Annie Hall (1977)

Director:

Woody Allen

Writers:

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

Release Date:

20 April 1977 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

A nervous romance.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Singer | Comedian | New York | Love | Writer

Awards:

Won 4 Oscars. Another 24 wins & 7 nominations

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)
Quinn Cummings	...	I like leather school girl (uncredited)
Gregory Doucette	...	Usher (uncredited)

Directed by
Woody Allen

Writing credits
Woody Allen		(written by) &
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	....	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
Chris K. Ishii	....	animator: animated sequences (as Chris Ishii)

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

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ralph Lauren	....	costumes: Clothing designs by
Nancy McArdle	....	wardrobe supervisor: Los Angeles
George Newman	....	wardrobe supervisor
Marilyn Putnam	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Steve Johnson	....	colorist
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
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)
Scott MacDonough	....	unit publicist
Beth Rudin	....	production assistant
Stuart Smiley	....	production assistant
Douglas Dean III	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Jeff Kanew	....	trailer (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Dennis Kear	....	stand-in: Woody Allen (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Rollins-Joffe Productions

Distributors

• United Artists (1977) (USA) (theatrical)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Asociace Ceských Filmových Klubu (ACFK) (2004) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Asociácia slovenských filmových klubov (ASFK) (2004) (Slovakia) (theatrical)
• Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical)
• New Star (2008) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-issue)
• United Artists (1978) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1979) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• 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)

Other Companies

• Magnofex  sound editing
• E.U.E. Opticals  video services (as E.U.E.)
• Screen Gems  video services
• Computer Opticals  titles (as Computer Opticals)
• Panavision  camera and lenses by
• Deluxe  prints
• Télévision Rencontre  the producers gratefully acknowledge the cooperation given by (as Productions Television Rencontre)
• Budget Rent-a-Car  the producers gratefully acknowledge the cooperation given by
• City of New York, The  the producers gratefully acknowledge the cooperation given by

Also Known As:

Anhedonia (USA) (working title)
Der Stadtneurotiker (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
Dos extraños amantes (Argentina) (Venezuela) [es]
Annie Hall (Poland) [pl]
Annie Hallová (Czech Republic) [cs]
Annie og jeg (Norway) [no]
Ha-Roman Sheli im Annie (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
Io & Annie (Italy) [it]
Mig og Annie (Denmark) [da]
Nevrikos erastis (Greece) (reissue title) [el]
Noivo Neurótico, Noiva Nervosa (Brazil) [pt]
O nevrikos erastis (Greece) [el]

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Brazil:14 | South Korea:12 | Spain:13 | 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:

Woody Allen originally filmed a scene in which a traffic advisory sign "urges" Alvy to go to Annie in California. Editor Ralph Rosenblum wrote that Allen was so disgusted by the scene's cuteness that he took the footage and threw it into the East River. The traffic-sign motif was later used in Steve Martin's L.A. Story (1991).

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Alvie, Annie & Max are driving to Brooklyn, a police car can be seen on the freeway behind them slowing down traffic to keep it out of shot.

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 Knights of Prosperity: Operation: Ralph (#1.5)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Christmas Medley

Fresh and Innovative

Woody Allen never created a more enjoyable film. Annie Hall is as innovative and clever as any movie has ever been. What makes Annie Hall such a great film is Allen's carefree screenplay and direction, in which he breaks all of the rules, giving the viewer the sense that anything can happen. Allen makes us characters into his story by talking to the camera, telling us jokes, and sharing his opinions with us.

Many of Allen's once original tactics have become commonly used techniques. Woody Allen includes flashbacks, vignettes, voice-over commentary, animation, fantasy, putting himself and others into flashbacks, and subtitles, telling what the characters are thinking. Much of Allen's other works has never been so full of priceless innovations and jokes.

The characters themselves are so well defined that they feel real to the viewer. By the time the film ends, we can see exactly why Alvy Singer and Annie Hall broke up in the first place. That's great filmmaking.