Summary
A New York girl sets her father up with a beautiful woman in a shaky marriage while her half sister gets engaged.
Cast
Drew Barrymore
Skylar Dandridge
Edward Norton
Holden Spence
Alan Alda
Bob Dandridge
Julia Roberts
Von Sidell
Woody Allen
Joe Berlin
Lukas Haas
Scott Dandridge
Goldie Hawn
Steffi Dandridge
Gaby Hoffmann
Lane Dandridge
Natalie Portman
Laura Dandridge
Tim Roth
Charles Ferry
David Ogden Stiers
Holden's Parent
Natasha Lyonne
Djuna 'D.J.' Berlin
Billy Crudup
Ken
Robert Knepper
Greg
Diva Gray
Nanny
Patrick Cranshaw
Grandpa
Kevin Hagan
Doorman
Itzhak Perlman
Self
Trude Klein
Frieda
Isiah Whitlock, Jr.
Cop
Edward Hibbert
Harry Winston Salesman
Colleen Dunn
Harry Winston Dancer
Susan Misner
Harry Winston Dancer
Frederick Rolf
Le Cirque Waiter
Timothy Jerome
X-Ray Room Doctor
Daisy Prince
Nurse
Ruth Gottschall
Hospital Dancer
Monica McSwain
Hospital Dancer
Jill Nicklaus
Hospital Dancer
Myra Lucretia Taylor
Hospital Dancer
Paolo Seganti
DJ's Venice Date
Robert Khakh
Cab Driver
Scotty Bloch
Holden's Parent
Valda Setterfield
Ghost Dancer
Tony Sirico
Escaped Convict
Ray Garvey
Escaped Convict
Christy Carlson Romano
Trick-or-Treat Child
Gabriel Millman
Trick-or-Treat Child
Ed Hodson
Scott's Doctor
Darren Lee
Groucho Party Dancer
Cynthia Onrubia
Groucho Party Dancer
Nancy Ticotin
Groucho Party Dancer
Emily Bindiger
Helen Miles Singer
Michael Mark
Helen Miles Singer
Ami Almendral
Nanny
Madeline Balmaceda
Nanny
Vivian Cherry
Nurse
Tommie Baxter
Old Woman
Jeff DeRocker
Homeless Man
Cherylyn Jones
Mannequin
Tina Paul
Mannequin / Harry Winston Dancer
Vikki Schnurr
Mannequin
Navah Perlman
Pianist
Barbara Hollander
Claire
John Griffin
Jeffrey Vandermost
Waltrudis Buck
Psychiatrist
Kevin Bogue
Harry Winston Dancer
Pamela Everett
Harry Winston Dancer
Gregory Mitchell
Harry Winston Dancer
Dana Moore
Harry Winston Dancer
Troy Myers
Harry Winston Dancer
Joe Orrach
Harry Winston Dancer
Michael O'Steen
Harry Winston Dancer
Luis Martin Perez
Harry Winston Dancer / Hospital Dancer / Ghost Dancer / Groucho Party Dancer
Krissy Richmond
Harry Winston Dancer
Linda Kuriloff
Nurse
Helen Miles
Nurse / The Helen Miles Singers
Arlene Martin
Nurse / The Helen Miles Singers
Rene Ceballos
Hospital Dancer
Colton Green
Hospital Dancer
Lisa LeGuillou
Hospital Dancer
Joe Locarro
Hospital Dancer
Andrew Pacho
Hospital Dancer
John Selya
Hospital Dancer
Jo Telford
Hospital Dancer
Andrea Piedimonte Bodini
Alberto
Gerry Burkhardt
Ghost Dancer
Eileen Casey
Ghost Dancer
Shelley Frankel
Ghost Dancer
Fred Mann III
Ghost Dancer
Kathy Sanson
Ghost Dancer
Frank Pietri
Ghost Dancer
Robert Walker
Rapper
Devalle Hayes
Rapper
Damon McCloud
Rapper
Tommy John
Trick-or-Treat Child
Lindsy Canuel
Trick-or-Treat Child
Richard Cummings
Trick-or-Treat Child
Kristen Pettet
Trick-or-Treat Child
Patrick Lavery
Trick-or-Treat Child
Jonathan Giordano
Trick-or-Treat Child
Michel Moinot
Bob's Doctor
Don Correia
Groucho Party Dancer
Sean Grant
Groucho Party Dancer
Roland Hayes
Groucho Party Dancer
Delphine T. Mantz
Groucho Party Dancer
Joanne McHugh
Groucho Party Dancer
John Mineo
Groucho Party Dancer
Willie Rosario
Groucho Party Dancer
Jerome Vivona
Groucho Party Dancer
Cindy Cobitt
Helen Miles Singer
Al Dana
Helen Miles Singer
Kevin De Simone
Helen Miles Singer
Paul Evans
Helen Miles Singer
Chrissy Faith
Helen Miles Singer
Jeff Lyons
Helen Miles Singer
Jenna Miles
Helen Miles Singer
Robert Ragaini
Helen Miles Singer
Lenny Roberts
Helen Miles Singer
Annette Sanders
Helen Miles Singer
Terry Textor
Helen Miles Singer
Vanéese Y. Thomas
Helen Miles Singer
Ashley H. Wilkinson
Helen Miles Singer
Chris Cardona
Italy Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Olivia Hayman
Skylar (singing voice) (uncredited)
Lisa Cangelosi
Cigar Girl (uncredited)
Malinda Farrington
Harry Winston Dancer (uncredited)
Crew
Director, Screenplay
Woody Allen
Reviews
Geronimo1967
November 27, 2024
7
This is one of those internecine familial dramas that at times is really quite preposterous, but is also quite observationally funny. First, there's "Joe" (Woody Allen) who used to be married to "Steffi" (Goldie Hawn) who is now married to "Bob" (Alan Alda). She has two daughters by her second marriage and he one son by his first - a entertainingly died-in-the-wool republican in this nest of liberalism! Then there's "Holden" (Edward Norton) and "Skylar" (Drew Barrymore) madly in love, but unable to afford a $50,000 wedding ring and pretty useless when it comes to anything romantic. Meantime, "Joe" is living in Paris and reeling from his latest emotional setback with a considerably younger woman, so he comes to visit his other family only to bump into the married "Von" (Julia Roberts) whilst she is out jogging, and... As the threads start to knit quite amiably here, we are introduced to the star of the film - for me, anyway - and that's Tim Roth as the obviously lecherous ex-con "Ferry". He is invited by the kindly "Bob" for a rehabilitative dinner only to fall for "Skylar" and offer her a life that's maybe less staid than that offered by the unimaginative "Holden". It's all pieced together using some musical numbers that gives just about everyone to sing and for Norton to show us he can master a dance step or two, too. The writing has a certain potency to it, and though there is a certain distastefulness about the relationship between "Joe" and just about all of the (always younger) women in his life, that starts to morph into something rather pitiable as his character strives constantly for the happiness, or a least contentedness, he sees around him. Allen is largely just the same old, same old here but Hawn can certainly hold a tune together and is in her element here, as is an on-form Alda and a Barrymore who works well as a foil to the increasingly daft antics of her criminal buddy who thinks nothing of embroiling her in his smash and grab activities. It's short and sweet with plenty of characters to like, loathe and laugh at and I did quite enjoy it.
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$20,000,000.00
Revenue:
$9,800,000.00
