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Trivia from Manhattan Murder Mystery
- Lead role written for Mia Farrow, but Diane Keaton got the role following Farrow's famous
breakup with the
film's director Woody Allen.
- Carol Lipton, played by Diane Keaton, claims to hate wearing a tie with a skirt. She made that look
famous playing Annie Hall in Annie Hall (1977).
- Director Trademark: [Woody Allen] [writer] Marcia Fox is a writer.
- Woody Allen was inspired in part by the 1934 classic
The Thin Man (1934) movie series, modeling
his main characters after Nick and Nora Charles.
- Another recognizable film influence here is Orson Wells's 1947
The Lady From Shanghai
- Woody Allen planned to make his earlier film Annie Hall (1977) a murder mystery, but cut that subplot out and used the initial murder mystery for this movie.
- Manhattan Murder Mystery was actually the generic working title during production - Allen films usually have generic titles during production like "Woody Allen Fall Project" - but since no new title could be thought of, Woody Allen decided to leave that as the title.
Awards and Nominations
- BAFTA Awards
Year 1995
Nominated BAFTA Film Award
Best Actress Supporting
Anjelica Huston
- Csar Awards, France
Year 1994
Nominated Csar
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film tranger)
Woody Allen
- Golden Globes, USA
Year 1994
Nominated Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical
Diane Keaton
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