History Creator / WOODYALLEN

He started directing movies in 1965. Since then, he has directed nearly movies that range from ScrewballComedy to {{Drama}}. He was nominated for an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward twenty-four times, including a record sixteen nominations for Best Screenplay. He has won four UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s -- three for Best Screenplay (''Film/AnnieHall'', ''Film/HannahAndHerSisters'' and ''Film/MidnightInParis'') and one for Best Director (''Annie Hall''). ''Annie Hall'' famously [[AwardSnub beat]] ''[[Film/ANewHope Star Wars]]'' for the Best Picture Oscar. Allen himself is not really interested in awards; he showed up at the Oscars ceremony only once in 2002, when he encouraged producers to continue filming their movies in New York after 9/11.

* ADateWithRosiePalms: All of his comedies have a masturbation joke. Always pro-masturbation, always delivered by Allen's character.

Heywood "Woody" Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; December 1, 1935) is an American [[RenaissanceMan film director, screenwriter, actor, comedian, short story writer, essayist, playwright, and musician]]. He was born into an Ashkenazi Jewish family in UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity; not coincidentally, most of his films are set in [[BigApplesauce the Big Apple]] and feature Jewish and/or AmbiguouslyJewish characters, frequently with himself or an AuthorAvatar in the lead role.

He started directing movies in 1965. Since then, he has directed nearly movies that range from ScrewballComedy to {{Drama}}. He was nominated for an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward twenty-four times, including a record sixteen nominations for Best Screenplay. He has won four UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s -- three for Best Screenplay (''Film/AnnieHall'', ''Film/HannahAndHerSisters'' and ''Film/MidnightInParis'') and one for Best Director (''Annie Hall''). ''Annie Hall'' famously [[AwardSnub beat]] ''[[Film/ANewHope Star Wars]]'' for the Best Picture Oscar. Allen himself is not really interested in awards; he showed up at the Oscars ceremony only once in 2002, when he encouraged producers to continue filming their movies in New York after [[UsefulNotes/TheSeptember11Attacks 9/11]].

He started directing movies in 1965. Since then, he has directed nearly movies that range from ScrewballComedy to {{Drama}}. He was nominated for an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward twenty-four times, including a record sixteen nominations for Best Screenplay. He has won four UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s -- three for Best Screenplay (''Film/AnnieHall'', ''Film/HannahAndHerSisters'' and ''Film/MidnightInParis'') and one for Best Director (''Film/AnnieHall''). ''Annie Hall'' famously [[AwardSnub beat]] ''[[Film/ANewHope Star Wars]]'' for the Best Picture Oscar. Allen himself is not really interested in awards; he showed up at the Oscars ceremony only once in 2002, when he encouraged producers to continue filming their movies in New York after 9/11.

He's also [[KavorkaMan notorious]] for being a heavy womanizer as well as an [[BreadEggsMilkSquick accused child molester]]. He has been involved with Harlene Rosen, Creator/LouiseLasser, Creator/DianeKeaton, Creator/StaceyNelkin, Creator/MiaFarrow -- and Soon-Yi Previn. Woody had adopted Dylan and Moses Farrow, two of Mia's adopted children, and would go on to engage in an affair with Mia's other adopted daughter Soon-Yi when she was 19, resulting in an outcry and a bitter legal battle that to this day defines his image. He has also been accused of sexually assaulting his adoptive daughter Dylan Farrow when she was seven. Dylan has since maintained for decades that this had happened, while Allen denies it. His [[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/29/movies/mia-farrow-woody-allen-abuse.html other adopted child]], Moses Farrow, has since parted ways with Mia Farrow and befriended Woody, whom he insists is innocent. Meanwhile, Allen's son with Farrow, Ronan Farrow, supports Dylan and Mia and denounces Woody (alongside every single Mia Farrow child except for Moses and Soon-Yi). Ronan would also later become famous for his investigative journalism work in uncovering sexual abuse allegations in Hollywood.

[[caption-width-right:340:''"My brain: it's my second favorite organ."'']]

