Mighty Aphrodite
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Woody Allen
Woody Allen
Helena Bonham Carter
Mira Sorvino
Michael Rapaport
Peter Weller
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
An upscale New York couple decide to adopt a child. Years later, after he proves to be extremely intelligent, the adoptive father sets out to find the biological mother who, he believes, must be a genius. Instead, he finds a young woman who is a prostitute with a scarred past.
Director
Woody Allen
Cast
Woody Allen
Helena Bonham Carter
Mira Sorvino
Michael Rapaport
Peter Weller
Olympia Dukakis
Elie Chaib
Nolan Tuffy
Craig Sechler
Pamela Blair
Seth Gertsacov
Yvette Hawkins
Danielle Ferland
Tony Sirico
Paul Giamatti
Dominic Marcus
Jeffrey Kurland
Denise Faye
Karen Longwell
John Mineo
Dan Moran
Donald Symington
Steven Randazzo
Angelo Fraboni
Peter Mcrobbie
Kathleen Doyle
David Kramer
Sondra James
Valda Setterfield
Lisa Vidal
Jack Warden
J. Smith-cameron
Chris J Nelson
Sven Toorvald
Joanne Dimauro
David Ogden Stiers
Gary Alper
Bruce Winant
Bill Timoney
Jennifer Greenhut
Al Cerullo
Dan Mullane
Scott Fowler
Patti Karr
Kenneth Edelson
Fred C Mann
Paul Herman
Rosemary Murphy
Rene Caballos
Dann Fink
Marianne Filali
Joseph Coleman
Tony Darrow
George De La Pena
Kent Blocker
Ray Garvey
Karin Haidorfer
Georgette Pasare
William Addy
Jimmy Mcquaid
Tom Durkin
Claire Bloom
Bray Poor
F. Murray Abraham
Tucker Robin
Crew
Woody Allen
Gary Alper
Erika Aronson
Letty Aronson
David E Baron
J.e. Beaucaire
Mary Berry
Kent Blocher
Susan Bode
Deborah Brozina
Fern Buchner
Nicolo Buongiorno
Ronald J. Burke
Sal Carino
Kay Chapin
Lauren G Chapin
Jack Coffen
Alexander Cohen
Lucia Comelli
Sidney Cooper
Al Dana
Graciela Daniele
Kenny Davern
Carlo Di Palma
Carlo Di Palma
Patricia Kerrigan Dicerto
Lee Dichter
Frank Didio
Drew Dillard
Julia Wilson Dixon
Jean Doumanian
Genka Emili
Paul Evans
Chrissy Faith
Dan Evans Farkas
Judie Fixler
John Frosk
Vince Giordano
Gianni Giovagnoni
John Glaser
Thomas Gould
Milt Grayson
Michael Green
Romaine Greene
Robert Greenhut
Vincent Guarriello
Kenneth L. Halsband
Brian Hamill
Robert Hein
Joel Helleny
Hernando Henao
Bradford L Hohle
Dori Golod Howell
Sam Hutchins
Dick Hyman
Dick Hyman
Dick Hyman
Charles H. Joffe
Kenny Karen
Eric Kopeloff
Scott Kordish
Caryn Krooth
William Kruzykowski
Jeffrey Kurland
Randy Lawrence
Nancy Lefkowitz
Walter Levinsky
Stuart Levy
Valeria Licurgo
Glenn Lloyd
Santo Loquasto
Jeff Lyons
John A Machione
Charles Magruder
June Magruder
Joe Malin
Patrick J Mangan
Lilene Mansell
Michael Mark
Arlene Martell
George Masso
James Mazzola
Kimberly R Mccord
Harold Mcevoy
Sylvia Menno
Helen Miles
Jenna Miles
Dick Mingalone
Susan E Morse
Wayne Moss
Fabio Napolitano
Richard Patrick
Richard Patrick
Virginia Patton
Ron Petagna
Paolo Pioggia
Bucky Pizzarelli
Michael Proscia
Robert Ragaini
Thomas Reilly
Thomas Reilly
Lenny Roberts
Dana Robin
Helen Robin
Helen Robin
Jack Rollins
Willie Rosario
Annette Sanders
Randy Sandke
Werner Scherer
Phil Schulz
Kevin De Simone
Cinzia Sleiter
Micah Solomon
Ted Sommer
James Sorice
Melissa Stanton
Marce Sterner
Pete Tavis
Chap Taylor
Juliet Taylor
Todd Thaler
Vaneese Y Thomas
Carl Turnquest
Michele Virgilio
Mark Von Holstein
Bob Ward
Tom Warren
David C Weinman
Frank Wess
Joe Wilder
Gilbert S Williams
Benjamin Wilson
Chuck Wilson
Cary Wong
Tom Yeager
Roy B Yokelson
Melissa Zaroff
Ian Zdatny
Joseph Zolfo
Rosemarie Zurlo
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Wins
Best Supporting Actress
Award Nominations
Best Original Screenplay
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the 1995 award for Best Supporting Actress (Mira Sorvino) from the Broadcast Film Critics Association.
Winner of the National Board of Review's 1995 award for Best Supporting Actress (Mira Sorvino).
Winner of the New York Film Critics Circle's 1995 award for Best Supporting Actress (Mira Sorvino).
Woody Allen was nominated for the 1995 award for Best Screenplay Written Directly For the Screen by the Writers Guild of America (WGA).
Released in United States Fall October 27, 1995
Expanded Release in United States November 3, 1995
Expanded Release in United States November 10, 1995
Released in United States on Video June 18, 1996
Released in United States 1995
Released in United States October 1995
Released in United States November 1995
Shown at Venice Film Festival (out of competition) August 30 - September 9, 1995.
Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (Closing Night) October 12-29, 1995.
Shown at London Film Festival November 2-19, 1995.
The 25th feature directed by filmmaker Woody Allen. Some additional photography took place in Italy and New York after the wrap of principal photography mid December 1994.
Completed shooting December 16, 1994.
Began shooting October 3, 1994.
Released in United States Fall October 27, 1995
Expanded Release in United States November 3, 1995
Expanded Release in United States November 10, 1995
Released in United States on Video June 18, 1996
Released in United States 1995 (Shown at Venice Film Festival (out of competition) August 30 - September 9, 1995.)
Released in United States October 1995 (Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (Closing Night) October 12-29, 1995.)
Released in United States November 1995 (Shown at London Film Festival November 2-19, 1995.)
