A wacky inventor and his wife invite two other couples for a weekend party at a romantic summer house in the 1900s countryside.A wacky inventor and his wife invite two other couples for a weekend party at a romantic summer house in the 1900s countryside.A wacky inventor and his wife invite two other couples for a weekend party at a romantic summer house in the 1900s countryside.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
José Ferrer
- Leopold
- (as Jose Ferrer)
Sandy Biano
- Nurse
- (uncredited)
Caitlin O'Heaney
- Dolores Farrar
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJosé Ferrer found himself the object of a practical joke while making this film. Dustin Hoffman visited the set while made up as Dorothy Michaels in the film Tootsie (1982), and proceeded to make sexual advances on Ferrer, who politely refused--but was completely unaware that Hoffman was not in fact a woman.
- GoofsAbout thirteen minutes into the movie, a crew member is visible crouched by a tree, as a deer runs through the woods.
- SoundtracksSymphony No. 3 (Scottish) in A Minor
Written by Felix Mendelssohn (as Mendelssohn)
Performed by Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic (as New York Philharmonic Orchestra)
Courtesy of CBS Records
Featured review
Allen's country comedy
The movie takes place in the early 1900's.Inventor Andrew Hobbs and his wife Adrian are having a party party at their home in the country.They have invited Adrian's cousin, an aging philosopher Leopold and his younger fiancée Ariel, a randy doctor Maxwell and his date Dulcy, who's a nurse.During the weekend these people feel like cheating on their companions.Also some spirits come interfering their weekend in the country.Woody Allen does solid work as the writer, director and main actor in A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy from 1982.It's loosely based on Ingmar Bergman's Smiles of a Summer Night.For Mia Farrow this was the first time with Woody of the thirteen movies she made with him.She didn't deserve that Razzie Award nomination.José Ferrer is great as Leopold.Julie Hagerty is very good as Dulcy, the free-thinking nurse.Tony Roberts is terrific as Maxwell.Mary Steenburgen does very good job as the wife Adrian.In this movie Allen goes very Shakespearian showing all those spirits going wild.The movie is better than its reputation.It's quite a delight to watch Allen with that flying device and taking Farrow for a ride.Also the magic lantern is quite an invention.The conversations they have with each other over the table is just enjoyable to listen.On the music department we hear some great stuff by Felix Mendelssohn.Allen's not close to his best here, but it has a lot of good.
helpful•81
- Petey-10
- Jan 14, 2010
- How long is A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy?Powered by Alexa
Details
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $9,077,269
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,514,478
- Jul 18, 1982
- Gross worldwide
- $9,077,269
- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
- Sound mix
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content
Top Gap
By what name was A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982) officially released in Canada in English?
Answer