Manhattan (film) Manhattan (film) Manhattan is a 1979 American romantic comedy film directed by Woody Allen and produced by Charles H. Joffe. The screenplay was written by Allen and Marshall Brickman. Allen co-stars as a twice-divorced 42-year-old comedy writer who dates a 17-year-old girl (Mariel Hemingway) but falls in love with his best friend's (Michael Murphy) mistress (Diane Keaton). Meryl Streep and Anne Byrne also star. "Manhattan" was filmed in black-and-white and 2.35:1 widescreen. The film features music composed by George Gershwin, including "Rhapsody in Blue", which inspired the idea behind the film. Allen described the film as a combination of his
Hollywood Ending discovered what may be the problem—Susan Morse is gone. Morse, the editor who had worked with Allen since "Manhattan" in 1979 and who turned into a real soldier by the time of the jazzy montage that characterized "Deconstructing Harry", was reportedly a victim of budget-cutting within the ranks." In 2016, film critics Robbie Collin and Tim Robey ranked "Hollywood Ending" as the worst movie by Woody Allen. Hollywood Ending Hollywood Ending is a 2002 American comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen, who also plays the principal character. It tells the story of a once-famous film director who suffers