Line #12 YMMV/AnnieHall


1	* FountainOfMemes: Alvy's quips about things like sex and Southern California have been quoted early and often.
2	* GeniusBonus: Alvy's stand up routines in universe. This is Lampshaded by Annie, who--through reading books that Alvy buys for her--begins to understand more of the references he makes.
3	** Alvy's joke about ''Dissent'' and ''Commentary'' merging to form ''Dysentery''. ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissent_(magazine) Dissent]]'' is a famous [[UsefulNotes/PoliticalIdeologies Left-Liberal]] Jewish political magazine, and ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commentary_(magazine) Commentary]]'' is a famous [[UsefulNotes/PoliticalIdeologies Conservative]] Jewish political magazine.
4	** Most of the humor, in fact. It's funny simply using contextual clues: do you ''really'' need to know Creator/HenrikIbsen's play ''Theatre/{{Ghosts}}'' to get the joke about avoiding sex because of a raging headache?
5	* HarsherInHindsight:
6	** When ranting about WhoShotJFK, Alvy notes that he wouldn't put it past UsefulNotes/LyndonJohnson to have been in on the conspiracy because politicians are so rotten, they're "one notch above child molester". Just ''try'' watching that scene nowadays without thinking of the allegations against Woody....
7	** Same for the quote: "16 years old! Can you imagine the mathematical possibilities?"
8	** And the flashback scene in which Alvy kisses his classmate without her consent and is scolded by his teacher for it.
9	* HilariousInHindsight:
10	** The party guest using the house phone to tell his guru he forgot his mantra is already supposed to be funny, outlining the pseudo-intellectual, culturally-appropriating nature of LA, but the fact that it's a then-unknown Creator/JeffGoldblum and he's only in the entire movie for less than 5 seconds makes modern-day viewing that much more hilarious.
11	** Marshall [=McLuhan=]'s thoughts on television and media ("the media itself is the message") and theories on the global village were derided as outdated by the time ''Annie Hall'' was released. With the arrival of TheInternet, [=McLuhan=] has the last laugh.
12	** When Alvy's going through his buttons calling for the impeachment of various presidents, Ronald Reagan is included among them; he had already served as governor of California (which is probably what the button is referring to), but hadn't been president yet.
13	** "I have to go join the others now on planet Earth." This would become the typical response to pretty much ''any'' character played by Christopher Walken.
14	** Annie telling Alvy to start smoking pot to "get off the couch," when recent studies have suggested that marijuana IS beneficial in the treatment of depression.
15	* ItWasHisSled: The film's most famous gags are so well-known and often cited (like Marshall [=McLuhan's=] cameo), they're usually spoiled for first-time viewers.
16	* OnceOriginalNowCommon: One of the reasons that its Best Picture Oscar seems so puzzling to younger viewers is because ''Annie Hall'' was amazingly influential on American comedy of the last several decades. In 1977 it was very bold and innovative in how it mined humor out of everyday neuroses and mixed irreverence and pathos. Not only that, it also employed devices like BreakingTheFourthWall and {{Imagine Spot}}s in ways that were funny ''and'' deepened the story. Those have all become so common now that it's hard to watch this film with fresh eyes (and ironically ''{{Series/Seinfeld}}'', the original TropeNamer, itself was one of the works that owed a lot to ''Annie Hall'''s sensibility).
17	* OneSceneWonder:
18	** Creator/ChristopherWalken (who else) as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGPcSd7DDLk Annie's brother, Dwayne.]]
19	** Marshall [=McLuhan=] as himself.
20	** Creator/JohnGlover is Jerry, the actor Annie once dated.
21	** Creator/JeffGoldblum forgets his mantra.
22	* RetroactiveRecognition: The film had a lot of aspiring young actors who would be future stars....
23	** This was Creator/SigourneyWeaver's first feature film role (playing Alvy's date at the end). It was two years away from her StarMakingRole in ''Film/{{Alien}}''.
24	** Creator/JeffGoldblum also has a role in the film (as the actor who forgets his mantra). He had already been in a number of films leading up to this (including ''Film/DeathWish'' and ''Film/{{Nashville}}'') but was a few years away from larger stardom.
25	** Creator/ChristopherWalken's work here as Annie's brother came just a year ahead of his Oscar-winning turn in ''Film/TheDeerHunter''.
26	** Creator/JohnGlover as Alvy's actor boyfriend.
27	** Pre-''Series/CharliesAngels'' Shelley Hack can be seen as one of people Alvy questions on the street.
28	** Pre-''Film/NationalLampoonsVacation'' Creator/BeverlyDAngelo is Rob's sitcom costar.
29	** Pre-''Film/TheShining'' Creator/ShelleyDuvall appears briefly as one of Alvy's lovers.

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