Jerry Falk, an aspiring writer in New York, falls in love at first sight with a free-spirited young woman named Amanda. He has heard the phrase that life is like "anything else," but soon he finds that life with the unpredictable Amanda isn't like anything else at all.
Acting
Woody Allen playing Woody Allen, but somehow even MORE Woody Allen.
Writing
Dialogue so self-aware it needs its own therapist.
Director
Woody Allen
Jason Biggs
Jerry Falk
Christina Ricci
Amanda Chase
Woody Allen
David Dobel
Stockard Channing
Paula Chase
Danny DeVito
Harvey Wexler
Jimmy Fallon
Bob
Anthony Arkin
Pip's Comic
David Conrad
Dr. Phil Reed
Adrian Grenier
Ray Polito
William Hill
Psychiatrist
Erica Leerhsen
Connie
Fisher Stevens
Manager
Joseph Lyle Taylor
Bill
KaDee Strickland
Brooke
Diana Krall
Diana Krall
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Woody Allen originally wrote this in the 1970s, shelved it for decades, then rewrote it with Jason Biggs specifically in mind—making it a time capsule of two different Allen eras colliding.
Released during Allen's critical decline period, this marked his last attempt at playing the 'young man's mentor' archetype before pivoting almost exclusively to older protagonists.
US
