Jack Garner's Plan B: Woody Allen's 'Sleeper' on Blu-ray
05:00 AM, Jan 23, 2013
Written By
As an alternative, critic Jack Garner recommends:
SLEEPER. This is a busy time for Woody Allen DVD fans. No less than three Allen films arrived on Blu-ray over the past week — his latest comedy, To Rome With Love; his much-loved Oscar winner, Hannah and Her Sisters; and Sleeper, Woody’s wacky early comedy about the future. In it, he stars as a clarinet player and health food store operator who is time-traveled to the future to help fight an oppressive government. But he also makes some wild discoveries, including that Orgasmatron booths have replaced conventional sex and that decadent foods — like fudge and cream pies — are healthy. As a bonus, Allen plays clarinet with his traditional-style musician friends on the soundtrack. The film is also the first in which Allen directed Diane Keaton. (She and Allen co-starred a year earlier in Play It Again, Sam, directed by Herbert Ross.)
Director: Allen.
Cast: Allen, Keaton, John Beck.
Jack’s rating: 10.
New on DVD This week: Searching for Sugar Man, The Men Who Built America, End of Watch, The Quiet Man, Scarecrow and Mrs. King: Fourth Season, American Experience: The Abolitionists, Tai Chi Zero, Death Race 3.
Next Week: Downton Abbey Season 3, Hotel Transylvania, Seven Psychopaths, Pan Am: Season 1, Die Hard: 25th Anniversary Collection, The Duellists, The Awakening, Sea Hunt: Season One.
