Annie Hall is a powerful film. The first time I saw it, I was so troubled afterward that I couldn't sleep. I was in a fog that lingered for days. It was like he made a movie of love life. Lots of scenes and lines ring amazingly true. To me, it is the definitive breakup movie.
@@michaelanderson2881 some of mine weren’t much better back in the day. At least back then I had enough hair to comment on. Evidently Allen and Cavett have faired much better.
One of the best interviews I have watched. DC is a master of his art. And what an incredibly witty, charming and entertaining guest Woody Allen is. He is exactly his character in his films in real life.
When Take the Money and Run came out my mom took me to see it. I still remember to this day I laughed through the whole thing and thought even then as a 10-year-old, this guy is a genius. And LOVED him in his film Hannah and her Sisters…the conversation scene with his parents-genius. And his obsessive thoughts about the meaning of life was hysterical
I think Midnight in Paris is a PERFECT movie! Every word and every scene is perfect, delightful, funny and touching. I was never a Woody fan per se, but he has made excellent films.
Great to see such a long, relaxed interview format on TV, with a single guest. And wow, I knew that Woody Allen played the clarinet every week with a band in New York, but I didn't know he was so good, even back then. He must be really really good now, decades later.
If you were born after say, 1980 you NEED to see this version of Woody. This was the guy I fell in love with growing up in the Seventies- the Woody Allen of Sleeper, Bananas, that total nebbish with a raunchy side.
I wish they would issue a box set of every movie Woody has made. One of the most prolific writers and directors ever! F*CK the Farrow family. He did NOT "marry his daughter" as the Average American Idiot has it. He married Mia Farrow's adopted daughter. Woody was not the adoptive father.
Yes it taught me that "cool" doesn't always mean macho. I always wished I was as intelligent as these guys. When I grew up I wanted to hang out with guys like this.
Love all of these, thank you so much. By the way, on trombone when Woody plays is the legendary Bill Watrous. One of the finest trombonists that ever lived.
I come to understand that in many ways Cavett was generally a more important interviewer than Carson when it came to understanding history and what people were really thinking.
This is gold thanks for sharing. Amazing to think of Woody's impact at this time wasn't film-based (he hadn't made Sleeper, Annie Hall, Manhattan, Radio Days....etc). These days movies are all he seems to be known for, and yet in 1971 he was 15+ years into his career!
Woody is making joke after joke and I'm sure some are canned but this is one great funny mind. Cavett, who is still one of his best friends, give him lots of room and doesn't compete with Allen, just seems to totally enjoy every twisted moment that Allen delivers. "An amusing remark in a moment of gay abandon an she sue me for a million dollars in a moment of enormous abandon" . Alone in the crib? "Not if I could swing it". "Of course I was in the crib until quite an a late age". "My aunt had twins and I thought she was attacked by a Great Dane".
That's why Cavett was legendary,he never tried to outshine his guests. Even with Richard Burton he cracked a joke or two here & there but never went overboard trying to amuse the audience or Richard. It's a very fine line.
That is an Albert system clarinet he's playing, an obsolete design with different fingerings than conventional Boehm system horns. I noticed this, because I play clarinet, and the first clarinet I bought as a kid the bastard sold me an Albert clarinet.
It’s important to watch old interviews to see what has been lost and gained, to see what is permitted and what is not. To become aware of the encroaching dystopia.
This is absolutely wild to watch in 2024.The interview is deliciously slow, the dialogue is unpolished and the audience reacts where and how they want. And obviously Dick Cavett is a terrific host. I might be naive and biased, but there *has* to be a market for a format such as this, no?
The creative director is listed as Marshall Brickman, once of Woody Allen's collaborators (Sleeper, Annie Hall, Manhattan and Manhattan Murder Mystery)
Richard Alva Cavett (/ˈkævɪt/; born November 19, 1936) is an American television personality and former talk show host. He appeared regularly on nationally broadcast television in the United States from the 1960s through the 2000s. 87 AÑOS. (88)
Heywood "Woody" Allen (nacido como Allan Stewart Konigsberg; Nueva York, 30 de noviembre de 1935) es un director de cine, actor y comediante estadounidense. Su prolífica carrera abarca más de seis décadas durante las cuales ha filmado en torno a medio centenar de películas.
