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Of all human weaknesses, obsession is the most dangerous, and the silliest! - Mighty Aphrodite
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Title: Mighty Aphrodite

Release Date: 13 Sep 1995

Runtime: 1h 35m

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Director: Miramax, Jean Doumanian Productions, Sweetland Films

Production Companies: Miramax, Jean Doumanian Productions, Sweetland Films

Overview: 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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.7 (686 votes)

Cast

  • Lenny: Woody Allen
  • Linda Ash: Mira Sorvino
  • Amanda: Helena Bonham Carter
  • Chorleiter: F. Murray Abraham
  • Amanda's Father: Donald Symington
  • Amanda's Mother: Claire Bloom
  • Jocasta: Olympia Dukakis
  • Kevin: Michael Rapaport
  • Laius: David Ogden Stiers
  • Tiresias: Jack Warden
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