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Mighty Aphrodite(1995)
Status: Released
Date: 1995-09-13
67%
686 Votes
Time: 1h 35m
Of all human weaknesses, obsession is the most dangerous, and the silliest!
Overview:
When Lenny and his wife, Amanda, adopt a baby, Lenny realizes that his son is a genius and becomes obsessed with finding the boy's biological mother in hopes that she will be brilliant too. But when he learns that Max's mother is Linda Ash, a kindhearted prostitute and porn star, Lenny is determined to reform her immoral lifestyle. A Greek chorus chimes in to relate the plot to Greek mythology in this quirky comedy.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $15,000,000.00
Revenue: $6,700,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Sweetland Films
Movie: Mighty Aphrodite
Top 10 Billed Cast
Woody Allen
Lenny
Mira Sorvino
Linda Ash
Helena Bonham Carter
Amanda
F. Murray Abraham
Chorleiter
Donald Symington
Amanda's Father
Claire Bloom
Amanda's Mother
Olympia Dukakis
Jocasta
Michael Rapaport
Kevin
David Ogden Stiers
Laius
Jack Warden
Tiresias
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Overview
When Lenny and his wife, Amanda, adopt a baby, Lenny realizes that his son is a genius and becomes obsessed with finding the boy's biological mother in hopes that she will be brilliant too. But when he learns that Max's mother is Linda Ash, a kindhearted prostitute and porn star, Lenny is determined to reform her immoral lifestyle. A Greek chorus chimes in to relate the plot to Greek mythology in this quirky comedy.
Release Date
1995-09-13
Average
6.7
Rating:
3.4 startsTagline
Of all human weaknesses, obsession is the most dangerous, and the silliest!
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