Whatever Works
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Woody Allen
John Gallagher
Ed Begley Jr.
Willa Cuthrell-tuttleman
Henry Cavill
Marcia Debonis
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
After the failure of his career, his marriage, and his suicide attempt, world-class grouch Boris Yellnikoff, spends his days insulting the small children unfortunate enough to study chess with him and irritating his still-loyal friends with his never-ending tirades about the worthlessness of absolutely everything. A former Columbia Professor and self-proclaimed genius who came close to winning a Nobel Prize for Quantum Mechanics, Boris fancies himself the only one who fully comprehends the meaningless of all human aspirations, and the pitch-black chaos of the universe. As he readily admits, Boris is not a "feel-good person."
Director
Woody Allen
Cast
John Gallagher
Ed Begley Jr.
Willa Cuthrell-tuttleman
Henry Cavill
Marcia Debonis
Jessica Hecht
Christopher Evan Welch
Patricia Clarkson
Olek Krupa
Lyle Kanouse
Armand Schultz
Evan Rachel Wood
Conleth Hill
Samantha Bee
Yolonda Ross
Lindsay Michelle Nader
Carolyn Mccormick
Daniel K Grosso
Adam Brooks
Nicole Patrick
Clifford Lee Dickson
Michael Mckean
Larry David
Crew
Deborah Alexander
Woody Allen
Gary Alper
Letty Aronson
Abby Bailey
Randall Balsmeyer
Matt Balzarini
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Suzy Benzinger
Dana Bloder
Luiz Bonfa
Joshua Book
Adriano Brunatto
Kenneth Brzozowksi
Kent Buchanaon
Kent Buchanaon
Pete Bucossi
Charlie Byrd
Giorgio Calabrese
John Canavan
Greg Canicio
Joel Carucci
Brahim Chioua
Ellen Christiansen
Danajean Cicerchi
Terry Claborn
Ryan Collison
Laura Comerford
J. John Corbett
Henry Creamer
Douglas Dalisera
Linda Melo Danzo
Larry David
Lee Dichter
Kathleen Dolan
Leo Driver
Angela Maria Engelman
Angela Maria Engelman
Russ Engels
Karen E. Etcoff
Robert Fama
Alice Farrell
Jeff Fender
Jimmy Finnerty
Peter Fonda
Maribeth Fox
Red Garland
Stan Getz
Virginia Gifford
Jackie Gleason
Eric Goodwin
James Granger
Matt Haasch
Robert Hein
Mo Henry
Don Hewitt
Mildred Hill
Patty Hill
Dick Hyman
Kate Rose Itzkowitz
Antonio Carlos Jobim
Charles H. Joffe
James P Johnson
Adrianne Jorge
Bert Kalmar
Richard Kerekes
Heinz Kiessling
Heinz Kiessling
Elizabeth Klenk
Thomas Kodros
Scott Kordish
Beth Kuhn
Alisa Lepselter
James Lesage
Jessica Lichtner
Glenn Lloyd
Frank Loesser
Santo Loquasto
Pietro Lorino
Gine Lui
James Mah
Dan Majkut
Vincent Maraval
Groucho Marx
Richard Mccune
Gail Mcguire
Nick Mcmanus
Felix Mendelssohn
Newton Mendonca
Sylvia Menno
Jill Meyers
Jessica Miglio
Ann Miller
Soren Miltich
Nick Mongelli
Jesse Morrow
Christie Mullen
Morgan A Neville
Tim Norman
Thomas Nousias
Gene O'neill
Murphy Occhino
Brian Papworth
Richard Patrick
Glenfield Payne
Jay Peck
Erik Piecuch
Marco Piemontese
David Vincent Piombino
Lynn Powers
Chris Purificato
Jon Ringbom
Helen Robin
Helen Robin
Jack Rollins
Ray Ronnei
Laura Rosenthal
Harry Ruby
Kyle Rudolph
Harris Savides
Elizabeth Schlitten
Cliff Schorr
Colby Shrefler
Joshua Shull
Nathan Shull
Susan Silas
Lora Sorrentino
John Spady
Jennifer Starke
Jason Stasium
Tim Stipan
Laura Streicher
Werner Tautz
Werner Tautz
Peter Tavis Jr.
Juliet Taylor
Paul Taylor
Stephen Tenenbaum
Richard Tenewitz
Maria Toledo
Melissa Tomjanovich
Amy R Trachtman
Bill Tripician
Kelly Trivigno
Brian Umana
Joe Violante
David Wahnon
James Walsh
Kevin P Walsh
Tom Warren
Scott Westervelt
Patrick Wiley
Sawyer Williams
Adrienne Winterhalter
Joseph Ziegler
Rosemarie Zurlo
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Summer June 19, 2009
Released in United States on Video October 27, 2009
Released in United States 2009
Released in United States September 2009
Shown at Tribeca Film Festival (Opening Night/Gala) April 22-May 3, 2009.
Released in United States Summer June 19, 2009 (NY, LA)
Released in United States on Video October 27, 2009
Released in United States 2009 (Shown at Tribeca Film Festival (Opening Night/Gala) April 22-May 3, 2009.)
Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (Zabaltegi-Pearls) September 18-26, 2009.
Released in United States September 2009 (Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (Zabaltegi-Pearls) September 18-26, 2009.)