Mighty Aphrodite
“Of all human weaknesses, obsession is the most dangerous, and the silliest!”
When Lenny and his wife, Amanda, adopt a baby, Lenny realizes that his son is a genius and becomes obsessed with finding the boy's biological mother in hopes that she will be brilliant too. But when he learns that Max's mother is Linda Ash, a kindhearted prostitute and porn star, Lenny is determined to reform her immoral lifestyle. A Greek chorus chimes in to relate the plot to Greek mythology in this quirky comedy.
Cast
64 people
Woody Allen
Lenny
Known for
Antz
Manhattan
Mira Sorvino
Linda Ash
Known for
Sound of Freedom
Mimic
Helena Bonham Carter
Amanda
Known for
Fight Club
Corpse Bride
F. Murray Abraham
Chorleiter
Known for
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Moon Knight
Donald Symington
Amanda's Father
Known for
Annie Hall
Wolfen
Claire Bloom
Amanda's Mother
Known for
The Haunting
Limelight
Olympia Dukakis
Jocasta
Known for
Look Who's Talking
Moonstruck
Michael Rapaport
Kevin
Known for
Prison Break
Atypical
David Ogden Stiers
Laius
Known for
Pocahontas
Beauty and the Beast
Jack Warden
Tiresias
Known for
12 Angry Men
All the President's Men
Peter Weller
Jerry Bender
Known for
RoboCop
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
Danielle Ferland
Cassandra
Known for
Marvel's Jessica Jones
tick, tick... BOOM!
Woody Allen Director · Dick Hyman Composer Carlo Di Palma Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $26M · Budget $15M · United States release September 13, 1995
Box office
Budget
$15,000,000
Worldwide gross
$26,000,000
Gross vs. budget
1.7×
Production
Miramax
Production · Studio
Jean Doumanian Productions
Production
Sweetland Films
Production
Magnolia Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Italy · September 1, 1995
Premiere · Venice International Film Festival
United States · September 13, 1995
Theatrical
Brazil
May 17, 1996 · Theatrical · Capa DVD
Canada
September 13, 1995 · Limited theatrical
Czechia
August 22, 1996 · Theatrical
France
February 7, 1996 · Theatrical
Germany
August 15, 1996 · Theatrical
Italy
January 26, 1996 · Theatrical
South Korea
September 13, 1997 · Theatrical
Spain
February 22, 1996 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 12, 1996 · Theatrical
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