He's also [[KavorkaMan notorious]] for being a heavy womanizer as well as an [[BreadEggsMilkSquick accused child molester]]. He has been involved with Harlene Rosen, Louise Lasser, Creator/DianeKeaton, Creator/StaceyNelkin, Creator/MiaFarrow -- and Soon-Yi Previn. Woody had adopted Dylan and Moses Farrow, two of Mia's adopted children, and would go on to engage in an affair with Mia's other adopted daughter Soon-Yi when she was 19, resulting in an outcry and a bitter legal battle that to this day defines his image. He has also been accused of sexually assaulting his adoptive daughter Dylan Farrow when she was seven. Dylan has since maintained for decades that this had happened, while Allen denies it. His [[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/29/movies/mia-farrow-woody-allen-abuse.html other adopted child]], Moses Farrow, has since parted ways with Mia Farrow and befriended Woody, whom he insists is innocent. Meanwhile, Allen's son with Farrow, Ronan Farrow, supports Dylan and Mia and denounces Woody (alongside every single Mia Farrow child except for Moses and Soon-Yi). Ronan would also later become famous for his investigative journalism work in uncovering sexual abuse allegations in Hollywood.

* ''Film/{{Casino Royale|1967}}'' - Not written or directed by Allen, but he plays Jimmy Bond, Film/JamesBond's "disappointing" nephew, who is the head of SMERSH and plans to kill all men over 4' 6" tall, so that he gets all the girls.

* ''Film/CasinoRoyale1967'' - Not written or directed by Allen, but he plays Jimmy Bond, Film/JamesBond's "disappointing" nephew, who is the head of SMERSH and plans to kill all men over 4' 6" tall, so that he gets all the girls.

* ''Film/{{Zelig}}'' (1983) - A {{Mockumentary}}: In the 1920s and 30s, a man named Leonard Zelig (Allen) involuntarily assumes the traits of the people surrounding him. He uses this ability to [[TheZelig blend in with famous historical people and events]] and [[KavorkaMan bed women]].

He's also [[KavorkaMan notorious]] for being a heavy womanizer as well as an [[BreadEggsMilkSquick accused child molester]]. He has been involved with Harlene Rosen, Louise Lasser, Creator/DianeKeaton, Creator/StaceyNelkin, Creator/MiaFarrow -- and Soon-Yi Previn. Woody had adopted Dylan and Moses Farrow, two of Mia's adopted children, and would go on to engage in an affair with Mia's other adopted daughter Soon-Yi when she was 19, resulting in an outcry and a bitter legal battle that to this day defines his image. He has also been accused of sexually assaulting his adoptive daughter Dylan Farrow when she was seven. Dylan has since maintained for decades that this had happened, while Allen denies it. His [[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/29/movies/mia-farrow-woody-allen-abuse.html other adopted child]], Moses Farrow, has since parted ways with Mia Farrow and befriended Woody, whom he insists is innocent. Meanwhile, Allen's son with Farrow, Ronan Farrow, supports Dylan and Mia and denounces Woody. Ronan would also later become famous for his investigative journalism work in uncovering sexual abuse allegations in Hollywood.

-->--'''Sonja''', ''Film/LoveAndDeath''

He started directing movies in 1965. Since then, he has directed nearly movies that range from ScrewballComedy to {{Drama}}. He was nominated for an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward twenty-four times, including a record fifteen nominations for Best Screenplay. He has won four UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s -- three for Best Screenplay (''Film/AnnieHall''; ''Film/HannahAndHerSisters'' and ''Film/MidnightInParis'') and one for Best Director (''Film/AnnieHall''). His ''Film/AnnieHall'' famously [[AwardSnub beat]] ''[[Film/ANewHope Star Wars]]'' for the Best Picture Oscar. Allen himself is not really interested in awards; he showed up at the Oscars ceremony only once in 2002, when he encouraged producers to continue filming their movies in New York after 9/11.

* ''Film/{{September}}'' (1987) - Yet another LoveDodecahedron, and a tragic story relating mother-daughter relationship, influenced by Creator/IngmarBergman. Inspired by stage play TV broadcasts. Allen filmed the whole movie, then threw out the whole cast, and started again with a new cast.[[/index]]

* ''Film/RifkinsFestival'' (2020 international, TBA United States) - A marriage falls apart amidst the backdrop of the annual San Sebastián Film Festival.

