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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Woody Allen |
| Stars: |
Louise Lasser |
| Actors: |
Conrad Bain |
| Genre: |
Comedies |
| Subgenre: |
Spoof · Politics · Mistaken Identity · Crime · Courtroom · Essential Cinema |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD |
| UPC: |
086162455537 |
| Release Date: |
1971 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 22min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 1hr 22min
Release Company: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (July 05, 2000)
UPC: 027616850171 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 1hr 22min |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Woody Allen |
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Professional Reviews
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(07/01/2006, p.108, Andy Webster): "Allen floors the accelerator in a manic take on revolution in Latin America." |
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Quotes from the Movie
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"This trial is a travesty. It's a travesty of a mockery of a sham of a mockery of a travesty of two mockeries of a sham."--Fielding Mellish (Woody Allen) |
| More Information |
| Details: |
Woody Allen leads a revolution in a small Latin American dictatorship in this hysterical comedy that parodies everything from the American media and political activism to the CIA and the judicial system. Allen plays Fielding Mellish, a nebbish unwilling to commit to anything--until he meets Nancy, played by Louise Lasser. Mellish soon finds himself fighting with guerrilla forces in the small third world country of San Marcos, and he becomes an international figure, even appearing on ABC's WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS with Howard Cosell (who plays himself). The film is loaded with sight gags that pay homage to Chaplin, Bergman, and the Marx Brothers. It also tackles politics, government, and religion, even breaking for a commercial for cigarettes endorsed by the church! One of the most memorable scenes of Allen's career occurs when Mellish defends himself in the funniest courtroom scene since the Three Stooges' DISORDER IN THE COURT. Allen's obsessions with food, sex, and death begin to take form here, on their w... |
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