Annie Hall

Item: Annie Hall
Rating: 10
Author: Christopher Null

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Annie Hall Review

By Christopher Null

The Woodman's finest hour, in this bittersweet love story between a die-hard New Yorker and a midwestern ditz, about what it really takes to make a relationship (or two or three) work. Woody Allen is at his best as an actor, and Diane Keaton has never had a better role. What makes Annie Hall so much fun, though, is the cameos -- from Paul Simon to Jeff Goldblum's one liner (On the phone: "I forgot my mantra!"), it's a complete send-up of the 70s. Best is Christopher Walken as Annie's psychotic brother.

Utterly hilarious, yet it rings absolutely true. A true, and rare, must-see.

Facts and Figures

Year: 1977

Run time: 93 mins

In Theaters: Wednesday 20th April 1977

Box Office Worldwide: $38.3M

Budget: $4M

Distributed by: United Artists

Production compaines: United Artists

Reviews

Contactmusic.com: 5 / 5

Rotten Tomatoes: 98%
Fresh: 59 Rotten: 1

IMDB: 8.2 / 10

Cast & Crew

Director: Woody Allen

Producer: Charles H. Joffe, Jack Rollins

Screenwriter: Woody Allen, Marshall Brickman

Starring: Woody Allen as Alvy Singer, Diane Keaton as Annie Hall, Tony Roberts as Rob, Carol Kane as Allison, Paul Simon as Tony Lacey, Shelley Duvall as Pam, Janet Margolin as Robin, Colleen Dewhurst as Mrs. Hall, Christopher Walken as Duane Hall, Donald Symington as Mr. Hall, Helen Ludlam as Grammy Hall, Mordecai Lawner as Mr. Singer, Joan Neuman as Mrs. Singer, Jonathan Munk as Alvy Singer - Age 9, Dick Cavett as himself, Marshall McLuhan as himself, Jeff Goldblum as Lacey Party Guest, Shelley Hack as Street Stranger (as Shelly Hack), Beverly D'Angelo as Actress in Rob's TV Show, Tracey Walter as Actor in Rob's TV Show, Sigourney Weaver as Alvy's Date Outside Theatre, Truman Capote as Truman Capote Look-Alike (uncredited), Laurie Bird as Tony Lacey's Girlfriend