** From 1976 to 1984, he was the subject of "ComicStrip/InsideWoodyAllen", a syndicated newspaper comic strip.

* SceneryPorn: ''Manhattan'' and ''Film/MidnightInParis'' both start with montages showing off the cities they take place in. Woody Allen likes to work with the best cinematographers of the world: Gordon Willis, Sven Nykvist, Vilmos Zsigmond, Darius Khondji.

* ''Film/WhatsUpTigerLily'' (1966) - A secret agent is sent to SimSimSalabim to find a lost egg salad recipe. {{Gag Dub}}bed from a Japanese Film/JamesBond knockoff. The concept was so novel at the time that he appears in an introduction to explain the concept to the audience. Interestingly, the project was originally offered to Creator/LennyBruce, who turned it down and recommended Allen for it instead.

He's also [[KavorkaMan notorious]] for being a heavy womanizer as well as an [[BreadEggsMilkSquick accused child molester]]. He has been involved with Harlene Rosen, Louise Lasser, Creator/DianeKeaton, Creator/StaceyNelkin, Creator/MiaFarrow -- and Soon-Yi Previn. Woody had adopted Dylan and Moses Farrow, two of Mia's adopted children, and would go on to engage in an affair with Mia's other adopted daughter Soon-Yi when she was 19, resulting in an outcry and a bitter and legal battle that to this day defines his image. He has also been accused of sexually assaulting his adoptive daughter Dylan Farrow when she was seven. Dylan has since maintained for decades that this had happened, while Allen denies it. His [[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/29/movies/mia-farrow-woody-allen-abuse.html other adopted child]], Moses Farrow, has since parted ways with Mia Farrow and befriended Woody, whom he insists is innocent. Meanwhile, Allen's son with Farrow, Ronan Farrow, supports Dylan and Mia and denounces Woody. Ronan would also later become famous for his investigative journalism work in uncovering sexual abuse allegations in Hollywood.

* DarkerAndEdgier: ''Film/CrimesAndMisdemeanors'', ''Film/MatchPoint'' and most of his other dramas tend to embody pretty bleak worldviews. ''Film/DeconstructingHarry'' is an example of one of his comedies that's a bit edgier than his other work being one of the only Allen films were the characters curse with any frequency.

He's also [[KavorkaMan notorious]] for being a heavy womanizer as well as an accused child molester. He has been involved with Harlene Rosen, Louise Lasser, Creator/DianeKeaton, Creator/StaceyNelkin, Creator/MiaFarrow -- and Soon-Yi Previn. Woody had adopted Dylan and Moses Farrow, two of Mia's adopted children, and would go on to engage in an affair with Mia's other adopted daughter Soon-Yi when she was 19, resulting in an outcry and a bitter and legal battle that to this day defines his image. He has also been accused of sexually assaulting his adoptive daughter Dylan Farrow when she was seven. Dylan has since maintained for decades that this had happened, while Allen denies it. His [[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/29/movies/mia-farrow-woody-allen-abuse.html other adopted child]], Moses Farrow, has since parted ways with Mia Farrow and befriended Woody, whom he insists is innocent. Meanwhile, Allen's son with Farrow, Ronan Farrow, supports Dylan and Mia and denounces Woody. Ronan would also later become famous for his investigative journalism work in uncovering sexual abuse allegations in Hollywood.

He's also [[KavorkaMan notorious]] for being a heavy womanizer and an accused pedophile. He has been involved with Harlene Rosen, Louise Lasser, Creator/DianeKeaton, Creator/StaceyNelkin, Creator/MiaFarrow -- and Soon-Yi Previn. Woody had adopted Dylan and Moses Farrow, two of Mia's adopted children. Woody would go on to engage in an affair with Mia's adopted daughter, Soon-Yi when she was 19, resulting in an outcry and a bitter and public legal battle. He has also been accused of sexually assaulting his adoptive daughter Dylan Farrow when she was seven. Dylan has since maintained for decades that this had happened, while Allen denies it. His [[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/29/movies/mia-farrow-woody-allen-abuse.html other adopted child]], Moses Farrow, has since parted ways with Mia Farrow and befriended Woody, whom he insists is innocent. Meanwhile, Allen's son with Farrow, Ronan Farrow, supports Dylan and Mia and denounces Woody. Ronan would also later become famous for his investigative journalism work in uncovering sexual abuse allegations in Hollywood.

