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Mr. Personality? Or Mr. Personality disorder? Find out in Woody Allen s madcap mockumentary about an identity crisis of hilarious proportions! Thematically intricate technically complex and filled with some of the most astonishing special effects ever Zelig is pure magic (Newsweek)! Nominated* for two Oscars® this work of breathtaking virtuosity (Playboy) is further proof that Allen is the premier American filmmaker of his day (The New York Times)!Leonard Zelig (Allen) is a social quick-change artist whose neurotic insecurity forces him to mimic -- mentally and physically -- whomever he s with. Treated by Dr. Eudora Fletcher (Farrow) Zelig is slowly cured and in the process goes from side-show freak to national celebrity -- to Eudora s fianc ! But when misdeeds from Zelig s multiple-personality past start to surface (larceny bigamy and an unauthorized appendectomy) the human chameleon is on the run again and Eudora must search the world over to find -- and save -- the only man who s every man she s ever wanted!System Requirements: Running Time 79 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: PG UPC: 027616860491 Manufacturer No: 1001749

Amazon.com:
The thinking person's Forrest Gump, Woody Allen's 1983 Zelig is a funny, atmospheric mock-documentary about the collision of one man's manifest neuroses colliding with key moments in 20th-century history. Allen plays the title character, a self-effacing, timorous fellow with such a porous personality that he physically becomes a reflection of whoever he is with. Complex and painstaking, the film's pre-Gump special effects manage to place Allen, buried under a series of makeup and prosthetic guises, in a number of scenes along with Adolf Hitler at a Nazi rally, a pope at the Vatican, and famous guests at a garden party hosted by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Similar in tone and satire to some of Allen's short, comic pieces published in The New Yorker magazine, Zelig is a one-note movie that takes its delicious time establishing the fullness of its central joke. It's well worth the wait. --Tom Keogh

Rating : - SHOWING ONE'S TRUE COLORS
Uproariously funny spoof of one Leonard Zelig, a totally ubiquitous sort,who effortlessly turns into types with whom he is associating. Filmed in 1930's newsreel style, with appropriate background music, and third party narration, it's Allen at his best, treading waters that anyone else would fear for slander. As psychiatrists attempt to diagnose his condition, Zelig is busy annnoying a Pope, coming between 2 presidents, changing nationalities, changing races,and stupifying the entire planet. It's a film for those who are still able to laugh at themselves and the human condition, at least for 90 minutes. This reviewer is surprised by the relative paucity of reviews, but not the qualityof the film thereof. Lighten up and enjoy!