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Genre | Comedy |
Format | Color, NTSC, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned |
Contributor | Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, John Beck, Howard Cosell |
Initial release date | 2013-01-15 |
Language | English, Spanish |
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Product Description
Deep-frozen for 200 years, a health-food store owner wakes up in a no-sex police state and hides as a robot.
Product details
- Aspect Ratio : 1.85:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : R (Restricted)
- Product Dimensions : 7.25 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 0.01 ounces
- Item model number : FOXS129392DVD
- Director : Woody Allen
- Media Format : Color, NTSC, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned
- Run time : 1 hour and 27 minutes
- Release date : January 15, 2013
- Actors : Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Howard Cosell, John Beck
- Dubbed: : English, Spanish
- Subtitles: : Spanish, English, French
- Language : Spanish (Mono), Unqualified, English (Mono)
- Studio : WarnerBrothers
- ASIN : 0792846117
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #22,278 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #470 in Science Fiction DVDs
- #2,522 in Comedy (Movies & TV)
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One piece of satire that has actually improved in value over the last 25 years is the conceit that everything that was once thought to be bad for you, such as smoking, is now actually believed to be good for you. All you have to do is think back to the fate of eggs, fats, potatoes, and wine to realize that this gag is perilously close to the truth in a lot of cases.
This movie does not have the long `guest star' list or even a lot of the Allen stock company regulars as we see in `All you ever wanted to know about Sex...' or `Bananas'. The only cameo of note is a brief simulated telecast by Howard Cosell. Virtually the entire movie is carried on the backs of Allen's performance and, to a much lesser extent, the fairly ordinary performance from Diane Keaton. Not much of the great work we will later see in `Annie Hall'. But then, Allen isn't writing for drama or character development. All we get is setup, setup, setup, gag, follow-up, setup, setup,...and so on. The whole story is a great big setup for comic effect.
The story is that Allen goes into the hospital in 1976 for a simple procedure and is put into a cryogenic sleep. His cryogenic capsule is discovered 200 years later by a team of scientists who decide to awaken him and set him off to help overthrow a dictator because there is no trace of his identity.
Early in the movie, Allen shows off how really very good he is at physical comedy, much in the tradition of Charlie Chaplin, W.C. Fields, and the Marx brothers, although except for a bit here and there, it is never entirely clear that he is imitating any of these precursors.
If this owes anything to any other movie, it is probably `Fahrenheit 451', the film with Oskar Werner and Julie Christie made of the Ray Bradbury novel.
I am partial to Allen's later films, especially `Manhattan', `Stardust Memories', and `Hannah and Her Sisters', but I believe this is one of his two or three best before `Annie Hall', better than `Bananas' and `All you ever wanted to know about Sex...'.
Recommended for some great jokes and some really great physical gags.
Diane Keaton plays his new lady friend named "Luna" and they join a rebellion against the government led by John Beck who Miles is jealous of. Says to Luna " Is he going to take his handsome lessons ?" The slapstick jazz music is by Woody Allen's jazz band. The extra is the trailer which is pretty funny too, a kinda of interview with Woody Allen about "Sleeper." I also got this DVD for my sister Teresa and we never get tired of watching it. The tagline for the movie poster read "Woody Allen takes a nostalgic look at the future !"
For Dr. Orva and other members of the underground movement, the year 2173 brings no joy. They're unhappy with the government of the American Federation, and in particular, the Leader - who's smiling, paternal countenance can be found everywhere. Belying his apparent benevolence, under his rule, if any citizen, should have the audacity to think, say, or do anything not approved of by the government, will be labeled an "alien" and have their brain electronically simplified . . . .
Recently, the underground had sniffed out the name of a new secret project the government had instigated: Project AIRES; is it a plan to eradicate the underground? It is going to be difficult to find out - the government knows everything about its citizens, tracks their movements, and monitors their actions - what they need is someone with no identity . . . .
Luckily one of their members, while on a field trip, found a 200 year old cryogenic, life-preserving chamber containing a man - a man with no identity! Dr. Orva and a small team illegally reanimate the bespectacled Miles Monroe, but discover the cynical young Miles wants no part of their plan and their time to convince him runs out when the police arrive . . . .
For Luna the year 2173 brings the simple joy of endless house parties to recite her poetry to her artistic guests, but her carefree life is about to change when she finally realizes her new robot servant is the wild-haired Miles Monroe . . . .
Blu-ray - 2013. Sharpness, color, contrast, & brightness: good, but grainy. Sound volume normal, clarity excellent. Subtitles: English & Spanish only; French subtitles are "not included." Extra: movie trailer.
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This was one of the earliest of his films I remember seeing in the cinema and I still enjoy watching it when I get the opportunity.
The standard UK DVD issue has English subtitles available if required and a selection of foreign-language soundtrack options; as with all of Allen`s films there are no extras.