Mighty Aphrodite

Mighty Aphrodite

95 mins | Comedy, Romance | Sept. 13, 1995

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.

Mighty Aphrodite

95 mins | Comedy, Romance | Sept. 13, 1995

Mighty Aphrodite
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.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Miramax, Magnolia Pictures
Original title Mighty Aphrodite
Directors Richard Patrick, Kay Chapin, Thomas A. Reilly, Woody Allen
Writers Woody Allen

Cast

Woody Allen

as Lenny

Mira Sorvino

as Linda Ash

F. Murray Abraham

as Chorleiter

Donald Symington

as Amanda's Father

Claire Bloom

as Amanda's Mother

Olympia Dukakis

as Jocasta

Michael Rapaport

as Kevin

Jack Warden

as Tiresias

Peter Weller

as Jerry Bender

Danielle Ferland

as Cassandra

Paul Giamatti

as Extras Guild Researcher

Tony Sirico

as Boxing Trainer

Pamela Blair

as Greek Chorus

Rene Ceballos

as Greek Chorus

Elie Chaib

as Greek Chorus

George de la Peña

as Greek Chorus

Joanne DiMauro

as Greek Chorus

Denise Faye

as Greek Chorus

Marian Filali

as Greek Chorus

Angelo Fraboni

as Greek Chorus

Scott Fowler

as Greek Chorus

Seth Gertsacov

as Greek Chorus

Patti Karr

as Greek Chorus

Fred Mann III

as Greek Chorus

John Mineo

as Greek Chorus

Christopher Nelson

as Greek Chorus

Sven Toorvald

as Greek Chorus

J. Smith-Cameron

as Bud's Wife

Jeffrey Kurland

as Oedipus

Tucker Robin

as Infant Max

Nolan Tuffy

as Two-Year-Old Max

Jimmy McQuaid

as Max

Yvette Hawkins

as School Principal

Karin Haidorfer

as Park Avenue Couple

Gary Alper

as Park Avenue Couple

Rosemary Murphy

as Adoption Coordinator

Peter McRobbie

as Linda's Ex-Landlord

Kathleen Doyle

as Ex-Landlord's Wife

Jennifer Greenhut

as Lenny's Secretary

Sondra James

as Operator / Chorus

William Addy

as Superintendent

Dan Mullane

as Messenger

Thomas Durkin

as Race Announcer

Dan Moran

as Ricky, the Pimp

Paul Herman

as Ricky's Friend

Tony Darrow

as Boxing Trainer

Ray Garvey

as Boxing Trainer

Kent Blocher

as Zeus (voice)

Joseph P. Coleman

as Porno Film Star

Georgette Pasare

as Porno Film Star

Al Cerullo

as Helicopter Pilot

Bray Poor

as On-camera Helicopter Pilot

David H. Kramer

as Chorus (voice)

Dann Fink

as Chorus (voice)

Karen Longwell

as Chorus (voice)

Dominic Marcus

as Chorus (voice)

Craig Sechler

as Chorus (voice)

Bill Timoney

as Chorus (voice)

Lisa Vidal

as Chorus (voice)

Bruce Winant

as Chorus (voice)