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
![Roy Brocksmith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/984/161984739_b16fe6.jpg)
Roy Brocksmith
USA
Best movies:
The War of the Roses (1989)
Total Recall (1990)
Tango & Cash (1989)
Anne De Salvo
USA
Best movies:
Unstrung Heroes (1995)
Stardust Memories (1980)
Starting Over (1979)
![Eli Mintz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/273/160273180_64fb8f.jpg)
Eli Mintz
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Proud Rebel (1958)
She (1935)
Stardust Memories (1980)
![Bert Michaels](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/351/160351629_500d33.jpg)
Bert Michaels
USA
Best movies:
West Side Story (1961)
Stardust Memories (1980)
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
![Leonardo Cimino](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/634/160634260_cc777e.jpg)
Leonardo Cimino
USA
Best movies:
V (1983) (TV movie)
The Young Savages (1961)
Moonstruck (1987)
Kenny Vance
USA
Best movies:
American Hot Wax (1978)
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
Manhattan (1979)
Michael Gorrin
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
...And Justice for All (1979)
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
Tony Azito
USA
Best movies:
The Addams Family (1991)
Moonstruck (1987)
The Pirates of Penzance (1983)
![David Lipman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/440/162440984_e649a8.jpg)
David Lipman
Best movies:
True Grit (2010)
Stardust Memories (1980)
The Sunshine Boys (1996) (TV movie)
Alice Spivak
USA
Best movies:
Another Woman (1988)
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)
Lilith (1964)
Jack Hollander
USA
Best movies:
Rocky (1976)
The Miracle Worker (1962)
...And Justice for All (1979)
![Helen Hanft](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/784/162784287_3d45ad.jpg)
Helen Hanft
USA
Best movies:
Manhattan (1979)
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
Dummy (2002)
Bonnie Hellman
USA
Best movies:
Grudge Match (2013)
Stardust Memories (1980)
Anger Management (2003)
Antone Pagán
Best movies:
Gladiator (2000)
Carlito's Way (1993)
Taxi Driver (1976)
Christina Engelhardt
Best movies:
Man on the Moon (1999)
Passi d'amore (1990)
Stardust Memories (1980)
![Irving Metzman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/416/163416623_677a78.jpg)
Irving Metzman
Best movies:
Fort Apache the Bronx (1981)
Marathon Man (1976)
Shoot the Moon (1982)
Noel Behn
USA
Best movies:
Another Woman (1988)
Stardust Memories (1980)
Annie Korzen
USA
Best movies:
Tootsie (1982)
Nobody's Perfect (1989)
Stardust Memories (1980)
Filomena Spagnuolo
Italy
Best movies:
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) (TV movie) - a.f.
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather (1972)
Daniel H. Friedman
Best movies:
Under Siege (1992)
Stardust Memories (1980)
Chain Reaction (1996)