Diane Keaton, Jennifer Salt, Jerry Lacy

Allan Felix is a writer for Film Quarterly who is consumed by movies, particularly his favorite film of all time, Casablanca. When Allan's wife Nancy leaves him and applies for a divorce, he is unable...( read more  read more... ) to deal with this emotional turmoil and seeks solace in the movies he loves.

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PG, 85 min.

Directed by: Herbert Ross

Release Date: May 4, 1972

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DVD Release Date: October 23, 2001

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  • April 21, 2008
    He didnt exactly direct this but he wrote it and starred in it and obviously told the director what to do a lot because its very similar to his pattened style.
  • January 19, 2008
    One of Woody Allen's earliest and most undervalued flms. Based on one of his Broadway plays and directed by Herbert Ross (The Turning Point, Steel Magnolias), Play It Again, Sam is as a joy to watch as any other one of his films, Annie Hall and Manh...( read more)attan included. The first hilarious and brilliant thing about it is Allen's character - a neurotic San Francisco film critic. The second is the fact that he has as an alter ego no one less than Humphrey Bogart, brilliantly imitated by Jerry Lacy. Then there's Diane Keaton and the chemistry between her and Woody that we all know. And finally a lot of film references, including Casablanca and its airplane scene. Fun and clever beyond words, a must-see for any Allen fan.
  • July 14, 2007
    This is Woody Allen at his least self-obsessed and irritating. Easily his funniest and most charming film.
  • November 23, 2006
    Funny. Like Woody Allen lite.
  • June 24, 2009
    I was okay, not being a fan of Casablanca might have turn me off initially
  • April 28, 2009
    I. e. Provaci ancora Sam
  • November 2, 2008
    Allan: Sai chi non era insicuro? Bogart!
    Linda: Ma Sam, quella è finzione, tu tendi a una meta troppo alta nella vita!
    Allan: Ma se cerchi un modello da seguire, chi ti scegli, il portiere? Bogart è il modello perfetto!
  • August 28, 2008
    Apart from its fantastic elements, Woody's script of Sam finds a deft blend of the comic and romantic.
  • June 10, 2008
    I wish I could watch every movie ever made but I sadly don't have the time. I'm not interested in this movie because I don't think I'll like it or don't know enough about it to think I might like it. I may still end up seeing it some day though.
  • June 5, 2008
    I like Annie Hall better, but this movie was...interesting.

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