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Sleeper (DVD)

Diane Keaton (actor), John Beck (actor) and Woody Allen (director)
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Sight and Sound, 06/01/1974, p.178-9, "...[A] satire on American mores through a gleeful parody of a genre..."

Uncut, 12/01/2004, p.186, "[A] brilliant satire set in some future utopia."

Premiere, 07/01/2006, p.108, "[The film] evokes the physical humor of Hal Roach comedies, and Allen even tips his hat to Charlie Chaplin's MODERN TIMES."

Title Note

Theatrical release: December 17, 1973

SLEEPER was filmed on location in California and Colorado.

Allen based his screenplay on the H.G. Wells novel, WHEN THE SLEEPER WAKES.

Douglas Rain provides the voice of the evil computer, in a hilarious send-up of his legendary voice-over role in 2001 (as HAL).

Music was also provided by the New Orleans Funeral and Ragtime Orchestra.

Release Note

DVD Features

Region 1
Keep Case
Double Sided - Single Layer (Full Frame/Widescreen)
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.78
Audio:
Dolby Digital Mono 2.0 - English
Dolby Digital Mono 2.0 - Spanish
Additional Release Materials:
Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Interactive Menus
Additional Products:
Booklet

Product Notes

The sci-fi satire SLEEPER is often hailed as the best of Woody Allen's early comedies, which relied mostly on slapstick and quick verbal asides, but still had more than their share of comic intelligence. SLEEPER tells the tale of Miles Monroe (Allen), who is accidentally cryogenically frozen following a minor operation. Released 200 years later, in 2173, Miles blunders his way through a bizarre future, featuring plenty of props and situations for Allen to mine for laughs. Eventually he meets vapid, hedonistic "poet" Luna Schlosser (Diane Keaton), with whom he eventually joins a rebel group opposed to the oppressive government. As in his earlier BANANAS and LOVE AND DEATH, Allen's character stumbles into a revolutionary plot, revealing the anti-authoritarianism that will appear again and again in his films.

Loosely based on H.G. Wells' novel WHEN THE SLEEPER WAKES, the film features a strong parodic bent, particularly of the type of science fiction that was being written and filmed when it was made in 1973. Oppressive, faceless governments and the technological dominance over human life (altering even the most fundamental natural actions, such as sex) are the main tropes Allen skewers, as well as playing off the futuristic production design of films like A CLOCKWORK ORANGE and THX-1138. However, SLEEPER was still considered a strong work of science fiction, winning both the prestigious Hugo and Nebula Awards, which are given to the finest works in the genre.

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