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Cast verified as complete
Woody Allen | ... |
Isaac
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Diane Keaton | ... |
Mary
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Michael Murphy | ... |
Yale
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Mariel Hemingway | ... |
Tracy
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Meryl Streep | ... |
Jill
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Anne Byrne Hoffman | ... |
Emily
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Karen Ludwig | ... |
Connie
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Michael O'Donoghue | ... |
Dennis
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Victor Truro | ... |
Party Guest
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Tisa Farrow | ... |
Party Guest
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Helen Hanft | ... |
Party Guest
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Bella Abzug | ... |
Guest of Honor
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Gary Weis | ... |
Television Director
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Kenny Vance | ... |
Television Producer
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Charles Levin | ... |
Television Actor #1
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Karen Allen | ... |
Television Actor #2
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David Rasche | ... |
Television Actor #3
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Damion Scheller | ... |
Isaac's Son
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Wallace Shawn | ... |
Jeremiah
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Mark Linn-Baker | ... |
Shakespearean Actor
(as Mary Linn Baker)
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Frances Conroy | ... |
Shakespearean Actress
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Bill Anthony | ... |
Porsche Owner #1
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John Doumanian | ... |
Porsche Owner #2
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Raymond Serra | ... |
Pizzeria Waiter
(as Ray Serra)
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Tobin Bell | ... |
Man on Street (uncredited)
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Willow Hale | ... |
Woman Riding the Elevator (uncredited)
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Llewellyn Lafford | ... |
Broadway Pedestrian (uncredited)
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Dave Moskin | ... |
Cafe Customer (uncredited)
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Marianne Muellerleile | ... |
Jaywalker (uncredited)
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Kelbe Nugent | ... |
Hand Ball Employee (uncredited)
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Larry Sherman | ... |
Atmosphere (uncredited)
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Lauren-Marie Taylor | ... |
Dalton Student (uncredited)
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Directed by
Woody Allen |
Written by
Woody Allen | ... | (written by) and |
Marshall Brickman | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
Robert Greenhut | ... | executive producer |
Charles H. Joffe | ... | producer |
Jack Rollins | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
Gordon Willis | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Susan E. Morse | ... | film editor |
Editorial Department
Sheri Eisenberg | ... | theatrical mastering colorist |
Michael R. Miller | ... | assistant film editor |
Casting By
Juliet Taylor |
Production Design by
Mel Bourne |
Set Decoration by
Robert Drumheller |
Costume Design by
Albert Wolsky |
Makeup Department
Fern Buchner | ... | makeup artist |
Romaine Greene | ... | hair stylist |
Craig Lyman | ... | additional makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
Martin Danzig | ... | production manager |
Michael Peyser | ... | unit supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Frederic B. Blankfein | ... | assistant director (as Fredric B. Blankfein) |
Lewis Gould | ... | dga trainee (as Lewis H. Gould) |
Joan Van Horn | ... | second assistant director (as Joan Spiegel Feinstein) |
Art Department
Joseph Badalucco Jr. | ... | carpenter (as Joseph Badaluco) |
Leslie Bloom | ... | property master |
Justin Scoppa Jr. | ... | set dresser |
Cosmo Sorice | ... | scenic artist |
James Sorice | ... | scenic artist |
Morris Weinman | ... | set dresser |
Sound Department
Jack Higgins | ... | re-recording mixer |
Vito L. Ilardi | ... | boom man (as Vito Ilardi) |
Lowell Mate | ... | assistant sound editor |
James Sabat | ... | sound mixer |
Dan Sable | ... | sound editor |
Leslie Gaulin | ... | assistant sound editor (uncredited) |
Stunts
Victoria Vanderkloot | ... | stunt performer (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Brian Hamill | ... | still photographer |
Jim Hovey | ... | assistant cameraman (as James Hovey) |
Fred Schuler | ... | camera operator |
Dusty Wallace | ... | gaffer |
Robert Ward | ... | key grip |
Douglas C. Hart | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited) |
Robert Paone | ... | second assistant camera (uncredited) |
Casting Department
Howard Feuer | ... | casting associate |
Jeremy Ritzer | ... | casting associate |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Clifford Capone | ... | costumer |
C.J. Donnelly | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
Ralph Lauren | ... | wardrobe: Mr. Allen |
Location Management
Kathleen McGill | ... | location auditor |
Music Department
Bud Graham | ... | music recording engineer |
Andrew Kazdin | ... | audio producer: New York Philharmonic |
Ray Moore | ... | music recording engineer |
Tom Pierson | ... | music adaptor / music arranger |
Don Rose | ... | music arranger: Buffalo Philharmonic |
Script and Continuity Department
Kay Chapin | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
James Fanning | ... | transportation captain |
Additional Crew
Cheryl Hill | ... | production assistant |
Scott MacDonough | ... | unit publicist |
Jennifer Ogden | ... | production office coordinator |
Gail Sicilia | ... | assistant: Mr. Allen |
Robert E. Warren | ... | production assistant |
Charles Zalben | ... | production assistant |
Dennis Kear | ... | stand-in: Woody Allen (uncredited) |
Thanks
Paul Glanzman | ... | the producers gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of (as Lieutenant Paul Glanzman) |
Ed Koch | ... | the producers gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of (as Mayor Ed Koch) |
Nancy Littlefield | ... | the producers gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of |
Production Companies
Distributors
- United Artists (1979) (United States) (theatrical)
- C.B. Films S.A. (1979) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1979) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Les Artistes Associés (United Artists) (1979) (France) (theatrical)
- United Artists (A-Asia) (1979) (Australia) (theatrical)
- United Artists Europa (1979) (Italy) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1979) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1979) (Finland) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1979) (France) (theatrical)