I really liked some of Woody Allen's movies from the time I was a child. I remember when I first saw "Take the money and Run" when I was very young in a small movie theater in Manhattan on East 68th street. Like a lot of theaters in New York City, that one is now gone. I liked the movie so much that I sat through it twice. I thought it was hilarious. Then I remember in the early 1990's (I think it was 1992) that Woody's Allen's ex-girlfriend, Mia Farrow, claimed that he had sexually molested their adopted daughter. I was somewhat interested in the case for two reasons. The first reason was because I liked some of the films that Woody Allen had made and the second reason was because my father was a psychiatrist. My father was the type of person that "brought his work home with him". He would incessantly talk about psychiatry and tell me about all kinds of peculiarities in human behavior. I found what he talked about fascinating. The result is that I sometimes find myself observing people that I meet and analyzing their peculiarities. It also makes me interested when I read about people in the news who are accused of behaving oddly. I didn't believe then or now that Wooday Allen molested his adopted daughter. - I don't feel any loyalty to Allen because I liked some of his films. I didn't believe this accusation against him because the story in its' entirety did not seem logical to me. I am not a fan of Woody Allen or Mia Farrow as people. From reading about them, neither one sounds like they have a particularly admirable character, but Allen's story sounded much more plausible. My feelings about the story contained no emotion at all while I noticed that people that seemed to believe Mia Farrow, commonly make highly emotional attacks on Allen although they did not seem to be backed up with much reason. They just said that he was a pedophile and sometimes threw in that he had an affair with Miss Farrow's adopted daughter when she was a teenager and claimed that was evidence to support their beliefs which I thought was no evidence at all. I agree that his behavior with Farrow's adopted daughter was inappropriate but that falls far short of being convincing evidence that he is a pedophile. - The case just never sounded believable to me.
Says he doesn't smoke, drink, or do drugs. And, 50+ years later, he's going strong. Some people will find that to be just a coincidence. Make of it what you will.
At the time of this interview, the only films he'd done were Bananas (what he's promoting), Take the Money and Run, Casino Royale, What's Up, Tiger Lily? and What's New Pussycat.
Spot on target! ====>It is just so creepy how so the called dn ǝpıs uʍop Woody Allen char-actor puppet looks and behaves exactly like the so called John Lennon, Peter Sellers, Steve Jobs, Billion "shoulder pads" Gates, Michael "fat suit" Moore char-actor puppets all wrapped up together like a real twisted dn ǝpıs uʍop creepy carnival side show act. Isn't it? Just grab a different wig, put on another dn ǝpıs uʍop puppet creature costume + grab a different pair of glasses and BAM! Step right up!!!! Freaks past+present! =====> Ahahahahahahahahahahaaa! C R E E P Y!
Funny that they’re discussing literally dying on stage-as a comedian. A couple years later it would happen to the great Dick Shawn. The audience initially thought it was part of the act.
I've been a fan of Woody Allen since I was a child in the 1970s and this is the first time it occurred to me that Woody must be a nickname. I'm not American but still I feel a little stupid.
@@CliveNDerek- He legally changed his name to Heywood Allen at age 17. Apparently "Woody" or "Woodie" was a pretty common nickname for Woodrow, Elwood or Heywood and then became an actual given name. Wikipedia has an entire page given to people nicknamed "Woody".
Despite his excellent vocabulary , they judiciously choose to not allow Mr Allen to spend time with their teenage daughter. Is that be a correct usage?
@@bradhuskers - Jeez, dude, everything isn’t about that! If your country is that broken, maybe you should be spending more time trying to fix it and less time trolling UA-cam.
@@johnspooner1403 If your IQ level is that low that you have absolutely no concept of left-wing ideology, it's YOU who needs to be educated. This isn't about one country. The fact that you thought it was, speaks volumes about how clueless you are. No sense wasting time with low IQ's like you.
