History Trivia / AnnieHall

* ActorAllusion:
** One of the actors playing the autograph hounds (Rick Petruccelli) had a very small role in ''Film/TheGodfather''. Creator/DianeKeaton had a major role in the film. Alvy even says, "I'm out here with the cast of 'The Godfather'!" when Annie shows up.
** Janet Margolin (Robin) also played Woody Allen's wife in ''Film/TakeTheMoneyAndRun''.

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

* TheDanza: Diane Keaton's real name is Diane Hall, and yes, she went by "Annie" as a child.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Marshall [=McLuhan=]'s cameo wasn't originally intended for [=McLuhan=]. Among Woody's first choices were Creator/FedericoFellini and [[Creator/LuisBunuel Luis Buñuel]].
* WorkingTitle: Woody Allen originally wanted to call the film ''Anhedonia'', which is the clinical term for the inability to enjoy anything. Also a fitting title, as it is the protagonist's key character trait.

* TheDanza: Diane Keaton's real name is Diane Hall.

* RetroactiveRecognition:
** This was Creator/SigourneyWeaver's first feature film role (playing Alvy's date at the end). It was 2 years away from her StarMakingRole in ''Film/{{Alien}}''.
** 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.
** Creator/ChristopherWalken's work here as Annie's brother came just a year ahead of his Oscar-winning turn in ''Film/TheDeerHunter''.
** Creator/JohnGlover as Alvy's actor boyfrield.

* MidDevelopmentGenreShift: This was originally written as a murder mystery named ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anhedonia Anhedonia]]''. The movie that we see is simply a romantic subplot that was secondary to the mystery. Allen's editor thought the main plot was so bad that he convinced Allen to cut it out entirely. The narration was then added in post-production, along with a few linking scenes. Many years later Allen would make ''Manhattan Murder Mystery'', a comedy starring him and Keaton that took some elements of the original ''Annie Hall'' mystery plot.

** One of the actors playing the autograph hounds (Rick Petruccelli) had a very small role in ''Film/TheGodfather''. Creator/DianeKeaton had a major role in the film.

** One of the actors playing the autograph hounds (Rick Petruccelli) had a very small role in ''Film/TheGodfather''. Diane Keaton had a major role in the film.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: This was originally written as a murder mystery named ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anhedonia Anhedonia]]''. The movie that we see is simply a romantic subplot that was secondary to the mystery. Allen's editor thought the main plot was so bad that he convinced Allen to cut it out entirely. The narration was then added in post-production, along with a few linking scenes. Many years later Allen would make ''Manhattan Murder Mystery'', a comedy starring him and Keaton that took some elements of the original ''Annie Hall'' mystery plot.
** Before ''that'', the film was intended to be a period comedy set in VictorianLondon.
** Marshall [=McLuhan=]'s cameo wasn't originally intended for [=McLuhan=]. Among Woody's first choices were Creator/FedericoFellini and [[Creator/LuisBunuel Luis Buñuel]].
** A deleted sequence had Alvy walking around New York at night with all the neon signs telling him to go see Annie in LA. He hated how the scene turned out so much that he threw the negative of it into a tar pit.

* ActorAllusion: One of the actors playing the autograph hounds (Rick Petruccelli) had a very small role in ''Film/TheGodfather''. Diane Keaton had a major role in the film.

