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A collection of vignettes, loosely based on the book by Dr. David Rueben, written and directed by Woody Allen, Everything contains some very funny moments. It's easy to forget that the cerebral Allen excelled at the type of broad, Catskill, dirty jokes and visual gags that run amok here. It's also remarkable how dirty this 1972 movie really was--bestiality, exposure, perversion and S&M get their moments to shine. The Woody Allen here, who appears in many of the sketches, is a portent of the seedy old Allen of Deconstructing Harry. Although the final bit, which takes place inside a man's body during a very hot date, is hilarious, most of Everything feels like the screen adaptation of a 70's bathroom joke book. Still, a must for Allen fans. --Keith Simanton
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Woody Allen writes and directs seven sketches prompted by questions from Dr David Reuben's best-selling book. Highlights include a sketch about a doctor (Gene Wilder) who falls in love with a sheep and one entitled 'What Happens During Ejaculation?', in which Allen plays an anxious sperm awaiting his big moment.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Master Card
Format:DVD
I`ll admit it has been some time since I saw this film , but remember most of it. I enjoy Woody Allen`s earlier works before he tried to become a social commentator, and just took the 'p' out of everything. Gene Wilder`s 'sheep' scenes still make me want to laugh and also cringe at he same time. The last episode about the guy on the first date (often referred to as the sperm sketch) is amongst Allens finest work. Ive even laughed at it when played on the radio, so it doesnt rely on visual gags, although there are several, and I`d put this amongst my favourite pieces of comic writing, vying with 'Michaelangelo and The Pope sketch about the Last Supper' for the top spot.
Enjoy, I forgot to check what rating it is, but I`d probably feel happy watching with my teenage kids (even if just to see them get uncomfortable) and if you recognise yourself in any of the scenes, I know a good counsellor.
Enjoy, I forgot to check what rating it is, but I`d probably feel happy watching with my teenage kids (even if just to see them get uncomfortable) and if you recognise yourself in any of the scenes, I know a good counsellor.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By schumann_bg
TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:DVD
I had put off watching this film for a while because the box didn't look all that exciting, but the film is very entertaining. All the vignettes range between brilliantly funny and highly imaginative, with the two often not coinciding, at their zenith. For instance, the transvestite story made me laugh out loud, whereas the final sketch representing the inside of the man's body is undeniably brilliant and zany - like Fellini crossed with the look of A Clockwork Orange - but actually made me laugh less. The first scene is historical and stars Lynn Redgrave in a very funny mock-up of 15th century speech, with Allen as the Court Fool keen to unlock her chastity belt. The sequence with the escaped breast is also unprecedented. But the best of all, for me, concerns Gene Wilder as a doctor who falls in love with a sheep - I thought this was absolutely inspired right from the first moment. The tone is really very well handled and manages to convey a comic vision of real depth. You can feel Allen's signature on it as surely as in Annie Hall or Manhattan. The film is really just a montage but the level of invention is quite astonishing and suggests a comparison with Pasolini's Decameron, but with added derangement.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By LXIX
TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:DVD
Woody Allen has a unique mind and in this movie we get an insight into his rare and unorthodox comic genius. This short movie (84 minutes) is based around 6 brief stories. Each explores a controversial aspect of sexuality and, as well as directing and writing the screenplay, Woody Allen also appears in 4 of the offerings (as a Medieval court jester who gets caught in the Queen's chastity belt, an Italian businessman with a frigid wife, a writer/researcher who gets caught up in bizarre experiments and, last but not least, as a sperm who plays a harmonica while waiting for his chance to parachute out and become a life). Bizarre? Yes. Funny? Definitely. Despite the subject matter, this is quick-witted, intellectual humour for the more open minded.
Also starring Gene Wilder (as an eminent doctor who falls for a sheep) and Burt Reynolds (as a brain cell), 'Everything ...' is an entertaining and madcap movie that no doubt raised a few shackles when first released in 1972. This is very politically incorrect at times (for example, the Rabbi scene on the game show); so Allen should be lauded not only for his humorous film-making but also his willingness to challenge the boundaries of taste and decency.
Also starring Gene Wilder (as an eminent doctor who falls for a sheep) and Burt Reynolds (as a brain cell), 'Everything ...' is an entertaining and madcap movie that no doubt raised a few shackles when first released in 1972. This is very politically incorrect at times (for example, the Rabbi scene on the game show); so Allen should be lauded not only for his humorous film-making but also his willingness to challenge the boundaries of taste and decency.
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:VHS Tape
The movie is a summary of Woody Allen's ironic way of dealing with hot and delicate matters. He once more proves to be a great genius, sharp and funny, but not rude or "bad-tasted"... simply Woody!
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By Mr. D. Woods
VINE™ VOICE
Format:VHS Tape
And succeeds ! This early example of Woody Allen's genius has been somewhat superceded by his later efforts but still remains fresh and frequently hilarious. The jokes come thick and fast, some verging a little on the puerile side but the bestiality sketch and the sperms are products of sheer brilliance. An enjoyable, if not great, Allen film and a worthy addition to any collector's stockpile.
By IKB 2
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
One of Woody Allen's better films, in my opinion. I remember watching it when his hangup about being short and Jewish were relatively new in his films and then refreshing and funny. His later films kept with the same themes and I got bored of the same old, same old so went off him. Watching it now, it is a bit dated but still has that naive comedy of a different era.
By monaliza
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
My friend has requested this film for her birthday and she was very happy to got it. She is a big fan of Woody Allen I have left buying her a gift for a last minute so I was very happy to get it very quick.
By Lord Anon
Format:DVD
The film is entirely about sexual perversions, even though it is not technically erotic... Allen has taken some of the most popular clinical treatments of sexual fetishes and has placed them into very unusual situations...
Each individual scene is quite well done... The tales are rapid filled with irony about the overly exaggerated importance of sex in our culture...
Each individual scene is quite well done... The tales are rapid filled with irony about the overly exaggerated importance of sex in our culture...
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Uneven but sometimes brilliant series of sketches about sex
While all the early Woody Allen films are funny and worthwhile, this is probably the most uneven to my taste. Read more
Published on 18 Jun 2010 by K. Gordon
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Clever and funny
This is a classic Woody Allen film and a must see and to top it all it has a all star cast John Carradine, Burt Reynolds, Gene Wilder, Anthony Quayle and Lynn Redgrave. Read more
Published on 30 April 2010 by Stephen
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