Ha! Cavett saying to Allen "I think I am a little taller than you". Cavett at 5'3" is exactly two inches shorter than Allen, as you can see when they are standing together at the start.
& if , ....., you fill in the blank,lol,I will assist,...humans ,did not dedicate, you would be without a job, eh, better to clean the bowl,than ,kiss the ass ,that sits on it , although, I'm sure ,your ,required to do much of that ,as well,otherwise you would be without job security, ya, brown nosing, fence sitting, dirt snout, get your mopina, ya Dork
Organic gardening guru J.I. Rodale, who announced on the show "I’ve decided to live to be a hundred" and "I never felt better in my life!" - then promptly died after the taping ended?
Fun fact: Woody's next (third) wife was less than a year old at the time of this interview. Soon-Yi Previn was born approx Oct 8, 1970, adopted in 1977 by actress Mia Farrow and musician Andre Previn.
Annie Hall is a powerful film. The first time I saw it, I was so troubled afterward that I couldn't sleep. I was in a fog that lingered for days. It was like he made a movie of love life. Lots of scenes and lines ring amazingly true. To me, it is the definitive breakup movie.
This is what talk shows should be. Two witty and intelligent people engaging in conversation. What I delight!
lol
With bad haircuts.
@@michaelanderson2881 some of mine weren’t much better back in the day. At least back then I had enough hair to comment on. Evidently Allen and Cavett have faired much better.
@@paulgrey834 i don't think he was kidding.
I agreed with him.
There were comedic parts, but the conversation was a delight.
So was the music.
@@michaelanderson2881 ok my
One of the best interviews I have watched. DC is a master of his art. And what an incredibly witty, charming and entertaining guest Woody Allen is. He is exactly his character in his films in real life.
Woody Allen. One of my favorites. His movies, etc. And he plays Dixieland Jazz
When Take the Money and Run came out my mom took me to see it. I still remember to this day I laughed through the whole thing and thought even then as a 10-year-old, this guy is a genius.
And LOVED him in his film Hannah and her Sisters…the conversation scene with his parents-genius. And his obsessive thoughts about the meaning of life was hysterical
I think Midnight in Paris is a PERFECT movie! Every word and every scene is perfect, delightful, funny and touching. I was never a Woody fan per se, but he has made excellent films.
Pedo
His films suck after learning about him raping kids.
Great to see such a long, relaxed interview format on TV, with a single guest. And wow, I knew that Woody Allen played the clarinet every week with a band in New York, but I didn't know he was so good, even back then. He must be really really good now, decades later.
If you were born after say, 1980 you NEED to see this version of Woody.
This was the guy I fell in love with growing up in the Seventies- the Woody Allen of Sleeper, Bananas, that total nebbish with a raunchy side.
I wish they would issue a box set of every movie Woody has made. One of the most prolific writers and directors ever! F*CK the Farrow family. He did NOT "marry his daughter" as the Average American Idiot has it. He married Mia Farrow's adopted daughter. Woody was not the adoptive father.
Yes it taught me that "cool" doesn't always mean macho. I always wished I was as intelligent as these guys. When I grew up I wanted to hang out with guys like this.
Yes, and don't forget Take the Money and Run, Love and War, and Play It Again Sam. So many amazing classics!
5:52 Woody Allen without glasses is said to look 20 years younger than with them but nothing beats him from 1971.
There will come a time when all of this is erased. Thank you Dick for being so natural and thank you so much you the sharer
Fantastic band!! I wish we could have heard more of them 🎶🎵
Woody's art makes life better. Thanks, Woody!
Love all of these, thank you so much. By the way, on trombone when Woody plays is the legendary Bill Watrous. One of the finest trombonists that ever lived.
Beautiful music Such a joy of an interview.
Thank you for showing this: Humour, Intelligence, the 70s.
I come to understand that in many ways Cavett was generally a more important interviewer than Carson when it came to understanding history and what people were really thinking.
This is gold thanks for sharing. Amazing to think of Woody's impact at this time wasn't film-based (he hadn't made Sleeper, Annie Hall, Manhattan, Radio Days....etc).
