Directed by:
Woody AllenScreenplay:
Woody AllenCinematography:
Gordon WillisCast:
Woody Allen, Charlotte Rampling, Jessica Harper, Marie-Christine Barrault, Tony Roberts, Daniel Stern, John Rothman, Armin Shimerman, Largo Woodruff (more)VOD (3)
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Legendary comic filmmaker Sandy Bates (Allen) is tired of being funny. Teetering on the brink of a nervous breakdown, Bates attends a weekend retrospective of his films, only to confront the meaning of his work, the memories of his great love, Dorrie (Charlotte Rampling), and the merits of settling down with new girlfriend, Isobel (Marie-Christine Barrault). Plagued by hallucinations, alien visitations and the bloodless studio executives trying to re-cut his bleak new film, Bates struggles to find a reason to go on living. But when he falls prey to a gun-wielding fanatic, his zany brush with death reveals that there is value tohis own existence, and that often, the best reason to go on living is life itself. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Woody Allen
USA
Best movies:
Love and Death (1975)
Annie Hall (1977)
Play It Again, Sam (1972)
Charlotte Rampling
UK
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Dune: Part One (2021)
The Damned (1969)
Jessica Harper
USA
Best movies:
Love and Death (1975)
Minority Report (2002)
Taking Off (1971)
Marie-Christine Barrault
France
Best movies:
The Medusa Touch (1978)
L'Enfant des loups (1991) (TV movie)
Jesus of Montreal (1989)
Tony Roberts
USA
Best movies:
Serpico (1973)
Annie Hall (1977)
Play It Again, Sam (1972)
Daniel Stern
USA
Best movies:
Home Alone (1990)
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
The Next Three Days (2010)
John Rothman
USA
Best movies:
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
United 93 (2006)
Ghostbusters (1984)
Armin Shimerman
USA
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The Hitcher (1986)
Stardust Memories (1980)
Ally McBeal (1997) (series)
Largo Woodruff
USA
Best movies:
Stardust Memories (1980)
Fingers (1978)
The Funhouse (1981)
Sharon Stone
USA
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Casino (1995)
Basic Instinct (1992)
Total Recall (1990)
Jack Rollins
USA
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Stardust Memories (1980)
Laraine Newman
USA
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Monsters, Inc. (2001)
American Hot Wax (1978)
Despicable Me 2 (2013)
Louise Lasser
USA
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Take the Money and Run (1969)
Happiness (1998)
Brent Spiner
USA
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Star Trek VIII: First Contact (1996)
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)
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Irwin Keyes
USA
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Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
Stardust Memories (1980)
Cynthia Gibb
USA
Best movies:
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Gypsy (1993) (TV movie)
Stardust Memories (1980)
Judith Roberts
USA
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Minnie and Moskowitz (1971)
Eraserhead (1977)
Amy Wright
USA
Best movies:
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The Telephone (1988)
The Namesake (2006)
James Otis
USA
Best movies:
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Stardust Memories (1980)
Dark Streets (2008)
Judith Crist
USA
Best movies:
Stardust Memories (1980)