On the heels of Annie Hall, which catapulted Woody Allen from the role of a beloved thinking-man’s clown to the highest echelons of cinema, the writer/director/star made Interiors, an excellent film which nonetheless baffled even his most ardent fans. He came back to comedy with 1979’s Manhattan, the beginning of a string of 35 films in 35 years, all written and directed by Allen, and all pushing beyond the slapstick sight gags that originally made him a star.

Embroiled in a scandal since 1992, Woody Allen has increasingly found himself canceled despite being the most honored screenwriter of all time and possessing an unparalleled track record among writer/directors of quality and productivity. Our young film lovers never knew a time when Allen’s career wasn’t synonymous with scandal. How does that color their reaction to this 46-year-old critical and commercial hit, which aims dead center at the Allen controversy due to its storyline centering around the then 42-year-old star’s relationship with a 17-year-old high school student?

You won’t want to miss the young panel’s reaction to this film, a perfect bellwether of profound cultural changes since the 1970s.

Hosts: Mark Netter & David Tausik 

Panelists:  Guy Lewis, Kylee LaRue & Steven Renteria

An ElectraCast Production

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEoEGW4Hb9w

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_(1979_film)

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079522/

Ebert Review: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-manhattan-1979

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