Mighty Aphrodite (1995)

Directed by:
Woody Allen

Written by:
Woody Allen

Plot:
Lenny and Amanda have an adopted son Max who turns out to be brilliant. Lenny becomes obsessed with finding Max's real parents because he believes that they too must be brilliant. When he finds that Linda Ash is Max' real mother, Lenny is disappointed. Linda is a prostitute and porn star. On top of that, she is quite possibly the dumbest person Lenny has ever met. Interwoven is a Greek chorus linking the story with the story of Oedipus.

Genres: Comedy
Countries: United States
Languages: English
Runtime: 95

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Cast:

Woody Allen... Lenny

F. Murray Abraham... Leader

Paul Giamatti... Extras Guild Researcher

David Ogden Stiers... Laius

Peter McRobbie... Linda's Ex-Landlord

Paul Herman... Ricky's Friend

Michael Rapaport... Kevin

Olympia Dukakis... Jocasta

Jack Warden... Tiresias

Ray Garvey... Boxing Trainer

Al Cerullo... Actual Helicopter Pilot

Kenneth Edelson... Ken