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* HeyItsThatGuy: Music/PaulSimon as Tony Lacey, Creator/ChristopherWalken as Annie's psychotic brother, Carol Kane as Alvy's first wife Allison, Shelley Duvall as the ''Rolling Stone'' reporter Alvy briefly dates, Jeff Goldblum as a guest at Clifton's party who forgot his mantra, and Truman Capote passes by the camera in one scene as Alvy calls him "[[YourCostumeNeedsWork the winner of the Truman Capote Look-alike Contest]]".
** Beverly D'Angelo appears in Rob's sitcom.
** John Glover plays Jerry, Annie's actor boyfriend who instructs her to "touch my heart...with your foot".
** Shelley Hack is the female half of the "shallow and empty" happy couple who Alvy accosts on the street.
** Creator/SigourneyWeaver makes two blink-and-you'll-miss-her appearances, the first on the arm of a guy who tells Alvy that Annie is living with Tony Lacey, the second as Alvy's movie date toward the end.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Music/PaulSimon as Tony Lacey, Creator/ChristopherWalken as Annie's psychotic brother, Carol Kane as Alvy's old girlfriend, Shelley Duvall as the ''Rolling Stone'' reporter Alvy briefly dates, Jeff Goldblum as a guest at Clifton's party who forgot his mantra, and Truman Capote passes by the camera in one scene as Alvy calls him "[[YourCostumeNeedsWork the winner of the Truman Capote Look-alike Contest]]".

** Sigourney Weaver makes two blink-and-you'll-miss-her appearances, the first on the arm of a guy who tells Alvy that Annie is living with Tony Lacey, the second as Alvy's movie date toward the end.
** Shelley Hack (''Series/CharliesAngels'') is the female half of the "shallow and empty" happy couple who Alvy accosts on the street.

** Ruth Gordon is the passerby who tells Alvy "love fades".

* WorkingTitle: Woody Allen originally wanted to call the film ''Anhedonia'', which is the technical term for the inability to enjoy anything. Also a fitting title, as it is the protagonist's key character trait.

* ActorAllusion: One of the actors playing the autograph hounds (Rick Petruccelli) had a very small role in ''Film/TheGodfather''.

* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey, It's That Guy]]: Music/PaulSimon as Tony Lacey, ChristopherWalken as Annie's psychotic brother, Carol Kane as Alvy's old girlfriend, Shelley Duvall as the ''Rolling Stone'' reporter Alvy briefly dates, Jeff Goldblum as a guest at Clifton's party who forgot his mantra, and Truman Capote passes by the camera in one scene as Alvy calls him "[[YourCostumeNeedsWork the winner of the Truman Capote Look-alike Contest]]".

** Marshall [=McLuhan=]'s cameo wasn't originally intended for [=McLuhan=]. Among Woody's first choices were Creator/FedericoFellini and Luis Bunuel.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: This was originally written as a murder mystery named ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anhedonia Anhedonia]]''. The movie that we see is simply a romantic subplot that was secondary to the mystery. Allen's editor thought the main plot was so bad that he convinced Allen to cut it out entirely. The narration was then added in post-production, along with a few linking scenes. Many years later Allen would make ''Manhattan Murder Mystery'' a comedy starring him and Keaton that took some elements of the original Annie Hall mystery plot.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: This was originally written as a murder mystery named ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anhedonia Anhedonia]]''. The movie that we see is simply a romantic subplot that was secondary to the mystery. Allen's editor thought the main plot was so bad that he convinced Allen to cut it out entirely. The narration was then added in post-production, along with a few linking scenes. Many years later Allen would make ''ManhattanMurderMystery'' a comedy starring him and Keaton that took some elements of the original Annie Hall mystery plot.

** Marshall [=McLuhan=]'s cameo wasn't originally intended for [=McLuhan=]. Among Woody's first choices were FedericoFellini and LuisBunuel.

* WorkingTitle: Woody Allen originally wanted to call the film ''Anhedonia'', which is the technical term for the inability to enjoy anything. Also a fitting title, as it is the protagonist’s key character trait.

* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey, It's That Guy]]: PaulSimon as Tony Lacey, ChristopherWalken as Annie's psychotic brother, Carol Kane as Alvy's old girlfriend, Shelley Duvall as the ''Rolling Stone'' reporter Alvy briefly dates, Jeff Goldblum as a guest at Clifton's party who forgot his mantra, and Truman Capote passes by the camera in one scene as Alvy calls him "[[YourCostumeNeedsWork the winner of the Truman Capote Look-alike Contest]]".