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Hollywood Ending (2002) -- A has-been filmmaker is hired to direct his ex-wife, who's now dating the studio boss. But when he arrives on the set, he develops a case of psychosomatic blindness.
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Woody Allen (written by)
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Release Date:
3 May 2002 (USA) more
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Tagline:
It's Going to be a Shot in the Dark!
Plot:
A has-been filmmaker is hired to direct his ex-wife, who's now dating the studio boss. But when he arrives on the set, he develops a case of psychosomatic blindness. full summary | add synopsis
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(17 articles)
[DVD Review] My One and Only
 (From JustPressPlay. 1 December 2009, 5:00 AM, PST)

Brief Encounter – Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard – d: David Lean
 (From Alternative Film Guide. 26 November 2009, 12:30 AM, PST)

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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Téa Leoni ... Ellie
Bob Dorian ... Galaxie Executive

Ivan Martin ... Galaxie Executive
Gregg Edelman ... Galaxie Executive

George Hamilton ... Ed

Treat Williams ... Hal

Woody Allen ... Val

Debra Messing ... Lori
Neal Huff ... Commercial A.D.
Mark Rydell ... Al
Douglas McGrath ... Barbeque Guest
Stephanie Roth Haberle ... Barbeque Guest
Bill Gerber ... Barbeque Guest
Roxanne Perry ... Barbeque Guest
Barbara Carroll ... Carlyle Pianist
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some drug references and sexual material.
Runtime:
112 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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DTS (Mono) | Dolby Digital (Mono) | SDDS (Mono)
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Finland:K-3 | Australia:PG | Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #38661) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Argentina:Atp | Brazil:Livre | France:U | Hong Kong:IIA | Netherlands:AL | Spain:13 | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Peru:PT | Singapore:PG
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Trivia:
The film opened the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: when Val Waxman recovers his sight in the park, the angle where the sun light hits the buildings in the background is different than the angle where the light hits Val and Ellie. more
Quotes:
Val: You know, I would kill for this job, but the people I want to kill are the people offering me the job. more
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12 out of 16 people found the following comment useful.
Hilarious, 2 July 2003
Author: Movie_Man 500 from La La Land

Some of the one liners here are so hysterical, you will think about them long after the movie ends and still roar. This is a very funny movie and plays right into the audience expectation Allen is mocking in his script. After the war in Iraq, Woody's comment about "Thank God the French exist" is even more amusing than when he first wrote it. Yes Thank God for the French, they've made some funny movies too. And Thank God for people like Woody Allen. The world needs him. I love how his running trademark showing him with younger women still continues to upset certain members of both the public and critical elite. I think at his age, Allen can pretty much do and write what he wants. Personally, I enjoy the fantasy; it's a sly little dig against the morals of American culture, especially in the Ashcroft/Bush JR era. Older men and younger women have been around forever, and Woody definitely isnt the only one experiencing this condition, so get over yourselves, uptighters, and learn to laugh at life. The dumbing down of society (referred to often in the screenplay) is highly evident after the negative reactions this has received. It's only a movie; it's not the end of the world. You either get it or you don't.

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