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Sleeper
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*Sleeper* is a 1973 American science fiction comedy film directed by Woody Allen, who also served as screenwriter, composer, and lead actor alongside Diane Keaton, John Beck, and Mews Small. The film, written by Allen and Marshall Brickman, is set in the 22nd century and features an android as its main subject. It was produced by Jack Rollins & Charles H. Joffe Productions and distributed by United Artists. Dale Hennesy was the production designer, while David M. Walsh handled cinematography and Joel Schumacher designed the costumes. Filming took place in Monaco and Colorado.
The film has a runtime of 87 minutes, though some sources list it as 89 minutes. It was released on December 17, 1973, with subsequent release dates in March and April 1974. *Sleeper* is associated with the New Hollywood movement and is written in English. The film received the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation. Review scores include 8.1/10, 100%, and 77/100, while IMDb lists a rating of 7.1 based on 45,408 votes. TMDb reports a vote average of 6.866 from 842 votes, a budget of 2,000,000, and revenue of 18,344,729.
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Film · TMDB
6.9Miles Monroe, a clarinet-playing health food store proprietor, is revived out of cryostasis 200 years into a future world in order to help rebels fight an oppressive government regime.
Cast
- Woody Allen as Miles Monroe
- Diane Keaton as Luna Schlosser
- John Beck as Erno Windt
- Mary Gregory as Dr. Melik
- Brian Avery as Herald Cohen
- Don Keefer as Dr. Tryon
Themes
- future
- government
- revolution
- dystopia
- satire
- control
- robot
- tyranny
- cyrogenics
- anarchic comedy
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Woody Allen
- Written by
- Woody Allen Marshall Brickman
- Produced by
- Jack Grossberg
- Starring
- Woody Allen Diane Keaton
- Cinematography
- David M. Walsh
- Edited by
- Ralph Rosenblum Ron Kalish O. Nicholas Brown
- Music by
- Woody Allen
- Production company
- Jack Rollins – Charles H. Joffe Productions
- Distributed by
- United Artists
- Release date
- December 17, 1973 ( 1973-12-17 )
- Running time
- 87 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $2 million
- Box office
- $18.3 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Sleeper is a 1973 American science fiction comedy film directed by and starring Woody Allen, who co-wrote it with Marshall Brickman. Parodying a dystopic future of the United States in 2173, the film involves the misadventures of the owner of a health food store who is cryogenically frozen in 1973 and defrosted 200 years later in an ineptly led police state. Contemporary politics and pop culture are satirized throughout the film, which includes tributes to the classic comedy of Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, and Charlie Chaplin. Many elements of notable works of science fiction are also paid tribute to, or parodied.
Plot
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