A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy

A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy
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Directed by	Woody Allen
Produced by	Robert Greenhut
Written by	Woody Allen
Starring	Woody Allen Mia Farrow José Ferrer Julie Hagerty Tony Roberts Mary Steenburgen Adam Redfield
Editing by	Susan E. Morse
Distributed by	Orion Pictures through Warner Bros.
Release date(s)	July 16, 1982
Running time	88 min
Language	English

A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy is a 1982 film written, directed by and starring Woody Allen.

The plot is loosely based on Ingmar Bergman's Smiles of a Summer Night. This was the first of 13 movies that Allen would make starring Mia Farrow. Farrow's role was originally written for another famous Allen lead actress, Diane Keaton, but she was busy promoting her film Reds and preparing to begin production on Shoot the Moon. It also marks the first appearance of Allen as an ensemble performer in his own film, as previously he had either been the lead character or did not appear in his films.

Julie Hagerty, Mary Steenburgen, Tony Roberts and Jose Ferrer co-starred.

The film was nominated for one Razzie Award: Worst Actress for Mia Farrow. This was the one and only time a Woody Allen film has ever been nominated for a Razzie. Unlike other Warner-released Orion films, whose rights were retained by their original theatrical distributor, this film, as well as Zelig, is owned by Orion's successor, MGM

Plot

It is the early 1900s. Distinguished philosopher Leopold (José Ferrer) and his much younger fiancée, Ariel (Mia Farrow), are going to spend a weekend in the country with Leopold's cousin Adrian (Mary Steenburgen) and her crackpot inventor husband Andrew (Woody Allen). Also on the guest list is womanising doctor Maxwell (Tony Roberts) and his latest girlfriend, free-thinking nurse, Dulcy (Julie Hagerty). Over the course of the weekend, old romances reignite, new romances develop, and everyone ends up sneaking off behind everyone else's backs.

Cast

• Woody Allen as Andrew
• Mia Farrow as Ariel
• José Ferrer as Leopold
• Julie Hagerty as Dulcy
• Tony Roberts as Maxwell
• Mary Steenburgen as Adrian
• Adam Redfield as Student Foxx
• Moishe Rosenfeld as Mr. Hayes
• Timothy Jenkins as Mr. Thomson
• Michael Higgins as Reynolds
• Sol Frieder as Carstairs
• Boris Zoubok as Purvis

Box office

The film opened on July 16, 1982 at 501 North American theaters, and made $2,514,478 ($5,018 per screen) in its opening weekend. It grossed $9,077,269 in its entire run.

External links

• A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy at the Internet Movie Database