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Mighty Aphrodite

Year:

1996

Duration:

95 min

Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy | Romance

IMDB rate:

7.1

Director:

Woody Allen

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 13 wins & 8 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1996-01-11

Filming Locations: 5th Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Earnings

Budget: $15,000,000

Gross: $6,700,000 (USA) Admissions 908,507 (France)

Cast

Actor

Character

Denise Faye

Mighty Aphrodite

Dann Fink

Mighty Aphrodite

Pamela Blair

Greek Chorus

Rene Ceballos

Greek Chorus

Elie Chaib

Greek Chorus

George De La Pena

Greek Chorus

Joanne DiMauro

Greek Chorus

Marian Filali

Greek Chorus

Angelo Fraboni

Greek Chorus

Scott Fowler

Greek Chorus

Seth Gertsacov

Greek Chorus

Patti Karr

Greek Chorus

Fred Mann III

Greek Chorus

John Mineo

Greek Chorus

Christopher Nelson

Greek Chorus

Valda Setterfield

Greek Chorus

Sven Toorvald

Greek Chorus

F. Murray Abraham

Leader

Woody Allen

Lenny

Helena Bonham Carter

Amanda

J. Smith-Cameron

Bud's Wife

Steven Randazzo

Bud

David Ogden Stiers

Laius

Olympia Dukakis

Jocasta

Jeffrey Kurland

Oedipus

Tucker Robin

Infant Max

Donald Symington

Amanda's Father

Claire Bloom

Amanda's Mother

Nolan Tuffy

Two-Year-Old Max (as Nolan Tuffey)

Jimmy McQuaid

Max

Yvette Hawkins

School Principal

Karin Haidorfer

Park Avenue Couple

Gary Alper

Park Avenue Couple

Rosemary Murphy

Adoption Coordinator

Peter McRobbie

Linda's Ex-Landlord

Kathleen Doyle

Ex-Landlord's Wife

Jennifer Greenhut

Lenny's Secretary

Sondra James

Operator /

Paul Giamatti

Extras Guild Researcher

William Addy

Superintendent

Peter Weller

Jerry Bender

Kenneth Edelson

Ken

Danielle Ferland

Cassandra

Mira Sorvino

Linda Ash

Dan Mullane

Messenger

Thomas Durkin

Race Announcer

Dan Moran

Ricky, the Pimp

Paul Herman

Ricky's Friend

Tony Sirico

Boxing Trainer

Tony Darrow

Boxing Trainer

Ray Garvey

Boxing Trainer

Michael Rapaport

Kevin

Jack Warden

Tiresias

Kent Blocher

Zeus

Joseph P. Coleman

Porno Film Star

Georgette Pasare

Porno Film Star

Al Cerullo

Actual Helicopter Pilot

Bray Poor

On-camera Helicopter Pilot

David H. Kramer

Chorus

Karen Longwell

Chorus

Dominic Marcus

Chorus

Craig Sechler

Chorus

Bill Timoney

Chorus

Lisa Vidal

Chorus

Bruce Winant

Chorus

John D. Bair

Lenny's Office Clerk (uncredited)

John Dalton

Art Gallery Snob (uncredited)

Barney Fitzpatrick

Sports Reporter

Julie Halston

Guest (uncredited)

Adrian Lee

Chatty Park Woman (uncredited)

Rawleigh Moreland

Sports Reporter

Paul Navarra

Sports Reporter

Don Wallace

Julius (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Cameron Diaz was considered for the role of Linda Ash.

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After its limited release in October 1995, Mira Sorvino received her Academy Award nomination. When it was released nationally in January of 1996 the television ads for the film was re-edited to make it seem that Sorvino's character was on the telephone thanking the Academy for the nomination.

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Olympia Dukakis only speaks 3 lines and barely appears for 1 minute despite having principle billing on the poster.

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Goofs

At Belmont Park, Linda calls Lenny (Woody Allen) "Woody."

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In the scene after Cassandra tells Lenny that his knee caps will be broken, the shadow of a boom mic is visible "following" him as he paces while talking on the phone to Amanda.

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The Belmont Park race caller announces that the last-place Eager Beaver is fading when Eager Beaver was actually gaining ground, and finishes the race a length-and-a-half behind the horse in front of him.

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Quotes

Kevin: I've had 16 fights and I won all of them but 12.

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Linda Ash: See, as the mainspring goes back and forth, the bishop keeps fucking her in the ass. It's a genuine antique and it keeps perfect time.

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Lenny Weinrib: Who's Rickey?

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