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 | Sex | Robot | Orgasmatron | Health Food

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:

The final edit, condensing 35 hours of film footage into a 90 minute movie, was completed two days before the film opened.

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:

Miles Monroe: My brain! It's my second favorite organ!

Movie Connections:

Features Computer Space (1971) (VG)

Woody's Funniest

A futuristic comedy from Woody Allen in 1973 has him waking up from an operation 200 years later (in 2173) to find society has gone berserk.

Clever, witty, and very funny. Allen is hysterically funny as the "sleeper" who gets to give history lessons on the 1970s, pose as a robot, and become a revolutionary to be near Diane Keaton.

Filled with sight gags galore and great one-liners. The giant vegetables and chicken are funny. And so is the "1984" political humor that fits the Bush era better than it did the Nixon era. Also very funny is Allen's extended Blanche du Bois speech.

Allen is excellent as is Keaton. John Beck plays a revolutionary. Mary Gregory is the doctor. George Furth is a party guest. Jackie Mason does the voice of the Jewish tailor.

A must see.