Film

Mighty Aphrodite

1995 · 1h 35m · Comedy · Romance

Of all human weaknesses, obsession is the most dangerous, and the silliest!

IMDb

7.0

Rotten Tomatoes

78%

Metacritic

60

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.

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

Peter Weller

Jerry Bender

Danielle Ferland

Cassandra

Paul Giamatti

Extras Guild Researcher

Tony Sirico

Boxing Trainer

Pamela Blair

Greek Chorus

Rene Ceballos

Greek Chorus

• Woody AllenDirector · Writer
• Robert GreenhutProducer
• Jean DoumanianExecutive Producer
• J.E. BeaucaireExecutive Producer
• Carlo Di PalmaDirector of Photography
• Dick HymanOriginal Music Composer
• Susan E. MorseEditor
• Juliet TaylorCasting

Official Trailer

Release date

September 13, 1995

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

R

Budget

$15,000,000

Revenue

$26,000,000

Genres

Comedy, Romance

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