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Lovelorn neurotics
Woody Allen and Diane Keaton grow closer on a stroll through the rows of
benches at the Music Concourse in Golden Gate Park in Play it Again,
Sam from 1972. Written by Allen from his play and directed by Herbert
Ross, Play it Again, Sam features the usual Woody persona, this time embodied
as a movie critic recently dumped by his sexy, free-spirited wife. With
a figment of Humphrey Bogart advising him and friends Keaton and Tony Roberts
setting him up with women, Woody tries his luck on the dating scene with
slapstick results guaranteed to induce sympathetic embarrassment. Interior
shots for Woody's apartment were 1212 Lombard Street.
Required viewing for Woody Allen fans, this one is funny but seems misplaced,
like it was filmed in the wrong city. Only the Roberts character resonates
with both time and place. His businessman, Dick Christie, is so busy and
self-important he leaves a succession of phone numbers where he can be
reached throughout the day. With Jerry Lacy as Bogart. Play it Again, Sam
makes a good double feature with Serial.
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