Annie Hall to the camera, or launch into inspired monologues like Annie's free-association as she describes her family to Alvy. This speech by Diane Keaton is as close to perfect as such a speech can likely be ... all done in one take of brilliant brinksmanship." He cites a study that calculated the average shot length of "Annie Hall" to be 14.5 seconds, while other films made in 1977 had an average shot length of 4–7 seconds. Peter Cowie suggests that "Allen breaks up his extended shots with more orthodox cutting back and forth in conversation pieces, so that the forward momentum
The Van (1977 film) (DeVito's character) would cross over to the universe of whatever film they were discussing. The Van (1977 film) The Van is a low-budget teenage comedy film directed by Sam Grossman, primarily released to drive-in theaters in 1977. It was released at the height of the vansploitation genre, and was followed by the 1978 film "Malibu Beach", in which Stephen Oliver reprised his role as bully Dugan Hicks. High school graduate Bobby buys a customized 1976 Dodge D300 Tradesman van (including a waterbed) with his college savings to pick up women. His desperate quest for sex leads him into a number