The Purple Rose of Cairo
(1985)
She's finally met the man of her dreams. He's not real but you can't have everything. [Video]
Stars: Mia Farrow, Jeff Daniels, Danny Aiello, Irving Metzman, Stephanie Farrow, David Kieserman, Elaine Grollman, Victoria Zussin, Mark Hammond, Wade Barnes, Joseph G. Graham, Don Quigley, Maurice Brenner, Paul Herman, Rick Petrucelli, Peter Cast
Director: Woody Allen
Writer: Woody Allen
Language: English
Studio: Mgm/Ua Studios
Duration: 84
Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey during the Depression and is searching for an escape from her dreary life. Tom Baxter is a dashing young archaeologist in the film "The Purple Rose of Cairo." After losing her job Cecilia goes to see the film in hopes of raising her spirits. Much to her surprise Tom Baxter walks off the screen and into her life. There's only one problem..Tom isn't real. Meanwhile Hollywood is up in arms when they dicover that other Tom Baxters are trying to leave the screen in other theatres. Will Tom ever return and finish the film or will he decide to stay in the real world?
| Mia Farrow | Cecilia |
| Jeff Daniels | Tom Baxter, Gil Shepherd |
| Danny Aiello | Monk |
| Irving Metzman | Theater Manager |
| Stephanie Farrow | Cecilia's Sister |
| David Kieserman | Diner Boss |
| Gordon Willis | Cinematographer |
| Elaine Grollman | Diner Patron |
| Victoria Zussin | Diner Patron |
| Mark Hammond | Diner Patron |
| Wade Barnes | Diner Patron |
| Joseph G. Graham | Diner Patron |
| Charles H. Joffe | Executive Producer |
| Don Quigley | Diner Patron |
| Jack Rollins | Executive Producer |
| Maurice Brenner | Diner Patron |
| Paul Herman | Penny Pitcher |
| Rick Petrucelli | Penny Pitcher |
| Peter Castellotti | Penny Pitcher |
| Milton Seaman | Ticket Buyer |
| Mimi Weddell | Ticket Buyer |
| Tom Degidon | Ticket Taker |
| Mary Hedahl | Popcorn Seller |
| Edward Herrmann | Henry |
| John Wood | Jason |
| Deborah Rush | Rita |
| Van Johnson | Larry |
| Zoe Caldwell | The countess |
| Eugene J. Anthony | Arturo |
| Ebb Miller | Bandleader |
| Karen Akers | Kitty Haynes |
| Annie Joe Edwards | Delilah |
| Milo O'Shea | Father Donnelly |
| Peter McRobbie | The Communist |
| Camille Saviola | Olga |
| Juliana Donald | Usherette |
| Dianne Wiest | Emma |
| Margaret Thompson | Movie Audience |
| George Hamlin | Movie Audience |
| Helen Hanft | Movie Audience |
| Leo Postrel | Movie Audience |
| Helen Miller | Movie Audience |
| George Martin | Movie Audience |
| Crystal Field | Movie Audience |
| Ken Chapin | Reporter |
| Robert Trebor | Reporter |
| Benjamin Rayson | Movie Goer |
| Jean Shevlin | Movie Goer |
| Albert S. Bennett | Movie Goer |
| Martha Sherill | Movie Goer |
| Gretchen MacLane | Movie Goer |
| Edwin Bordo | Movie Goer |
| Andrew Murphy | Policeman #1 |
| Tom Kubiak | Policeman #2 |
| Alexander Cohen | Raoul Hirsch |
| John Rothman | Mr. Hirsch's Lawyer |
| Raymond Serra | Hollywood Executive |
| George J. Manos | Press Agent |
| David Tice | Waiter |
| James Lynch | Maitre D' Sydney A. Blake ... Variety Reporter |
| Sydney A. Blake | Variety Reporter |
| Michael Tucker | Gil's Agent |
| Peter von Berg | Drugstore Customer |
| David Weber | Photo Double |
| Glenne Headly | Hooker |
| Willie Tjan | Hooker |
| Lela Ivey | Hooker |
| Viggo Mortensen | (scenes deleted) |
| Drinda Lalumia | Hooker |
| Loretta Tupper | Music Store Owner |
| Marty Appel | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Murray Bandel | Extra - Movie Theater (uncredited) |
| Sharon Porter-Phillips | (uncredited) |
| James Prendergast | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Susan E. Morse | Film Editor |
| Rick Dior | Sound Department |
| Kathleen Earle Killeen | Sound Department |
| Frank Graziadei | Sound Department |
| Marty Levenstein | Sound Department |
| Stuart Lieberman | Sound Department |
| Dan Lieberstein | Sound Department |
| James Sabat | Sound Department |
| Louis Sabat | Sound Department |
| Marko A. Costanzo | Sound Department |
| Martha Sherrill | Movie Goer |
| Dick Hyman | Composer |
| Stuart Wurtzel | Production Designer |
| Edward Pisoni | Art Director |
| Carol Joffe | Set Decorator |
| Jeffrey Kurland | Custome Designer |
| Fern Buchner | makeup designer |
| Romaine Greene | hair designer |
| Jim Chory | second assistant director |
| Thomas A. Reilly | first assistant director |
| Liz Ryan | dga trainee |
| Prudence Farrow | art department coordinator |
| James V. Gartland | construction grip (as James Gartland Jr.) |
| W. Steven Graham | assistant art director |
| Dan Leigh | assistant: Mr. Wurtzel |
| James Mazzola | property master |
Genre: Comedy
Media: DVD
Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0
IMDb: 0089853
