Sleeper woody allen film

Woody allen s a list of 47 titles created 1 month ago umka a list of 40 titles created 19 feb 2018 woody allen a list of 34 titles created 12 dec 2015. He finds himself in a strange futuristic world, run by an. The film is the best directorial effort of woody allens career, one that mixes beautiful black and white shots to truly immersive effect. The release of a new woody allen film is therefore always something of a puzzle. Sleeper is the most visual of woody allens earlier films, and demonstrated a more pronounced rapport between allen and his off and onscreen. Woody allens sleeper, is a nutty futuristic comedy, with allen brought back to life 200 years hence to find himself a wanted man in a totally regulated society.

The film contains many elements which parody notable works of science fiction and was made as a. What woody allen does is scream bloody murder and claim to be a coward. Sleeper, a woody allen film sleeper 2005 film, an austriangerman film sleeper 2012 film, an actionthriller film starring scott raven levy and bruce hopkins. He plays miles monroe, a man who has been frozen for 200 years. Sleeper is the most visual of woody allens earlier films, and demonstrated a more pronounced rapport between allen and his off and onscreen leading lady diane keaton than had previously existed. In the year 2173, doctors revive cryogenically frozen miles monroe woody allen, a greenwich village health food store owner and ragtime clarinet player, who entered a hospital in 1973 for a routine ulcer operation and never regained consciousness. The highlight here is his blending of breakneck slapstick and witty dialogue. Born in 1935 in new york, the tv comedy writer, standup comedian, film director and clarinet player is one of the most prolific filmmakers ever.

While sleeper might appear to be his only science fiction film, one could certainly make strong arguments for zelig the story of a shapeshifter or even stardust memories which features an. Woody allen and the women in his work film the guardian. Without making a count, id guess that a dozen action movies get made for every comedy, which says more about our taste than our comedians. Definitely not one of woodys best films, but an important early work and a charming comedy in the tradition of keaton and the marx brothers. It was his next film, and he added less slapstick and more highbrow comedy, as well as. Sleeper is woody allens 4th film as a director, lead actor and writer. Sleeper establishes woody allen as the best comic director and actor in america, a distinction that would mean more if there were more comedies being made. Despite the decidedly dated nature of some of the jokes, they are still hilarious. The plot involves the adventures of the owner of a health food store who is cryogenically frozen in 1973 and defrosted 200 years later in an ineptly led police state. Sleeper is a 1973 american futuristic science fiction comedy film, directed by woody allen and written by allen and marshall brickman.

Woody allens rip van winkle movie, in which his greenwich village jazz musician health food faddist awakes from an accidental cryogenic immersion to find that hes in 2174, cast reluctantly in. His name is miles monroe woody allen, an erstwhile jazz musician and part owner of a health store in new yorks greenwich village. Released 1973, sleeper stars woody allen, diane keaton, john beck, mews small the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 28 min, and received a score of 77 out of 100 on metacritic, which. He writes, directs and stars, also playing clarinet on the soundtrack with the legendary preservation hall jazz band and the equally famous to those that know new orleans. Features original footage of allen not in the film.

Woody allens comic masterpiece 1973 posted on october 11, 20 by the film professor ive always thought this was woody allens best film. From 19691975, woody allen made a string of films that are now referred to as his early, funny films. Sleeper script transcript from the screenplay andor. A nerdish store owner is revived out of cryostasis into a future world to fight an oppressive government. Starting with his directorial debut take the money and run in 1969 and ending with love and death in 1975, they were anarchic and absurd. Sleeper the films of woody allen pictures cbs news. He was originally admitted to hospital for minor surgery, but, complications having set in, was proposed for the freezing process without ever. W hat is the worst thing that can happen to a chronic neurotic with a yellow streak so long that it almost exceeds the width of the milky way. This isnt a case of the effects not standing the test of time. Sleeper is a scantly known woody allen movie recommended to me by fellow blogger badfinger20. Sleeper is worth a go the giant banana is funny, the orgasmatron isnt. Sleeper 1973 is one of woody allens funniest films a sciencefiction satirical comedy classic and screwball comedy about the dystopic future 200 years ahead during a totalitarian, policestate regime in the year 2173 with dixieland and swing music from the preservation hall jazz band and the new orleans funeral ragtime orchestra. He is drafted by the scientists who wake him, as hes the only man in the world who hasnt been scanned and cataloged by the globespanning dictatorship of the leader.

