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Zelig (1983)
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Synopsis
Leonard Zelig, the "human chameleon", is profiled in this mock-documentary. Director
Woody Allen
appears as Zelig in scenes that purport to be vintage newsreel clips of the 1920s and 1930s, but are actually clever recreations, "aged" and scratched-up
Citizen Kane
-style by special-effects maestros Joel Hynick, Stuart Robinson and R. Greenberg Associates. An appropriately pompous narrator details the life and times of Leonard Zelig, whose overwhelming desire for conformity is manifested in his ability to take on the facial and vocal characteristics of whomever he happens to be around at the moment. He shows up at batting practice with Babe Ruth, among William Randolph Hearst's guests as San Simeon, side by side with Pope Pius at the Vatican, and peering anxiously over the shoulder of Adolf Hitler at the Nuremberg Rally. Becoming a celebrity in his own right, Zelig inspires a song, a dance craze, and a Warner Bros. biopic.
Mia Farrow
plays Dr. Eudora Fletcher , a psychiatrist who tries to "reach" Zelig and ultimately falls in love with him (all of Farrow's scenes are in black-and-white and allegedly culled from archive footage;
Ellen Garrison
, whose resemblance to Farrow is uncanny, plays the older Dr. Fletcher in the interview sequences). In the manner of
Reds
, the influence of the fictional Leonard Zelig on popular culture is discussed by such real-life notables as Susan Sontag, Irving Howe, Saul Bellow and Dr. Bruno Bettenheim. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Cast
Saul Bellow
Himself
Dr. Bruno Bettelheim
Himself
Bricktop
Herself
Mia Farrow
Dr. Eudora Fletcher
Stephanie Farrow
Sister Meryl
Irving Howe
Himself
John Rothman
Paul Deghuee
Deborah Rush
Lita Fox
Susan Sontag
Herself
Woody Allen
Leonard Zelig
Garrett M. Brown
Actor Zelig
Mary Louise Wilson
Sister Ruth
Sol Lomita
Martin Geist
Will Holt
Rally Chancellor
Marianne Tatum
Actress Fletcher
Production Crew
Speed Hopkins
Art Director
Michael Peyser
Associate Producer
Juliet Taylor
Casting
Danny D. Daniels
Choreography
Gordon Willis
Cinematographer
Kerry Hayes
Cinematographer
Dick Hyman
Composer (Music Score)
Santo Loquasto
Costume Designer
Woody Allen
Director
Susan E. Morse
Editor
Charles H. Joffe
Executive Producer
Jack Rollins
Executive Producer
Fredric B. Blankfein
First Assistant Director
Fern Buchner
Makeup
John Caglione, Jr.
Makeup Special Effects
Robert Greenhut
Producer
Mel Bourne
Production Designer
Michael Molly
Production Designer
Michael Peyser
Production Manager
Woody Allen
Screenwriter
Les Bloom
Set Designer
Dick Hyman
Songwriter
Frank Graziadei
Sound/Sound Designer
James J. Sabat
Sound/Sound Designer
Stuart Robertson
Visual Effects Supervisor
Year: 1983
Runtime: 84
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: PG
Category: Feature
Genre
Comedy
Produced by
Orion
Warner Brothers
Awards
1983 - Best Picture - Musical or Comedy - Golden Globe
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