Woody allen s sleeper is the epitome of his earlier, funnier films. Sleeper, bananas, zelig and purple rose of cairo and others added. This could the premise for a futuristic scifi action filmbut that is not the case. You can also get up and down by one of the most unique spiral staircases youll ever see each steps shaped like a crescent, lounge around in watermelon seed chairs, look at the squiggly design carpet, and more. Woody allens comic masterpiece 1973 posted on october 11, 20 by the film professor ive always thought this was woody allens best film. Released 1973, sleeper stars woody allen, diane keaton, john beck, mews small the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 28 min, and received a score of 77 out of 100 on metacritic, which. Keaton and allen had undeniable chemistry with each other, and despite its age, the satirical aspects are just as sharp today. Born in 1935 in new york, the tv comedy writer, standup comedian, film director and clarinet player is one of the most prolific filmmakers ever. Starring diane keaton directed by allen for the first time, sleeper is a bizarre mixture of new york neuroses, splendidly lunatic sight gags, alicein. Multi sleeper 1973 1080p bluray x264japhson hdtshare. Four years before his oscarwinning breakthrough with annie hall, woody allen was still deep in absurdist humor, and, over the course of sleepers 88 minutes, he wins a beauty contest, kidnaps a nose, transforms into blanche dubois, impersonates a robot, is strangled by a giant tape machine, battles a glob of pudding, reveals the truth about richard nixon, and slips on a banana peel three. A nerdish store owner is revived out of cryostasis into a future world to. Woody allen chose colorado in 1973 to film his famous sciencefiction comedy, sleeper, because of the abundance of futuristic modern architecture along the front range to feature as backdrops in his film.
I believe theres an intelligence in the universe, with the exception of certain parts of new jersey. Sleeper by diane keaton, john beck, mary gregory 27616850157. Without making a count, id guess that a dozen action movies get made for every comedy, which says more about our taste than our comedians. Im what you call a teleological, existential atheist. Sleeper is a farcical comedy and continues allens growth as a visual director, a writer with more than just jokes and probably most importantly of all the arrival of diane keaton into his films its another great setup for allens stock onscreen persona. Woody allens madefortelevision silent comedy parody cupids shaft 1969 by eyes on cinema. Woody allens highly anticipated foray into television via amazon stars miley cyrus, elaine may and allen himself in the story of a young 1960s radical and. Woody allen, diane keaton, john beck, mary gregory rating. Sleeper trivia, deleted scenes, locations, music, woody allen duration. A nerdish store owner is revived out of cryostasis into a future world to fight an oppressive government. Woody allen, diane keaton, john beck, mary gregory, don keefer, woody allen, marshall brickman, jack grossberg, charles h. Woody allen takes a nostalgic look at the future miles monroe, a clarinetplaying health food store proprietor, is revived out of cryostasis 200 years into a future world in order to help rebels fight an oppressive government regime. Woody allen, diane keaton i go into the hospital for a lousy operation.
Sleeper is a 1973 american futuristic science fiction comedy film, directed by woody allen and written by allen and marshall brickman. Sleeper establishes woody allen as the best comic director and actor in america, a distinction that would mean more if there were more comedies being made. Woody allen, diane keaton, howard cosell, john beck, woody allen. Sleeper is worth a go the giant banana is funny, the orgasmatron isnt. Here is a rundown of locations in order of appearance in the movie. User gkouts uploaded this woody allen sleeper film director musician png image on april 22. Early scene, doctors bartlett robinson, don keefer, mary gregory unwrapping newly discovered 20th century man miles monroe writerdirector woody allen, 200 years later, in sleeper, 1973 view the tcmdb entry for sleeper 1973.
While it is a witty take on the future, the comedy is pretty antiquated. Often when there is a clean image, it will quickly become an. Woody allens 1973 film sleeper may accurately portray healthy eating in the future by jimmy moore. Sleeper is an earlier woody allen comedy, which means it has plenty of oneliner filled dialogue and chaplinesque slapstick. Watch sleeper full movie in hd visit miles monroe, a clarinetplaying health food store proprietor, is revived out of.
Sleeper 1973 woody allen, diane keaton, john beck, comedy, scifi april 21, 2017 miles, a nebbishy clarinet player who also runs a health food store in nycs greenwich village, is cryogenically frozen, and brought back 200 years in the future, by antigovernment radicals in order to assist them in their attempt to overthrow the. Sleeper is a farcical comedy and continues allens growth as a visual director, a writer with more than just jokes. Find release information for sleeper 1973 woody allen on allmovie. Vincent hospital in greenwich village in 1973 for minor surgery, but he wakes up in 2173. But, miles, meaningful relationships between men and women dont last. This house was in woody allens 1973 movie sleeper and ive sampled the orgasmatron myself its the houses circular tube elevator. Sleepers, a 1996 film based on the novel by lorenzo carcaterra. In sleeper woody allen satirises seventies dystopianism whilst resurrecting the slapstick comedy of the silent era, if interiors was allen s bergman film, and stardust memories his fellini film, then sleeper could be thought of as his buster keaton film. Miles, a nebbishy clarinet player who also runs a health food store in nycs greenwich village, is cryogenically frozen, and brought back 200 years in the future, by antigovernment radicals in order to assist them in their attempt to overthrow the oppressive government. Sleeper marvel comics, a nazi german robot utilized by the red skull in marvel comics the sleeper wild cards, a character in the wild cards science fiction series who periodically hibernates, awakening each time in a new body films. Woody allen, actor, annie hall, beard, black and white. While this isnt as successful in that regard as sleeper or love and death, id. Drawing on the great tradition of silent comedy, sleeper is woody allens first film to tame his verbal wit and showcase his emerging skill with visual and physical comedy. Sleeper the films of woody allen pictures cbs news.
To explain, allens previous films, love and death, sleeper, and. Netflix adds much of woody allens classics, unannounced. He finds himself in a strange futuristic world, run by an. You see, theres a chemical in our bodies that makes. The film contains many elements which parody notable works of science fiction and was made as a. Features original footage of allen not in the film. Sleeper 1973 1080p download yify movie torrent yts. The plot involves the adventures of the owner of a health food store who is cryogenically frozen in 1973 and defrosted 200 years later in an ineptly led police state.
Sleeper 1973 1080p bluray x264japhson download rapidgator. Starring diane keaton directed by allen for the first time, sleeper is a bizarre mixture of new york neuroses, splendidly lunatic sight gags, alice in wonderland illogic. This inconsistency is evident in this mgm release of woody allens futuristic comedy sleeper. With woody allen, diane keaton, john beck, mary gregory.