Woody AllenLennySavaraTV movie
Mighty Aphrodite
Of all human weaknesses, obsession is the most dangerous, and the silliest!
When Lenny and his wife, Amanda, adopt a baby, Lenny realizes that his son is a genius and becomes obsessed with finding the boy's biological mother in hopes that she will be brilliant too. But when he learns that Max's mother is Linda Ash, a kindhearted prostitute and porn star, Lenny is determined to reform her immoral lifestyle. A Greek chorus chimes in to relate the plot to Greek mythology in this quirky comedy.
ComedyRomance
Starring
Woody Allen, Mira Sorvino, Helena Bonham Carter
Directed by
Woody Allen
About
Mighty Aphrodite
ComedyRomance
When Lenny and his wife, Amanda, adopt a baby, Lenny realizes that his son is a genius and becomes obsessed with finding the boy's biological mother in hopes that she will be brilliant too. But when he learns that Max's mother is Linda Ash, a kindhearted prostitute and porn star, Lenny is determined to reform her immoral lifestyle. A Greek chorus chimes in to relate the plot to Greek mythology in this quirky comedy.
Of all human weaknesses, obsession is the most dangerous, and the silliest!
Information
- Released
- Sep 13, 1995
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Status
- Released
Language & origin
- Original audio
- English
- Country
- US
- Rating
- R
- Directed by
- Woody Allen
Production
- Studio
- Miramax
- Studio
- Jean Doumanian Productions
- Studio
- Sweetland Films
Cast
People in this story
Woody AllenLenny
Mira SorvinoLinda Ash
Helena Bonham CarterAmanda
F. Murray AbrahamChorleiter
Donald SymingtonAmanda's Father
Claire BloomAmanda's Mother
Olympia DukakisJocasta
Michael RapaportKevin
David Ogden StiersLaius
Jack WardenTiresias
Peter WellerJerry Bender
Danielle FerlandCassandraMetadata and artwork discovery powered by TMDB.