- Rank Filmes de Portugal (1980) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1980) (Argentina) (theatrical) (as Artistas Unidos)
- United Artists (1980) (Japan) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1980) (New Zealand) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1980) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1980) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- United Artists Corporation (1981) (India) (theatrical)
- MGM Home Entertainment (1984) (United States) (VHS)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1984) (United States) (VHS)
- MGM Home Entertainment (1984) (Canada) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1985) (Australia) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1985) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Scanvideo (1987) (Finland) (VHS)
- Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (VHS)
- MGM Home Entertainment (1991) (United States) (VHS)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1991) (United States) (VHS)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1991) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Warner Home Video (1991) (United States) (video)
- Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2000) (United States) (DVD)
- Nordisk Film (2000) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (2001) (Finland) (tv)
- Park Circus (2006) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (re-issue)
- Nelonen (2006) (Finland) (tv)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- New Star (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Gativideo (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2008) (Finland) (tv)
- FS Film (2012) (Finland) (Blu-ray)
- Arrow Films (2016) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (Six Films: 1979-1985 Box Set)
- Park Circus (2017) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) (restored version)
- SBP (2017) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Cinemark Argentina (2018) (Argentina) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Inoekino (2019) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Fabulous Films (2023) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- Fabulous Films (2023) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- New Star (2023) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-release)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (Brazil) (DVD)
- NHK-BS2 (1997) (Japan) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Ralph Lauren (Mr. Allen's wardrobe by)
- Aaron Beckwith Casting (extras casting)
- Bernstein and Freedman P.C. (production accountants)
- Dawn Animal Agency (animal trainer: "Waffles" trained by)
- The City of New York (the producers gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of)
- Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) (the producers gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of)
- The American Museum of Natural History (the producers gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of: Hayden Planetarium)
- Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY (the producers gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of)
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (the producers gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of)
- New York Shakespeare Festival (the producers gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of)
- Hunter College (the producers gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of)
- New York University (NYU) (the producers gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of)
- Warner Bros. Music (the producers gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of)
- New World Music (the producers gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of)
- Chappell Music (the producers gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of)
- Roundabout Entertainment (post-production facilities) (theatrical mastering)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Forty-two year old Isaac Davis has a romanticized view of his hometown, New York City, most specifically Manhattan, as channeled through the lead character in the first book he is writing, despite his own Manhattan-based life being more of a tragicomedy. He has just quit his job as a hack writer for a bad television comedy, he, beyond the ten second rush of endorphins during the actual act of quitting, now regretting the decision, especially as he isn't sure he can live off his book writing career. He is paying two alimonies, his second ex-wife, Jill Davis, a lesbian, who is writing her own tell-all book of their acrimonious split. The one somewhat positive aspect of his life is that he is dating a young woman named Tracy, although she is only seventeen and still in high school. Largely because of their differences a big part of which is due to their ages, he does not see a long term future with her. His life has the potential to be even more tragicomical when he meets journalist Mary Wilkie, the mistress of his best friend, college professor Yale Pollack. Although Isaac's first impression of Mary is that she is a pretentious intellectual, he falls for her. They do become friends with the potential of becoming more than just friends as she knows that being the "other woman" in Yale's life is not a long term role that she wants. An Isaac/Mary coupling may complicate matters even more with Yale being mutually in their lives. Regardless, Isaac may be able to rationalize events after they happen, no matter what those events are. Written by Huggo |
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Taglines | Woody Allen's New Comedy Hit See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $9,000,000 (estimated) |
Opening Weekend United States | $485,734, 29 Apr 1979 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Meryl Streep shot her scenes during breaks in filming Kramer vs. Kramer (1979). See more » |
Goofs | In the first scene at Elaine's, as Isaac is beginning to say something, two people (presumably customers of the restaurant, as it was running while they were shooting) walk in front of the camera. Isaac laughs, and quickly recovers with an impromptu remark about how his girlfriend has to go and do homework. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into Diane Keaton (2001). See more » |
Soundtracks | Rhapsody in Blue See more » |
Crazy Credits | One of the very few Woody Allen films to not have traditional opening credits, save the production company bumper (United Artists), and the film title MANHATTAN is seen as a long vertical flashing bright neon sign, located on the side of a New York City building, and is seen for under seven seconds just before Woody Allen narrates his first line. See more » |
Quotes |
Isaac Davis:
All the times I come over here, I can't understand how you can prefer her to me. Jill: You can't understand that? Isaac Davis: No. It's a mystery to me. Jill: Well, you knew my history when you married me. Isaac Davis: I know. My analyst warned me, but you were so beautiful that I got another analyst. See more » |