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.
- 6.7
- 1995
- Released
- 1h 35m
Mira Sorvino
Linda Ash
Helena Bonham Carter
Amanda
F. Murray Abraham
Chorleiter
Donald Symington
Amanda's Father
Claire Bloom
Amanda's Mother
Olympia Dukakis
Jocasta
Michael Rapaport
Kevin
David Ogden Stiers
Laius
Jack Warden
Tiresias
Peter Weller
Jerry Bender
Danielle Ferland
Cassandra
Paul Giamatti
Extras Guild Researcher
Tony Sirico
Boxing Trainer
Pamela Blair
Greek Chorus
Rene Ceballos
Greek ChorusElie Chaib
Greek Chorus
George De La Pena
Greek ChorusJoanne DiMauro
Greek Chorus
Denise Faye
Greek Chorus
Marian Filali
Greek ChorusAngelo Fraboni
Greek Chorus
Scott Fowler
Greek ChorusSeth Gertsacov
Greek ChorusPatti Karr
Greek ChorusFred Mann III
Greek ChorusJohn Mineo
Greek ChorusChristopher Nelson
Greek ChorusSven Toorvald
Greek Chorus
J. Smith-Cameron
Bud's Wife
Steven Randazzo
BudTucker Robin
Infant MaxNolan Tuffy
Two-Year-Old MaxJimmy McQuaid
MaxYvette Hawkins
School PrincipalKarin Haidorfer
Park Avenue Couple
Rosemary Murphy
Adoption Coordinator
Peter McRobbie
Linda's Ex-Landlord
Kathleen Doyle
Ex-Landlord's WifeJennifer Greenhut
Lenny's Secretary
Sondra James
Operator / ChorusWilliam Addy
Superintendent
Kenneth Edelson
KenDan Mullane
MessengerThomas Durkin
Race Announcer
Dan Moran
Ricky, the Pimp
Paul Herman
Ricky's Friend
Tony Darrow
Boxing Trainer
Ray Garvey
Boxing TrainerJoseph P. Coleman
Porno Film StarGeorgette Pasare
Porno Film Star
Bray Poor
On-camera Helicopter PilotKaren Longwell
Chorus (voice)
Dominic Marcus
Chorus (voice)
Craig Sechler
Chorus (voice)
Bill Timoney
Chorus (voice)
Lisa Vidal
Chorus (voice)
Released
en
$15,000,000.00
$26,000,000.00
- #prostitute
- #adoption
- #adoptive father
- #childlessness
- #looking for birth parents
- #adoptive mother
- #illegal prostitution
- #kids
Reviews
To minimise the inconvenience to their daily lives, a married couple adopt a baby from birth, but by the time he is five the fizz has rather gone out of their marriage. He's a sports journalist and is a bit bored with her (Helena Bonham Carter) more "arty" friends whom she knows from her all-consuming work in her gallery. When their adopted son "Max" starts to show signs that ne might just be some
**_An older man befriends a kindhearted prostitute_** A Manhattan scriptwriter (Woody Allen) meets the young mother of his adopted boy, a hooker (Mira Sorvino), and tries to help her situation. Meanwhile, his wife (Helena Bonham Carter) is caught up in her ambitious work as a curator of art galleries, not to mention the serious flirting of a colleague (Peter Weller). A Greek chorus occasionall