All 47 woody allen movies ranked from worst to best. Filmography a rainy day in new york director, writer 2019 find out more wonder wheel director, writer 2017 find out more cafe society director, writer, actor 2016 find out more irrational man director, writer 2015 find out more magic in the moonlight director, writer. This could the premise for a futuristic scifi action filmbut that is not the case. The film contains many elements which parody notable works of science fiction and was made as a tribute to comedians groucho marx and bob hope. I cannot remember the last time i laughed so hard watching a movie.

Allen specifically wanted everything to look really tacky, to rub in how the oppressive government has screwed everything up when woody allen and a guard fight with enormoussized food including a gigantic banana, and. Our critics robbie collin and tim robey rank all 47 woody allen movies. Film stills share this film share on facebook share on twitter. Get the woody allen film guide volume one for free. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of sleeper. With woody allen, diane keaton, john beck, mary gregory.

In sleeper, woody allen sends up the future while skewering the past and present in a film that starts off well before descending into silliness. Sleeper is a 1973 film about a nerdish store owner who is revived out of cryostasis into a future world to fight an oppressive government directed by woody allen written by woody allen and marshall brickman. Allens standard comic sensibilities are on display as he weaves jokes about intellectuals, art, sex, and romance into smartbutgoofy blend of science fiction and comedy. The dixieland score is performed by the preservation hall jazz band. I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections, feel free to drop me a line. Woody allen chose colorado in 1973 to film his famous sciencefiction comedy, sleeper, because of the abundance of futuristic modern architecture along the front range to feature as backdrops in his film. This section is for the woody allen film sleeper much of the humor is how hilariously shoddy the future looks. Another farcical comedy, it continues his growth as a visual director, a writer with more than just jokes and probably most importantly of all the arrival of diane keaton into his films keaton and allen had appeared together in play it again, sam, both on stage and on film the play was written by allen, but not. Vincent hospital in greenwich village in 1973 for minor surgery, but he wakes up in 2173. Sleeper 1973 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. I was enthralled by it and frankly it remains a mystery how it isnt more widely known. Sleeper official trailer woody allen movie youtube. Miles monroe woody allen wakes up after 200 years of being cryogenically frozen and hilarity ensues in this futuristic farce featuring one of allens many female muses, diane keaton. Manhattan is allens most honest look at love and relationships, yet one that has always been problematic for its subject matter.

The film contains an abundance of creative and rollicking sight gags and lovely chemistry between allen and diane keaton. Sleeper is a farcical comedy and continues allens growth as a visual director, a writer with more than. I did it the way i do all my pictures, and it just worked. In fact, this is the plotline of woody allens first narrative film, a comedy titled sleeper 1973. Sleeper is a farcical comedy and continues allens growth as a visual director, a writer with more than just jokes and probably most importantly of all the arrival of diane keaton into his films its another great setup for allens stock onscreen persona. Science fiction, slapstick, satire, dystopian, comedy, new hollywood. He writes, directs and stars, also playing clarinet on the soundtrack with the legendary preservation hall jazz band and the equally famous to those that know new orleans funeral band.

Finally, the sleeper script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the woody allen movie. Four years before his oscarwinning breakthrough with annie hall, woody allen was still deep in absurdist humor, and, over the course of sleepers 88 minutes, he wins a beauty contest, kidnaps a nose, transforms into blanche dubois, impersonates a robot, is strangled by a giant tape machine, battles a glob of pudding, reveals the truth about richard nixon, and slips on a banana peel three. It is not overtly dark or subtle, but it is painfully silly and stupidly funny in a way that films just arent any more. Here is a rundown of locations in order of appearance in the movie.