William Callaway

Annie Hall -- Neurotic New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.

Writer-director-actor Woody Allen is in prime form in this celebrated comedy in which he portrays a neurotic, highly insecure and indecisive comedy writer who falls head over heels in love with a naive small-town "girl" (Diane Keaton) who wants to be a singer. The opening rounds of their relationship involve every romantic cliche (hilariously re-created by Allen). Keaton's horrified parents snub the nerd-ish city slicker who loves their daughter, but they move in together, anyway. Insecure Allen is so sure he will lose Keaton that he interprets her every move as rejection. As Keaton's self-confidence grows, Allen's progressively fades. Keaton debuts as a singer, is "discovered" by a record tycoon and agrees to move to Hollywood and live with him. Now Allen has really lost her.

Manager Dick Harper and his attractive young wife Jane are used to a comfortable lifestyle. They just build a swimming pool when Dick is fired very unexpectedly - leaving him with $70,000 in debt on the house. They try to hide this from the neighbors and just cut down their expenses, but soon it's obvious. Living from unemployment drives them crazy - it's uncertain if they can keep the house. Dick decides that robbing drug stores is their only way out - but this takes more skill than expected! Only as a team Dick and Jane can succeed.

Neurotic New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.