* ''Film/TakeTheMoneyAndRun'' (1969) - A {{Mockumentary}} focusing on an [[StupidCrooks incompetent, petty thief]]. Co-written by Allen. His debut as a full-fledged director.
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* ''Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story'' (1971) - A short {{Mockumentary}} satirizing UsefulNotes/RichardNixon's politics. Made for PBS, but they were afraid of losing their government support, so it was never aired.
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* ''Film/PlayItAgainSam'' (1972) - A neurotic Allen tries to date other women following the advice of Creator/HumphreyBogart's ghost. Based on Allen's own Broadway play, the film was written by him but directed by Herbert Ross.
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* ''Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)'' (1972) - A series of sketches providing parodic answers to such questions as "What are sex perverts?" and "What is sodomy?"
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* ''Film/{{September}}'' (1987) - Yet another LoveDodecahedron, and a tragic story relating mother-daughter relationship, influenced by Creator/IngmarBergman. Inspired by stage play TV broadcasts. Allen filmed the whole movie, then threw out the whole cast, and started again with a new cast.
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* ''[[Film/NewYorkStories Oedipus Wrecks]]'' (1989) - A short film (part of ''New York Stories'') about a lawyer who makes his LargeHam JewishMother disappear in an illusionist act. [[spoiler:She reappears, floating in the sky over Manhattan, and she's not happy.]]
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* ''Film/CafeSociety'' (2016) - A 1930s romance that follows Bronx-born Bobby Dorfman (Creator/JesseEisenberg) to Hollywood, where he has a love affair with Vonnie (Creator/KristenStewart), and back to New York, where he is swept up in the vibrant world of high society nightclub life.
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* ''Crisis in Six Scenes'' (2016) - A TV series for Creator/AmazonStudios. In the 1960s a quiet, apolitical family ends up with an unexpected guest who turns their lives upside down. Starring Allen himself, Creator/ElaineMay and Music/MileyCyrus. Allen wrote and directed all episodes.

* ''Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex (But Were Afraid to Ask)'' (1972) - A series of sketches providing parodic answers to such questions as "What are sex perverts?" and "What is sodomy?"

He's also [[KavorkaMan notorious]] for being a heavy womanizer and an accused pedophile. He has been involved with Harlene Rosen, Louise Lasser, Creator/DianeKeaton, Creator/StaceyNelkin, Creator/MiaFarrow -- and Soon-Yi Previn. Woody had adopted Dylan and Moses Farrow, two of Mia's adopted children. Woody would go on to engage in an affair with Mia's adopted daughter, Soon-Yi when she was 19, resulting in an outcry and a bitter and public legal battle. In addition to then going on to marry his step-daughter, he has also been accused of sexually assaulting his adoptive daughter Dylan Farrow when she was seven. Dylan has since maintained for decades that this had happened, while Allen denies it. His [[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/29/movies/mia-farrow-woody-allen-abuse.html other adopted child]], Moses Farrow, has since parted ways with Mia Farrow and befriended Woody, whom he insists is innocent. Meanwhile, Allen's son with Farrow, Ronan Farrow, supports Dylan and Mia and denounces Woody. Ronan would also later become famous for his investigative journalism work in uncovering sexual abuse allegations in Hollywood.

