are, you know what I mean, it's chronic dissatisfaction."

In London with a bad cold: "What a drag. I was looking forward to giving a good show tonight. I don't want to just go out there and make an achievement till I get through the show. I want the show to be very good cause if I'm not good, these people will hate me in my own language."