Summary
The career and personal life of writer Lee are at a standstill, so he divorces his bashful wife, Robin, and dives into a new job as an entertainment journalist. His assignments take him to the swankiest corners of Manhattan, but as he jumps from one lavish party to another and engages in numerous empty romances, he starts to doubt the worth of his work. Meanwhile, top TV producer Tony falls for Robin and introduces her to the world of celebrity.
Cast
Hank Azaria
David
Kenneth Branagh
Lee Simon
Judy Davis
Robin Simon
Leonardo DiCaprio
Brandon
Melanie Griffith
Nicole Oliver
Famke Janssen
Bonnie
Michael Lerner
Dr. Lupus
Joe Mantegna
Tony Gardella
Bebe Neuwirth
Nina - the Hooker
Winona Ryder
Nola
Charlize Theron
Supermodel
Dylan Baker
Catholic Retreat Priest
Kate Burton
Robin's Friend Cheryl
Patti D'Arbanville
Iris
Karen Duffy
TV Reporter at Premiere
Ned Eisenberg
Elaine's Book Party Guest
Monique Fowler
Robin's Friend Jan
Andre Gregory
John Papadakis
Allison Janney
Evelyn Isaacs
Debra Messing
TV Reporter
Isaac Mizrahi
Bruce Bishop
Gretchen Mol
Vicky
Greg Mottola
Director
Larry Pine
Philip Datloff
Steven Randazzo
Cop at Hotel
Sam Rockwell
Darrow Entourage
Aida Turturro
Olga
Celia Weston
Dee Bartholomew
Jeffrey Wright
Greg
Carmen Dell'Orefice
Pinky Virdon
Tony Sirico
Lou DeMarco
Kenneth Edelson
Rabbi Kaufman
Tony Darrow
Moving Man in Loft
Douglas McGrath
Bill Gaines
Adrian Grenier
Darrow Entourage
John Doumanian
Darrow Entourage
J.K. Simmons
Souvenir Hawker
Donald Trump
Himself
Donna Hanover
Manhattan Moods Anchor Woman
Leslie Shenkel
Manhattan Moods Assistant Director
Wood Harris
Al Swayze
Frank Pellegrino
Frankie
Renée Lippin
Second Examining Room Patient
Irina Pantaeva
Friend of Supermodel
Mark Vanderloo
Friend of Supermodel
Frederique van der Wal
Friend of Supermodel
Marian Seldes
Datloff Party Guest
David Margulies
Counselor Adelman
Jeff Mazzola
Assistant Director
Dick Mingalone
Camera Operator
Vladimir Bibic
Director of Photography
Francisco Quijada
Erno Delucca
Aleksa Palladino
Production Assistant
Dan Moran
Jackhammer Operator
Peter Castellotti
Sound Recordist
A. Lee Morris
Second Assistant Cameraperson
Maurice Sonnenberg
Dalton Freed
Craig Ulmschneider
Production Assistant Daniel
Mina Bern
Elderly Homeowner
Janet Marlow
Singing Nun
Tommie Baxter
Second Nun
Kathleen Doyle
Father Gladden's Fan
Arthur Berwick
Father Gladden's Fan
Jodi Long
Father Gladden's Fan
John Carter
Father Gladden
Marylouise Burke
Father Gladden's Fan on Porch
Peter Boyden
Father Gladden's Fan on Porch
Peter McRobbie
Father Gladden's Fan on Porch
Maureen McNamara
Father Gladden's Fan on Porch
Mary Catherine Wright
Pious Diner
Melinda Eng
Fashion Designer
Alma Cuervo
Bruce Bishop's Admirer
Ève Salvail
Bruce Bishop's Admirer
Polly Adams
Exercise Tape Fan
Brian McConnachie
Exercise Tape Fan
Anthony Mason
Himself
Daisy Prince
Waiting Room Nurse
Tina Sloan
Waiting Room Patient
Dayle Haddon
Waiting Room Patient
Bill Gerber
Waiting Room Patient
Julie Halston
Patient With Jowls
Reuben Jackson
Cameraman at Lupus Office
Skip Rose
Couple on Beach
Alicia Meer
Couple on Beach
Becky Ann Baker
Glenwood High Alumna - Doris
Michael Kell
Glenwood High Alumna - Nat
Steve Mellor
Glenwood High Alumna - Eddie
Gerry Becker
Glenwood High Alumna - Jay Tepper
Ileen Getz
Glenwood High Alumna - Reunion Announcer
Robert Cuccioli
Glenwood High Alumna - Monroe Gordon
Surinder Khosla
V.J. Rajnipal
Frederick Rolf
Book Reviewer
Ramsey Faragallah
TV Program Director
