# Favorite Woody Allen Movie **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 12, 2003, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-woody-allen-movie/168305 "2003-04-12T18:55:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![StanDup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@StanDup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StanDup)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2003, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-woody-allen-movie/168305/1 "2003-04-12T18:55:28Z")
Mine is definitely, absolutely, without a doubt Bananas But, at a close second is Radio Days . What’s yours? ---
**Author:** ![Torgo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@Torgo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Torgo)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2003, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-woody-allen-movie/168305/2 "2003-04-12T19:39:08Z")
I’ve always liked his first feature, **Take the Money and Run** , which can be absolutely side-splitting at times. I still go into convulsions when he attempts to play the cello in a marching band. ---
**Author:** ![CyberPundit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@CyberPundit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CyberPundit)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2003, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-woody-allen-movie/168305/3 "2003-04-12T19:49:34Z")
Annie Hall easily. One of the best comedies ever made. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2003, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-woody-allen-movie/168305/4 "2003-04-12T20:11:16Z")
I like most of his films. **Love and Death** is his funniest pure comedy. From that point on, he tried to do much more than just be funny. **Annie Hall** was probably his best, but I also would put **Bullets Over Broadway** – the first of his “artist as bastard” trilogy – up there. ---
**Author:** ![Tusculan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecd19e/32.png) [@Tusculan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tusculan)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2003, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-woody-allen-movie/168305/5 "2003-04-12T20:45:44Z")
I really like _Annie Hall_, _Manhattan_ and _Hannah and her sisters_. For me these are vintage Woody Allen: a perfect mix between comedy and drama. If I really had to choose, I guess I’d put _Hannah and her sisters_ first because of the sophistication of the movie, then _Annie Hall_. But I’d rather not choose. Funny to see how tastes differ on this matter. Could there be an age difference? I started off with seeing the movies I just mentioned and only thereafter saw his older work. I never really cared much for what he has done since. Good quality, some fun, but nothing impressive. ---
**Author:** ![StanDup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@StanDup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StanDup)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2003, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-woody-allen-movie/168305/6 "2003-04-12T20:48:19Z")
Age difference? Maybe. Well, I’m 14. ---
**Author:** ![Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laughing_Lagomorph)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2003, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-woody-allen-movie/168305/7 "2003-04-12T20:48:47Z")
I’m pretty partial to _Hannah and her Sisters_. I also like _Bullets…_ though, and _Sleeper_, although that last one has aged badly in parts. I was too young when _Annie Hall_ came out, so I didn’t see it until many years later. I think a lot of it is very “70s specific” and I didn’t experience that decade the same way. In short, by the time I saw it it seemed almost as dated as _Sleeper_. ---
**Author:** ![raisinbread](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8491ac/32.png) [@raisinbread](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raisinbread)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2003, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-woody-allen-movie/168305/8 "2003-04-12T21:04:27Z")
Zelig, Love and Death, Bananas and What’s Up Tiger Lily? ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2003, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-woody-allen-movie/168305/9 "2003-04-12T21:32:00Z")
_Play It Again, Sam_ _Annie Hall_ _Hannah and Her Sisters_ ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-woody-allen-movie/168305/10 "2003-04-13T00:00:39Z")
I dunno - I’m almost 50 and I loved Bananas! ---
**Author:** ![StanDup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@StanDup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StanDup)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-woody-allen-movie/168305/11 "2003-04-13T00:24:40Z")
You and me both, **FairyChatMom**. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-woody-allen-movie/168305/12 "2003-04-13T01:33:02Z")
Of course, I’m prejudiced about _Bananas_, as I work at some of its locations, and have met a few of the players. _(Rebels are we, Born to be free, just like the fish in the Sea…)_ Other than that, Annie Hall, Zelig, Love And Death _(“Are you proposing passive resistance?” “No, I’m proposing active fleeing!”)_ Oh, and WUTL is also, erm, interesting 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![SolGrundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@SolGrundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SolGrundy)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-woody-allen-movie/168305/13 "2003-04-13T01:36:58Z")
**Love and Death** is my favorite. **Annie Hall** is overall a better movie, but **Love and Death** is just one of the funniest movies ever made. And you can’t beat the soundtrack. ---
**Author:** ![h.sapiens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e0b2c6/32.png) [@h.sapiens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/h.sapiens)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-woody-allen-movie/168305/14 "2003-04-13T02:10:25Z")
I don’t know about favorite, but _Sleeper_ sure cracks me up, as does _What’s Up Tiger Lily?_ “Spartan dog!” - Phil Moskowitz, suave Japanese super-spy ---
**Author:** ![Jello](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f05b48/32.png) [@Jello](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jello)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-woody-allen-movie/168305/15 "2003-04-13T03:26:38Z")
Funniest - Love and Death. “You’re a wonderful lover!” “Oh, well, you see, I practice a lot, you know, when I’m… alone.” 2nd Funniest - Take the Money and Run. “There was, however, the unfortunate side effect that for several hours he turned into a rabbi.” Best Film - Manhattan. “You think you’re God!” “Well, I have to model myself after somebody.” ---
**Author:** ![Linguini](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3ab097/32.png) [@Linguini](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linguini)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-woody-allen-movie/168305/16 "2003-04-13T04:01:50Z")
I was going to say Banana’s, but then Laughing brought up Sleeper. Oh yeah, Connie at the drive-in. Great movie… ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-woody-allen-movie/168305/17 "2003-04-13T05:20:40Z")
I think the absolute funniest scene in a Woody Allen film (I think it was Play it Again Sam, but I’m not sure) was when he’s trying to pick up so me whacked-out chick in a Modern Art museum. After she gives him some morbid description of a painting: Allen: What are you doing Saturday night? Chick: Committing suicide. Allen: How about Friday night? But my favorite W.A. movie is Crimes and Misdemeanors. What a great combination of comedy and seriousness. ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-woody-allen-movie/168305/18 "2003-04-13T05:31:17Z")
John Mace writes: \> I think it was Play it Again Sam, but I’m not sure It was. ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-woody-allen-movie/168305/19 "2003-04-13T08:24:43Z")
I’m a major Woody Allen fan. I’ve seen all of them, and don’t think I can pick a favorite. The line I’ve repeated most often is from _Annie Hall_ though, when she’s driving and he’s terrified. She tries to parallel-park, and asks, “How’s my parking?” or some such. His response: “This is fine! We can walk to the curb from here.” I’ve used that one many, many times in real life. If forced to choose a favorite film, I might say _Hannah and Her Sisters_, but I’m not sure. ---
**Author:** ![Fluffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Fluffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fluffy)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-woody-allen-movie/168305/20 "2003-04-13T16:59:55Z")
I like the stuff he did in the nineties. Everyone Says I love you Husbands and Wives Deconstucting Harry Any fans of the newer movies? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-woody-allen-movie/168305.md?page=2)