Annie Hall released

Annie Hall Released: April 20, 1977 Studio: United Artists Genre: comedy/romance Box Office (numbers in millions): Domestic: 39.20 Worldwide: ? Adjusted for Inflation: Domestic: 184.90 Worldwide: --

Directing: Woody Allen Screenwriting: Woody Allen, Marshall Brickman Starring: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts, Carol Kane, Shelley Duvall, Paul Simon Review: “Allen co-wrote, directed and stars” FS in this “semi-autobiographical film about his union with Diane Keaton” VD The film marked “the fourth pairing of Keaton and Allen, who were also an off-screen couple at the time.” FS “Many consider this Allen’s best work, and a transition from his earlier absurdist comedies to a richer, more thoughtful consideration of relationships” FS and their “trials and tribulations.” VD “It’s certainly Allen’s sweetest.” TV It is a “bittersweet, cerebral, stream-of-consciousness, 70s, urban romantic comedy” FS which is “innovatively filmed” FS with“fantasy flashbacks, direct-camera monologues, subtitles and even a cartoon sequence.” TV Alvy Singer (Allen) is a Jewish “kvetchy, neurotic, Brooklyn stand-up comedian…wistfully recalling his bygone relationship” FS with Annie Hall (Keaton). The aspiring singer is “flighty, adorable, and irrepressibly Midwestern” FS WASP – “his polar opposite.” A07 “They invariably attempt to change each other, causing friction and their eventual split.” FS The comedy was “crammed with cameos from Paul Simon, Jeff Goldblum, Christopher Walken, Carol Kane, Sigourney Weaver, and others.” VD It “also launched a women’s fashion trend based on Annie Hall’s” A98 “baggy pants, vest, hat and tie look.” TV “Sparring against Star Wars, even some on the team of Annie Hall believed it would lose out to the sci-fi/adventure blockbuster. But win it did, taking home four Oscars in total. Movie critic Roger Ebert noted in 2002 that this film has ‘more intellectual wit and cultural references than any other movie ever to win the Oscar for best picture.’” MSN This “deft and dazzling comic creation” RS “ranks among the best comedies ever filmed.” TV Sources: A98 American Film Institute (1998). “AFI’s 100 Years, 100 Movies” A07 American Film Institute (2007). “AFI’s 100 Years…100 Movies – 10th Anniversary Edition” FS Filmsite.org “100 Greatest Films” MSN MSN Entertainment (7/19/2018). “100 Best Movies” by Shahnaz Mahmud RS Rolling Stone (12/30/1999). “100 Maverick Movies of the Last 100 Years” TV TV Guide (August 8-14, 1998 issue). “50 Greatest Movies on TV and Video” VD Video Detective (1997). “Top 100 Films of All Time”

Awards/Honors/Lists: Dave’s Movie Database Lists: Dave’s Movie Database Genre Lists: Awards: Oscars: Wins: 4: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress – Diane Keaton, Best Original Screenplay Nominations: 5, including Best Actor – Woody Allen Other Lists/Honors: Critics’ Picks: Leslie Halliwell/John Walker Leonard Maltin First posted 8/20/2019; last updated 6/2/2023.