He's also [[KavorkaMan notorious]] for being a heavy womanizer and an accused pedophile. He has been involved with Harlene Rosen, Louise Lasser, Creator/DianeKeaton, Creator/StaceyNelkin, Creator/MiaFarrow -- and Soon-Yi Previn. Woody had adopted Dylan and Moses Farrow, two of Mia's adopted children and was the step-father of Soon-Yi: with who Mia Farrow has [[https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/people.com/movies/mia-farrow-encouraged-woody-allen-to-bond-with-daughter-soon-yi-previn/%3famp=true since spoken out]] about having attempted to encourage time spent together to achieve a parental bond between her and Allen, along with the “little ones”, as Soon-Yi was shy. Woody would go on to engage in an affair with Soon-Yi when she was 19, resulting in an outcry and a bitter and public legal battle. In addition to then going on to marry his step-daughter, he has also been accused of sexually assaulting his adoptive daughter Dylan Farrow when she was seven. Dylan has since maintained for decades that this had happened, while Allen denies it. His [[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/29/movies/mia-farrow-woody-allen-abuse.html other adopted child]], Moses Farrow, has since parted ways with Mia Farrow and befriended Woody, whom he insists is innocent. Meanwhile, Allen's son with Farrow, Ronan Farrow, supports Dylan and Mia and denounces Woody. Ronan would also later become famous for his investigative journalism work in uncovering sexual abuse allegations in Hollywood.

He's also [[KavorkaMan notorious]] for being a heavy womanizer and an accused pedophile. He has been involved with Harlene Rosen, Louise Lasser, Creator/DianeKeaton, Creator/StaceyNelkin, Creator/MiaFarrow -- and [[ParentalIncest Soon-Yi Previn]]. Woody had adopted Dylan and Moses Farrow, two of Mia's adopted children and was the step-father of Soon-Yi: with who Mia Farrow has [[https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/people.com/movies/mia-farrow-encouraged-woody-allen-to-bond-with-daughter-soon-yi-previn/%3famp=true since spoken out]] about having attempted to encourage time spent together to achieve a parental bond between her and Allen, along with the “little ones”, as Soon-Yi was shy. Woody would go on to engage in an affair with Soon-Yi when she was 19, resulting in an outcry and a bitter and public legal battle. In addition to then going on to marry his step-daughter, he has also been accused of [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil sexually assaulting]] his [[ParentalIncest adoptive daughter]] Dylan Farrow when she was [[WouldHurtAChild ''seven'']]. Dylan has since maintained for decades that this had happened, while Allen denies it. His [[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/29/movies/mia-farrow-woody-allen-abuse.html other adopted child]], Moses Farrow, has since parted ways with Mia Farrow and befriended Woody, whom he insists is innocent. Meanwhile, Allen's son with Farrow, Ronan Farrow, supports Dylan and Mia and denounces Woody. Ronan would also later become famous for his investigative journalism work in uncovering sexual abuse allegations in Hollywood.

He's also [[KavorkaMan notorious]] for being a heavy womanizer and an accused pedophile. He has been involved with Harlene Rosen, Louise Lasser, Creator/DianeKeaton, Creator/StaceyNelkin, Creator/MiaFarrow -- and [[ParentalIncest Soon-Yi Previn]]. Woody had adopted Dylan and Moses Farrow, two of Mia's adopted children and was the step-father of Soon-Yi. With who Mia Farrow has [[https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/people.com/movies/mia-farrow-encouraged-woody-allen-to-bond-with-daughter-soon-yi-previn/%3famp=true since spoken out]] about having attempted to encourage time spent together to achieve a parental bond between her and Allen, along with the “little ones” especially as Soon-Yi was so shy. Allen would go on to engage in an affair with Soon-Yi when she was 19, resulting in and outcry and a bitter and public legal battle. In addition to going on to marry his step-daughter, he has also been accused of sexually assaulting his [[ParentalIncest adoptive daughter]] Dylan Farrow when she was [[WouldHurtAChild ''seven'']]. Dylan has since maintained for decades that this had happened, while Allen denies it. His [[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/29/movies/mia-farrow-woody-allen-abuse.html other adopted child]], Moses Farrow, has since parted ways with Mia Farrow and befriended Woody, whom he insists is innocent. Meanwhile, Allen's son with Farrow, Ronan Farrow, supports Dylan and Mia and denounces Woody. Ronan would also later become famous for his investigative journalism work in uncovering sexual abuse allegations in Hollywood.

Naturally, almost every single plotline of Allen's scripts is about [[AuthorAppeal sex, adultery and relationships, among other interesting things.]]