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Actors: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts, Jerry Lacy
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Play It Again, Sam |
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This early Woody Allen film (1972 -- Herbert Ross directed) recreates his hit play about a mild mannered film critic named Allan Felix who gets dumped by his wife, has his ego crushed, and is at a loss about how to start another relationship. His best friends, a married couple named Linda and Dick Christie (Keaton and Roberts) try to fix him up with various blind dates, all of which end horribly. Confiding in Linda brings Allan ever closer to her, and he falls in love with her -- with the attendant guilt over betraying Dick. The spirit of Humphrey Bogart (Lacy) begins to appear to Allan and coach him through his romantic adventures. Keaton was 26 and making her first film appearance with Allen along with her supporting role in "The Godfather" that year. She is at her most sweet and self-effacing, and Allen's lovable loser-nebbish probably never has been better.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Play It Again, Sam |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- romance (general)
- seduction (yum!)
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- journalist
Age:
- 20's-30's
Body type
- (man) very skinny
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Jewish
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Body type
- (woman) very skinny
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
City?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
Is this movie based on a
- play
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