History Film / AnnieHall

->''I thought of that old joke, y'know, the, this... this guy goes to a psychiatrist and says, "Doc, uh, my brother's crazy; he thinks he's a chicken." And, uh, the doctor says, "Well, why don't you turn him in?" The guy says, "I would, but I need the eggs." Well, I guess that's pretty much now how I feel about relationships; y'know, they're totally irrational, and crazy, and absurd, and... but, uh, I guess we keep goin' through it because, uh, most of us... need the eggs.''
->-- '''Alvy Singer'''

'''''Annie Hall''''' (1977) is an American romantic comedy film directed by Creator/WoodyAllen from a script co-written with Marshall Brickman. One of Allen's most popular films, it won numerous awards at the time of its release, including four UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s, and in 2002 Creator/RogerEbert referred to it as "just about everyone's favorite Woody Allen movie".

* ItsPronouncedTropay: For some reason, Annie pronounces Reagan "Ree-gan".

* LeaveTheCameraRunning: The rare positive example. As [[http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-annie-hall-1977 noted]] by RogerEbert:

-->'''Pam:''' Sex with you really is a Creator/{{Franz Kafka}}esque experience, isn't it.

* TheCastShowoff: Diane Keaton gets to show off her singing chops in a couple spots.

* BittersweetEnding: One of the best examples in an Allen film. Alvy and Annie run into each other one more time after their final breakup, share a brief chat and go their separate ways, as Alvy recalls the highlights of their relationship and muses in the closing narration quoted up top.

* BittersweetEnding: One of the best examples in an Allen film. Alvy and Annie run into each other one more time after their final breakup, share a brief chat and go their separate ways, as Alvy muses in the closing narration quoted up top.

* BittersweetEnding: An Allen trademark.

'''''Annie Hall''''' (1977) is an American romantic comedy film directed by Creator/WoodyAllen from a script co-written with Marshall Brickman. One of Allen's most popular films, it won numerous awards at the time of its release, including four AcademyAwards, and in 2002 Creator/RogerEbert referred to it as "just about everyone's favorite Woody Allen movie".

* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Annie. Played straight, then [[DeconstructedCharacterArchetype deconstructed.]]

* InJoke: At one point, Alvy gets worked up over Annie having an issue of ''National Review''. Ten years before the movie came out, Woody Allen had William F. Buckley on his show, and they got along quite well.

* TakeThat: Alvy is aghast at the practice of TV laugh tracks, calling it "immoral" and "dishonest".

* TakeThat: Alvy takes a shot at TV laugh tracks as "immoral" and "dishonest".

* Takethat: Alvy takes a shot at TV laugh tracks as "immoral" and "dishonest".

* WhiteGuilt: Alvy's parent's argument over firing the cleaning lady. Alvy's mother said she was stealing from them. Alvy's father said they should give her a break because she's "colored", and "The colored have enough trouble!"

* BezerkButton: A mild case, but Alvy does NOT like hearing the word "neat".

* BerzerkButton: A mild case, but Alvy does NOT like hearing the word "neat".