OrionDirected by Woody Allen
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, MGM)
Nominated: Best Director
Nominated: Best Original Screenplay
Woody Allen is an energetic but mostly ineffective agent for a variety of New York lounge acts, including a blind xylophonist, a one-legged tap dancer, a pair of elderly balloon folders, and Lou Canova, aging crooner in the Sinatra style. Lou's big chance comes when Woody runs into Milton Berle and convinces him to catch his act. Only problem is Lou can't perform unless his girlfriend is there, and they have a falling out on the same day. Woody follows her to a party where he is mistaken for her new boyfriend. Soon, Woody has a couple of mob hit men after him and is falling in love with the girl. Not to be didactic or facetious, the helium gag doesn't work, but otherwise Woody is firing on all cylinders.
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, MGM)
Nominated: Best Director
Nominated: Best Original Screenplay
Woody Allen is an energetic but mostly ineffective agent for a variety of New York lounge acts, including a blind xylophonist, a one-legged tap dancer, a pair of elderly balloon folders, and Lou Canova, aging crooner in the Sinatra style. Lou's big chance comes when Woody runs into Milton Berle and convinces him to catch his act. Only problem is Lou can't perform unless his girlfriend is there, and they have a falling out on the same day. Woody follows her to a party where he is mistaken for her new boyfriend. Soon, Woody has a couple of mob hit men after him and is falling in love with the girl. Not to be didactic or facetious, the helium gag doesn't work, but otherwise Woody is firing on all cylinders.
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