Annie Hall (1977)

Director:

Woody Allen

Writers:

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

Release Date:

20 April 1977 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

A nervous romance.

Plot:

Neurotic New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.

Plot Keywords:

Male Female Relationship | Self Referential | Satirical | Bittersweet | Love Affair

Awards:

Won 4 Oscars. Another 24 wins & 7 nominations

US Showtimes:

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Cast

Woody Allen	...	Alvy Singer
Diane Keaton	...	Annie Hall
Tony Roberts	...	Rob
Carol Kane	...	Allison
Paul Simon	...	Tony Lacey
Shelley Duvall	...	Pam
Janet Margolin	...	Robin
Colleen Dewhurst	...	Mrs. Hall
Christopher Walken	...	Duane Hall (as Christopher Wlaken)
Donald Symington	...	Mr. Hall
Helen Ludlam	...	Grammy Hall
Mordecai Lawner	...	Mr. Singer
Joan Neuman	...	Mrs. Singer (as Joan Newman)
Jonathan Munk	...	Alvy Singer - Age 9
Ruth Volner	...	Alvy's Aunt
Martin Rosenblatt	...	Alvy's Uncle
Hy Anzell	...	Joey Nichols (as Hy Ansel)
Rashel Novikoff	...	Aunt Tessie
Russell Horton	...	Man in Theatre Line
Marshall McLuhan	...	Himself
Christine Jones	...	Dorrie
Mary Boylan	...	Miss Reed
Wendy Girard	...	Janet
John Doumanian	...	Coke Fiend
Bob Maroff	...	Man #1 Outside Theatre
Rick Petrucelli	...	Man #2 Outside Theatre
Lee Callahan	...	Ticket Seller at Theatre
Chris Gampel	...	Doctor in Brooklyn
Dick Cavett	...	Himself
Mark Lenard	...	Navy Officer on Dick Cavett Show
Dan Ruskin	...	Comedian at Rally
John Glover	...	Actor Boyfriend
Bernie Styles	...	Comic's Agent
Johnny Haymer	...	Comic
Ved Bandhu	...	Maharishi
John Dennis Johnston	...	L.A. Policeman
Laurie Bird	...	Tony Lacey's Girlfriend (as Lauri Bird)
Jim McKrell	...	Lacey Party Guest
Jeff Goldblum	...	Lacey Party Guest
William Callaway	...	Lacey Party Guest
Roger Newman	...	Lacey Party Guest
Alan Landers	...	Lacey Party Guest
Jean Sarah Frost	...	Lacey Party Guest
Vince O'Brien	...	Hotel Doctor
Humphrey Davis	...	Alvy's Psychiatrist
Veronica Radburn	...	Annie's Psychiatrist
Robin Mary Paris	...	Actress in Rehearsal
Charles Levin	...	Actor in Rehearsal
Wayne Carson	...	Rehearsal Stage Manager
Michael Karm	...	Rehearsal Director
Petronia Johnson	...	Tony's Date at Nightclub
Shaun Casey	...	Tony's Date at Nightclub
Ricardo Bertoni	...	Waiter #1 at Nightclub
Michael Aronin	...	Waiter #2 at Nightclub
Lou Picetti	...	Street Stranger
Loretta Tupper	...	Street Stranger
James Burge	...	Street Stranger
Shelley Hack	...	Street Stranger (as Shelly Hack)
Albert Ottenheimer	...	Street Stranger
Paula Trueman	...	Street Stranger
Beverly D'Angelo	...	Actress in Rob's TV Show
Tracey Walter	...	Actor in Rob's TV Show
David Wier	...	Alvy's Classmate
Keith Dentice	...	Alvy's Classmate
Susan Mellinger	...	Alvy's Classmate
Hamit Perezic	...	Alvy's Classmate
James Balter	...	Alvy's Classmate
Eric Gould	...	Alvy's Classmate
Amy Levitan	...	Alvy's Classmate
Gary Allen	...	School Teacher
Frank Vohs	...	School Teacher
Sybil Bowan	...	School Teacher
Margaretta Warwick	...	School Teacher
Lucy Lee Flippin	...	Waitress at Health Food Restaurant (as Lucy Lee Flippen)
Gary Mule Deer	...	Man at Health Food Restaurant (as Gary Muledeer)
Sigourney Weaver	...	Alvy's Date Outside Theatre
Walter Bernstein	...	Annie's Date Outside Theatre
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Truman Capote	...	Truman Capote Look-Alike (uncredited)
Gregory Doucette	...	Usher (uncredited)

