Annie Hall (1977)
Players: Alvy Singer (Woody Allen) and pal Rob (Tony Roberts) hook up with Rob’s wife Janet (Wendy Girard) and Annie Hall (Diane Keaton) on the pretence of a game, but really so that Alvy and Annie can meet cute.
Who wins? We don’t see the outcome, but the love match that develops afterwards – complete with neurotic wittering from the pair - works out well. Mostly.
Fault! We have trouble believing as man as nerdy as Alvy plays tennis in the first place.
And while Annie’s coloured getup is okay for Noo Yoik, it wouldn’t be allowed in Ladies’ doubles at the big W.
Random racquet trivia: The scene was originally supposed to happen much earlier in the film, but after a disastrous first cut, Allen moved it later into the running time.
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Rasputin
Jul 1st 2009, 23:25
Good stuff, but can't believe you missed Strangers On A Train. Farley Granger's tennis pro must win in double-quick time so he can leave to prove he's innocent of murdering his wife. Or he could just lose equally quickly, which he dismisses, saying "it would look suspicious" - but when he starts losing anyway, he ups his game to win, thereby making the match take even longer. Anyway, a tennis pro rushing through a tournament match to go to a fairground to catch a murderer and prove his own innocence? Really? Can't see Tim Henman being embroiled in anything so sordid
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Desperation
Jul 3rd 2009, 9:31
NO man dressed as a woman has ever won? What about Mauresmo?
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