My favorite scenes are the ones of W.A.'s hypochondria and religious gropings. The one with his parents is one of my all-time favorite screen moments: "How can I explain Nazis? I don't even understand how a can opener works!"
shareI agree best part of the movie was his plotline I also liked Dianne's character.
The scene with his parents is priceless.
I loved the Dianne W. scenes, too. My husband and I are huge Bobby Short/Cole Porter fans, and never tire of seeing the scene in the Cafe Carlisle, and Woody Allen's accusation: "You don't deserve Cole Porter!"
I also appreciated the scene where she and Carrie Fisher are jousting over who gets to be the last one taken home by Sam Waterston, and her internal thoughts about the situation. I suspect lots of us have had that experience, or something close to it, in dating.
yes, and i love the hari krishna scene where he scoffs himself for the idea of shaving his head and dancing about in NYC, thinking he'll look like Groucho Marx. And of course, the scene where he's obtained the catholic accroutements and wonder bread and mayonaisse, haha.
shareDie now, pay later! LOL!
shareJerry Lewis, not Groucho Marx.
And, his father's line (my favorite line in the movie) is: "How the hell do I know why there were Nazis? I don't know how the can opener works."
"Push the button, Max!"
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I agree. I think this movie may have been Woody Allen's highpoint of juxtaposing hilarious comic relief with serious existential life/relationship turmoil. The scene with his parents and the Nazi/canopener line was probably the funniest, but the scenes with Max von Sydow cracked me up too, esp. his rant about television when Barbara Hershey had just come in the door after first having sex with Michael Caine.
"Boy that was really exciting. I bet you're a big Lee Marvin fan aren't ya."