Directed by
Woody Allen

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

Produced by
Fred T. Gallo	....	associate producer
Robert Greenhut	....	executive producer
Charles H. Joffe	....	producer
Jack Rollins	....	producer

Cinematography by
Gordon Willis

Film Editing by
Wendy Greene Bricmont
Ralph Rosenblum

Casting by
Juliet Taylor

Art Direction by
Mel Bourne

Set Decoration by
Robert Drumheller
Justin Scoppa Jr.

Costume Design by
Ruth Morley

Makeup Department
Fern Buchner	....	makeup artist
Romaine Greene	....	hair stylist (as Romaine Green)
John Inzerella	....	makeup artist: Los Angeles
Vivienne Walker	....	hair stylist: Los Angeles

Production Management
Robert Greenhut	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Frederic B. Blankfein	....	second assistant director (as Fred Blankfein)
C. Tad Devlin	....	dga trainee (as Tad Devlin)
Fred T. Gallo	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Joseph Badalucco Jr.	....	carpenter (as Joseph Badalucco)
Barbara Krieger	....	set decorator: Los Angeles
Pat O'Connor	....	property master: Los Angeles
Thomas Saccio	....	property master
Cosmo Sorice	....	scenic artist
Joe Williams Sr.	....	construction grip (as Joseph Williams)

Sound Department
Jack Higgins	....	sound re-recording mixer
James Pilcher	....	sound mixer: Los Angeles
James Sabat	....	sound mixer
Dan Sable	....	sound editor
William S. Scharf	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)
William S. Scharf	....	sound editor (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Carl Gibson	....	key grip: Los Angeles
Brian Hamill	....	still photographer
Larry D. Howard	....	gaffer: Los Angeles (as Larry Howard)
Tom Priestley Jr.	....	first assistant camera (as Thomas Priestley)
Fred Schuler	....	camera operator
Donald E. Thorin	....	camera operator: Los Angeles (as Don Thorin)
Dusty Wallace	....	gaffer
Robert Ward	....	key grip
Gary Muller	....	second assistant camera (uncredited)

Animation Department
Christopher Ishii	....	animator: animated sequences (as Chris Ishii)

Casting Department
Aaron Beckwith	....	extras casting
Riccardo Bertoni	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Nancy McArdle	....	wardrobe supervisor: Los Angeles
George Newman	....	wardrobe supervisor
Marilyn Putnam	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Susan E. Morse	....	assistant film editor
Sonya Polonsky	....	assistant film editor (as Sonya Polanski)

Transportation Department
William Curry	....	transportation captain
James E. Foote	....	transportation captain: Los Angeles (as James Foote)

Other crew
Artie Butler	....	accompanist: Miss Keaton
Kay Chapin	....	script supervisor
Christopher Cronyn	....	production assistant (as Chris Cronyn)
Patricia Crown	....	assistant: Mr. Allen
Martin Danzig	....	location manager
Daisy Gerber	....	location manager: Los Angeles
Sam Goldrich	....	location auditor
Lois Kramer Hartwick	....	production office coordinator (as Lois Kramer)
Ralph Lauren	....	clothing by
Scott MacDonough	....	unit publicist
Beth Rudin	....	production assistant
Stuart Smiley	....	production assistant
Douglas Dean III	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Dennis Kear	....	stand-in: Woody Allen (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Rollins-Joffe Productions