William Addy
Klansman
Patrick Thomas McCarthy
Klansman
Bernard Addison
Minister Polynice
Mary Samuels
TV Production Assistant
Sarah Buff
TV Production Assistant
Heather Marni
Teenage Obese Acrobat
Bruno Gunn
Skinhead
Sean Daloise
Skinhead
Matthew Sweeney
Skinhead
Kyle Kulish
Overweight Achiever
Sam Gray
Tony's Father
Marilyn Raphael
Tony's Mother
Antonette Schwartzberg
Tony's Grandma
Gabriel Millman
Ricky
Adam Sietz
Vince
Michael Crecco
Hotel Clerk
Neal Arluck
Hotel Clerk
Timothy Jerome
Hotel Clerk
Joseph Tudisco
Hotel Clerk
Jim Moody
Security Guard
Robert Torres
Security Guard
John Costelloe
Cop at Hotel
Mary Jo Buttafuoco
Herself
Joey Buttafuoco
Himself
Lorri Bagley
Chekhov-style Writer
Richard Mawe
Elaine's Book Party Guest
Ted Neustadt
Elaine's Book Party Guest
Bruce Jay Friedman
Elaine's Book Party Guest
Erica Jong
Elaine's Book Party Guest
Clebert Ford
Elaine's Book Party Guest
Ralph Pope
Comic's Agent
Rick Mowat
Comic
Victor Colicchio
Moving Man in Loft
Robert Cividanes
Moving Man in Loft
Donegal Fitzgerald
Moving Man on Street
Howard Erskine
Senator Paley
Ray Cohen
Pianist at Wedding
Angel Caban
Limo Driver
Ingrid Rogers
Off-Off Broadway Actress
Brian McCormack
Phil
Gigi Williams
Fan of Robin Simon
Laura Nativo
Jailbait (uncredited)
Crew
Director, Screenplay
Woody Allen
Reviews
Geronimo1967
December 7, 2024
6
"Lee" (Kenneth Branagh) and wife "Robin" (Judy Davis) have been coasting along for quite a while when he suddenly declares to her that he wants a divorce. He's a writer largely reduced to churning out travelogues who has had his head banged against the wall following a high school reunion that made him realise that mundanity is set fair unless he does something about it. She doesn't take that so well, and seeks solace in a retreat that might be part of their problem. He feels that her strong Catholic religion has repressed their sex life and that, in turn, has impacted upon his literal creative juices. He certainly reckons that his new love "Bonnie" (Famke Janssen), herself a story editor, might be able to stimulate that. Meantime, "Robin" lands on her feet and is soon working with television executive "Tony" (Joe Mantegna) who offers her an whole new range of opportunities and as these two people begin to live independent lives, one begins to relish it and the other, well maybe less so. Is it a case of grass being greener or being careful what you wish for? It's an adequate drama this one that illustrates well the pulling power of Woody Allen in assembling a fairly stellar cast, but the episodic style of the storytelling is miss more than hit for me, and with the underpinning marital drama barely registering on the interesting scale, it really falls to one lively and authentic looking scene with Leonardo DiCaprio as the over-indulged film star having a mega-strop with his girlfriend and threatening to trash the hotel to bring the film to a brief form of life. It's too long, at times repetitive, and extremely verbose as the characters never seem capable of shutting up long enough to listen to what has already been said, let alone absorb or implement it's messages. Monochrome helps it's look, as does the classic sounding score, but as an opportunity to satirise the whole business of celebrity and the fickleness of fame, it rather disappoints.
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$12,000,000.00
Revenue:
$5,078,660.00
Keywords
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