Play It Again, Sam

1972
AA
1h 25m

IMDb RATING

7.6/10

28K

YOUR RATING

A neurotic film critic obsessed with the movie Casablanca (1942) attempts to get over his wife leaving him by dating again with the help of a married couple and his illusory idol, Humphrey Bogart.

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A film critic obsessed with Casablanca (1942) seeks to get over his wife leaving him by dating again with the help of a married couple and his illusory idol, Humphrey Bogart.A film critic obsessed with Casablanca (1942) seeks to get over his wife leaving him by dating again with the help of a married couple and his illusory idol, Humphrey Bogart.A film critic obsessed with Casablanca (1942) seeks to get over his wife leaving him by dating again with the help of a married couple and his illusory idol, Humphrey Bogart.

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IMDb RATING

7.6/10

28K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win total

Discotheque Girl
(as Suzanne Zenor)

Diana Davila

Museum Girl

Mari Fletcher

Fantasy Sharon

Michael Greene

Hood #1

Ted Markland

Hood #2

Tom Bullock

Taxi Hippie
(uncredited)

Mark Goddard

Real Estate Developer
(uncredited)

Martin Millard

Biker
(uncredited)

Bill Riddle

Pedestrian
(uncredited)

Erick Vinther

COP #2
(uncredited)

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Trivia
The original Broadway production of "Play It Again, Sam" opened at the Broadhurst Theater on February 12, 1969 and ran for 453 performances until March 14, 1970. Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts and Jerry Lacy reprised their roles in the movie.

Goofs
As the cable car starts up the hill, vehicles go through a red light throughout the entire scene.

Quotes
Allan: That's quite a lovely Jackson Pollock, isn't it?
Museum Girl: Yes, it is.
Allan: What does it say to you?
Museum Girl: It restates the negativeness of the universe. The hideous lonely emptiness of existence. Nothingness. The predicament of Man forced to live in a barren, Godless eternity like a tiny flame flickering in an immense void with nothing but waste, horror and degradation, forming a useless bleak straitjacket in a black absurd cosmos.
Allan: What are you doing Saturday night?
Museum Girl: Committing suicide.
Allan: What about Friday night?

Alternate versions
Since the Casablanca reference in the title wasn't immediately clear to italian audiences, the name of Woody Allen's character was been changed from Allan to Sam in the Italian release.

Connections
Edited into Intimate Portrait: Diane Keaton (2001)

Soundtracks
Blues for Alan Felix
Composed and Performed by Oscar Peterson

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See "Casablanca" First

My first and foremost thought about this movie is that you MUST see "Casablanca" (1942) first, for two reasons:

First, "Play it Again, Sam" contains not only archival footage from the 1942 classic, but numerous dialogic and other references which would be lost on someone who hasn't seen "Casablanca."

Second, and more important, is that the surprise ending of "Casablanca" is revealed in the *very first scene* of "Play it again, Sam."

Beyond that, "Play it again, Sam" is probably second only to "Annie Hall" among the Woody Allen / Diane Keaton films. Woody fans will enjoy the neurotic, psychosexual ramblings of the central character, which are typical of his movies, as well as the numerous elements of physical comedy, which are not as common in Woody Allen films. And watch for the scene in the art gallery -- it's a classic!