Distributors

• United Artists (1977) (USA) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1979) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Asociace Ceských Filmových Klubu (ACFK) (2004) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Asociácia slovenských filmových klubov (ASFK) (2004) (Slovakia) (theatrical)
• Criterion Collection, The (1990) (USA) (laserdisc)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1994) (USA) (VHS)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1994) (USA) (laserdisc)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• New Star (2008) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-issue)
• United Artists (1978) (Sweden) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• Computer Opticals Inc.  titles
• EUE/Screen Gems Video Services  video services
• Magnofex  sound editing
• Screen Gems  video services

Also Known As:

A Roller Coaster Named Desire (USA) (working title)
Anhedonia (USA) (working title)
It Had to Be Jew (USA) (working title)
Dos extraños amantes (Argentina) (Venezuela) [es]
Stadtneurotiker, Der (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
Annie Hall (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
Annie Hall (Finland) [fi]
Annie Hall (France) [fr]
Annie Hall (Poland) [pl]
Annie Hallová (Czech Republic) [cs]
Annie og jeg (Norway) [no]
Io & Annie (Italy) [it]
Mig og Annie (Denmark) [da]
Nevrikos erastis (Greece) (reissue title) [el]
Nevrikos erastis, O (Greece) [el]
Noivo Neurótico, Noiva Nervosa (Brazil) [pt]
Roman Sheli im Annie, Ha- (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

South Korea:12 | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Brazil:14 | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:S | France:U | Iceland:L | Netherlands:AL | Norway:16 (original rating) | Singapore:PG | Sweden:11 | UK:15 (re-rating) (2001) | UK:15 (video rating) (1986) | UK:AA (original rating) | USA:PG | West Germany:6

Filming Locations:

2nd Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Rollins-Joffe Productions

Trivia:

Sigourney Weaver's screen debut, in a non-speaking part as Alvy's date near the end of the movie.

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: The boom mike is clearly visible in one scene but this is intentional.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Alvy Singer: [addressing the camera] There's an old joke - um... two elderly women are at a Catskill mountain resort, and one of 'em says, "Boy, the food at this place is really terrible." The other one says, "Yeah, I know; and such small portions." Well, that's essentially how I feel about life - full of loneliness, and misery, and suffering, and unhappiness, and it's all over much too quickly. The...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The 24th Day (2004)

Soundtrack:

A Hard Way To Go

A perfect romantic comedy

`Annie Hall', long thought to be Woody Allen's opus, is perhaps a perfect romantic comedy because it not only shows the happy, touching moments of relationships, but also displays the reality of coupling – the occasional waning of interest in one another, the hypercritical moments, etc. It is absolutely brilliantly written; Woody Allen exhibits his usual dry humor and self-deprecation, but also his sensitive, passionate and romantic side. It was because of this film that I fell in love with Woody Allen at the age of twelve (take your cheap shot here) and almost twenty years later he still is that intellectual, bookish and humorous ideal. Diane Keaton was his muse and co-star for this film, and they are perfect counterparts – so much so that their interaction onscreen doesn't seem like viewing two actors in a film, but is a much more voyeuristic experience. Watching `Annie Hall' is like sitting at a bistro table and observing another couple a few tables away, and that is just one of the elements that make this film so endearing. Most people can relate to at least some aspects of Alvy and Annie's relationship, which helps make this film a timeless one.

However, `Annie Hall' is not just a good romantic comedy; it is a film that engages some unusual storytelling techniques. Actors speak directly to the audience, characters interact with strangers on the street who just happen to know the answers to the personal questions posed, there is a brief animation scene, etc. While none of these approaches were new in 1977, their execution was inspired. `Annie Hall' is like a fond memory, or a favorite old song – anytime I have discussed this film with others their smiling expressions are usually tinged with a hint of nostalgia, because one can look back on either their past or current relationship and do what precious few films allow us to do – relate on a personal level.

--Shelly