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The Woody Allen Hour Bonus

  1. Woody Allen has been transformed into a rabbi on no fewer than three occasions. Name the three films, and describe the circumstances.
    Take The Money And Run-- a temporary side effect of an experimental serum, taken to erase jail sentence. Annie Hall-- mentally pictured as rabbi by the anti-semitic Grammy Hall. Zelig-- one of the many transformations by Zelig.

  2. What was the name of the off-Broadway play written by Woody that was produced in 1980 or so?
    "The Floating Lightbulb."

  3. Which of Woody's films had the original title "Andehonia"-- the clinical inability to experience pleasure-- until the studio forced him to change it?
    "Annie Hall."

  4. Strangely, "What's Up Tiger Lily" and "The Care Bear Movie" have TWO things in common, the first being dubbed voices. What's the second, musical connection?
    Both feature the music of John Sebastian.

  5. Woody meets his wife-to-be sketching in the park, in "Take The Money and Run." What happens to him after 15 minutes, and after half an hour?
    After 15 minutes, he is totally, madly in love with her. After 30 minutes, he has completely abandoned the idea of snatching her purse.

  6. When Woody does some time on a chain gang in "Take The Money and Run," the narrator notes that the shackled men only get one hot meal a day. What meal is that?
    A bowl of steam.

  7. According to "Sleeper," how did World War 3 start?
    "A man named Albert Shanker somehow got hold of a nuclear warhead."

  8. When Woody is unfrozen in "Sleeper," how long has it been since he last had sex?
    200 years-- 204, if you count his marriage.

  9. In "Love and Death," Woody tries to make his move on his new bride, in their bed, alone, on their honeymoon night. What does she say?
    Don't-- not here."

  10. What TV show does Woody write for in "Manhattan"?
    "Human Beings....Wow!"

  11. In "Stardust Memories," Woody is a director who makes a depressing film with a gloomy ending. His studio reshoots that ending behind his back, to make it more upbeat. Describe Sandy Bates' (Woody's) origianl ending, and the artificially cheerful one tacked on by the studio.
    In the original ending, all the characters take a train to a bleak garbage dump, devoid of all hope. In the studio's ending, they all end up in "Jazz Heaven."

  12. Name at least three of the Zelig-related songs in "Zelig."
    Leonard the Lizard; Doin' the Chameleon; Chameleon Days; Reptile Eyes; The Changing Man Concerto; You May Be Six People, But I Love You

  13. What is Zelig's one regret in life?
    That he never did read "Moby-Dick."

  14. From "The Purple Rose of Cairo," what's the reason that adventurer-explorer Tom Baxter never got to meet his dad?
    "Dad died before the movie starts."

  15. One of Tom Baxter's most vibrant experiences in our world is getting the chance to make love without doing this. What?
    Fading out.

  16. What's the title of Woody's chapter in "New York Stories"?
    "Oedipus Wrecks."

  17. From "Crimes and Misdemeanors," what was the last time that Woody was inside a woman?
    When he went to the Statue of Liberty.

  18. The last time that Woody and his estranged wife made love was on April 20th of the previous year. What enables Woody to recall the exact date?
    It's Hitler's birthday.

  19. What are TV super-producer Lester's two rules of comedy, governing what is funny, and what is NOT funny?
    "If it BENDS, it's funny! If it BREAKS, it's not funny!"

  20. When Woody makes his unflattering documentary about Lester, which two characters/personalities does he compare him to?
    Benito Mussolini; Francis the Talking Mule.

  21. What is the five-word suicide note left by Professor Levy?
    "I've gone out the window."

  22. And finally from "Crimes and Misdemeanors," Woody writes his only love letter, but admits that he stole all the good parts from James Joyce. What was he worried about that might give him away?
    All the references to Dublin.

  23. Woody's chain gang humor isn't limited to "Take the Money and Run." In his nightclub standup act, he tells the story of how his kidnapers were brought to justice, and chained at the ankles. How do his abductors later manage to escape?
    By posing as an immense charm bracelet.

  24. From the nightclub act, how does Woody refer to his first marriage?
    "The Ox-Bow Incident."

  25. According to Woody's books, the Russian Revolution finally erupted when the serfs realized that..... what?
    That the Czar and the Tsar were the same person.

  26. From his Speech to the Graduates, Woody says that "at no ther time in history has man been so afraid to cut into his veal cutlet for fear that....." What?
    "....it might explode."

  27. "Thought: Why does man kill? He kills for food. And not only food...." What else?
    "Frequently, there must be a beverage."

  28. "If only God would give me some clear sign! Like...." What?
    "Like making a large deposit in my name at a Swiss bank."

  29. Lastly, what is Woody Allen's one regret in life?
    That he is not somebody else.