Play It Again, Sam

This article is about the 1972 Woody Allen film. For other uses of the phrase, see Play it again, Sam. Play It Again, Sam is a play and 1972 film written by and starring Woody Allen, originally entitled Aspirins for Three. The film was directed by Herbert Ross. The original play and the movie follow the same lines: Allan Felix (played by Allen) has just been through a messy divorce. His two friends, Linda (Diane Keaton) and Dick (Tony Roberts), a... more

This article is about the 1972 Woody Allen film. For other uses of the phrase, see Play it again, Sam. Play It Again, Sam is a play and 1972 film written by and starring Woody Allen, originally entitled Aspirins for Three. The film was directed by Herbert Ross. The original play and the movie follow the same lines: Allan Felix (played by Allen) has just been through a messy divorce. His two friends, Linda (Diane Keaton) and Dick (Tony Roberts), attempt to convince him to go out with women again. He agrees, and throughout the film, he is seen receiving dating advice from the ghost of Humphrey Bogart (played by Jerry Lacy), who is visible and audible only to Allan. As the film goes on we see that, when it comes to women, Allan puts on a false mask, a facade. He attempts to become sexy and sophisticated, only to end up ruining his chances by being too nervous. Eventually he develops feelings for Linda, around whom he feels relatively at ease and does not so much feel the need to don the... less