Sleeper (1973)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Woody Allen

Writers:

Woody Allen (written by) and
Marshall Brickman (written by)

Release Date:

17 December 1973 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

A love story about two people who hate each other. 200 years in the future.

Plot:

A nerdish store owner is revived out of cryostasis into a future world to fight an oppressive government.

Plot Keywords:

Future | Orgasmatron | Robot | Health Food | Sex

Awards:

2 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Woody Allen	...	Miles Monroe
Diane Keaton	...	Luna Schlosser
John Beck	...	Erno Windt
Mary Gregory	...	Dr. Melik
Don Keefer	...	Dr. Tryon
John McLiam	...	Dr. Aragon
Bartlett Robinson	...	Dr. Orva
Chris Forbes	...	Rainer Krebs
Mews Small	...	Dr. Nero (as Marya Small)
Peter Hobbs	...	Dr. Dean
Susan Miller	...	Ellen Pogrebin
Lou Picetti	...	M.C.
Jessica Rains	...	Woman In The Mirror
Brian Avery	...	Herald Cohen
Spencer Milligan	...	Jeb Hrmthmg

Also Known As:

Der Schläfer (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
El dormilón (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
200 yil sonra (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
A hétalvó (Hungary) [hu]
El dormilega (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
Il dormiglione (Italy) [it]
O Dorminhoco (Brazil) [pt]
O Herói do Ano 2000 (Portugal) [pt]
O ypnaras (Greece) [el]
Sjusovaren (Sweden) [sv]
Sleeper (Netherlands) [nl]
Sleeper - mig og fremtiden (Denmark) [da]
Spioch (Poland) [pl]
Unikeko (Finland) [fi]
Woody et les robots (France) [fr]
Yashnuni (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Yiddish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Netherlands:6 | Finland:K-11 (new rating: 2001) | Brazil:12 | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Iceland:Unrated | Ireland:12 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:PG | West Germany:16 (nf) | Singapore:PG | Canada:PG

Filming Locations:

Boulder, Colorado, USA

Company:

Rollins-Joffe Productions

Trivia:

This film permanently ended plans for two productions based on H.G. Wells' "When the Sleeper Wakes". One proposed production was by American International (long shelved due to the high proposed budget) and the other by producer George Pal.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Miles is first awoken from the cryogenic freezing process he has tin foil under his suit. During the process of sitting up, the foil mysteriously disappears from around his neck/chest area.

Quotes:

[last lines]
Luna Schlosser: Oh, I see. You don't believe in science, and you also don't believe that political systems work, and you don't believe in God, huh?
Miles Monroe: Right.
Luna Schlosser: So then, what do you believe in?
Miles Monroe: Sex and death - two things that come once in a lifetime... but at least after death, you're not nauseous.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Life on Mars: Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadows? (#1.4)" (2008)

Great fun

Wow, this movie was really a step forward from Woody Allen' s previous work. It's much funnier than "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex" and is a great satire. The best parts are definitely the ones where Woody is dressed up as a robot. They're just hilarious. Diane Keaton is also very funny when she tries to speak like a jew. A good comedy that ends too soon. 7/10