Woody Allen famously has a habit of casting a stand-in for himelf in his comedies, and you can usually tell which one it is — while neuroses and Judaism aren't requirements, they're often indications that you're looking in the right direction. But in case there's any doubt, Film Drunk‘s Oliver Noble has Woody Allen surrogatism (which is not a real word, but you know what I mean) down to a science. He's put together a supercut of the director's stand-ins over the years, from John Cusack in 1994′s Bullets Over Broadway to Owen Wilson in this year's delightful Midnight in Paris, and pinpointed the essential qualities that mark these characters as Woody Allen surrogates. Jesse Eisenberg*, I hope you're taking notes.
A Retrospective of Woody Allen Surrogates from FilmDrunkDotCom on Vimeo.
Created by Oliver Noble for Filmdrunk.com.
See source link for info:
http://filmdrunk.uproxx.com/2011/06/woody-allens-quasi-fictional-stand-ins-a-retrospective
via /Film
Comments