A middle-aged artist obsessed with his pretty young assistant, a precocious 12-year-old living in a hotel, and a neurotic lawyer with a possessive mother make up three Gotham tales.A middle-aged artist obsessed with his pretty young assistant, a precocious 12-year-old living in a hotel, and a neurotic lawyer with a possessive mother make up three Gotham tales.A middle-aged artist obsessed with his pretty young assistant, a precocious 12-year-old living in a hotel, and a neurotic lawyer with a possessive mother make up three Gotham tales.
- Awards
- 1 win
- Directors
- Woody Allen(segment Oedipus Wrecks)
- Francis Ford Coppola(segment Life without Zoe)
- Martin Scorsese(segment Life Lessons)
- Writers
- Richard Price(segment Life Lessons)
- Woody Allen(segment Oedipus Wrecks)
- Francis Ford Coppola(segment Life without Zoe)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe performance piece that Steve Buscemi delivers in the Martin Scorsese segment was conceived and written by the actor himself.
- Quotes
Paulette: [Seeing a patrol car with two policemen in it] Kiss the driver on the mouth. Then we'll talk.
Lionel Dobie: [Disbelieving the request and laughing nervously] What?
Paulette: Come on, and show me how much you love me.
Lionel Dobie: [Shaken and laughing nervously. After a pause] What if I do? Huh?
Paulette: Then I'll know your love is true, and if you don't, your name is King Bullshit, and I pack.
- Crazy creditsCoppola's segment introduces cast and crew members only by their first name during the opening titles.
Coppola's segment "Zoe" is a total disaster. It is beautifully filmed, but the acting and the story is far below good. Better fit for the children's hour on TV. I don't know if the story was supposed to be ironical, a satire of spoiled extremely rich kids on Manhattan, which could be the fact since there were some scenes where the young girl interacts with a homeless man. That could have been a good theme, if it was Coppola's intention, but no matter the case - it just don't work. It is silly and it doesn't feel satirical at all. Another idea is that it was supposed to be funny, a short comedy, however, neither does it work on that layer. It somewhat makes me lose my respect for the director.
Woody Allen's part however is a pleasant refresher after Coppola's borer. Very funny, typical Allen, good acting from Allen's side and good music.
Overall rating is a mere 6, dragged down by Coppola. Without his segment I would rate this movie an 8.
- Daniel Karlsson
- Mar 31, 2003
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Box office
- Budget
- $15,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $10,763,469
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $432,337
- Mar 5, 1989
- Gross worldwide
- $10,763,469