These days movies are all he seems to be known for, and yet in 1971 he was 15+ years into his career!
Woody Allen: one of the great comic geniuses and film makers...ever. Despite his idiosyncrasies (euphemism), you can't discredit his artistic works.
Oh, thank you ! Huge Cavett fan, and cant wait to re-watch these other golden age late night interviews❣️👍🏽👏🏾☺️
Weeknights on the over the air channel decades
Two incredibly bright and intelligent men.
I love Woody Allen.
He loves the young girls!!
Woody is making joke after joke and I'm sure some are canned but this is one great funny mind. Cavett, who is still one of his best friends, give him lots of room and doesn't compete with Allen, just seems to totally enjoy every twisted moment that Allen delivers. "An amusing remark in a moment of gay abandon an she sue me for a million dollars in a moment of enormous abandon" . Alone in the crib? "Not if I could swing it". "Of course I was in the crib until quite an a late age". "My aunt had twins and I thought she was attacked by a Great Dane".
That's why Cavett was legendary,he never tried to outshine his guests. Even with Richard Burton he cracked a joke or two here & there but never went overboard trying to amuse the audience or Richard. It's a very fine line.
Priceless. Like the Beatles on Ed Sullivan.
"we locked the doors from the outside". just off the cuff priceless......
And then he told Dick to shut up!🤣🤣
thanx 4 uploading this
Watching this makes me realize how much more sophisticated people were in 1971.
What was put on television might have been more sophisticated, but people remain the same.
@@Denidrakes69 gotta think about that one!
Probably ready to start filming,"Play it Again,Sam"--my favorite of his.
Woody Allen is actually quite hilarious live!
Watch him private
Especially if under 13
I really enjoyed this episode. I'm a big Woody Allan fan.
ALLANA
That is an Albert system clarinet he's playing, an obsolete design with different fingerings than conventional Boehm system horns. I noticed this, because I play clarinet, and the first clarinet I bought as a kid the bastard sold me an Albert clarinet.
Wow. Only one special guest. Instead of guests coming on for 5 minutes, plugging whatever they're plugging and then leaving.
Dick's beige suntan and hair blends in with his beige outfit and set, almost to the extent of camouflage.
It’s important to watch old interviews to see what has been lost and gained, to see what is permitted and what is not. To become aware of the encroaching dystopia.
Just noticed Marshall Brickman in the closing credits (creative director) - also co-writer in several Allen films, including Annie Hall and Manhattan.
best episode of the Adam Friedland show yet!
Woody Allen's wit great movies, he is my
favorite thinker
Allen is a genius!
this is like watching the Adam Friedland show but back in time from the future.
most emotional clarinet i ever saw
I am a massive fan of woody, so there.
I love you woody allen
This is absolutely wild to watch in 2024.The interview is deliciously slow, the dialogue is unpolished and the audience reacts where and how they want. And obviously Dick Cavett is a terrific host. I might be naive and biased, but there *has* to be a market for a format such as this, no?
The crucifix parking spot fight is sublime. LOL
Agreed
1971 is unique moment in cultural media history- the worm has turned as they say
What happened in 1971? What was unique about it?
Why ?, huh, hmm ,do tell ,do tell
53 years later Woody’s diet is still working
consuming glucose and lactose? great tip!
The creative director is listed as Marshall Brickman, once of Woody Allen's collaborators (Sleeper, Annie Hall, Manhattan and Manhattan Murder Mystery)
the whole interview was schtick...
A genius!
They both did stand up around the same time in NY.
The sex movie he was talking about is Everything You Wanted to Know Abou Sex But Were Afraid to Ask 1972
Thank you , Frank Zappa rules
Mia Farrow should be prosecuted and put in prison for what she did to him.
Bravo!!!!
Agreed
Or make her do a sequel to rosemary’s baby !!
The good old days of the best in humanity
Long live freedom and democratic equality
ua-cam.com/video/0xtv8XtjzdA/v-deo.html
I am seeing this show in the future in a small computer none of this people could never contemplate that
"It means I'll have to leave the schoolyards." - Woody
Richard Alva Cavett (/ˈkævɪt/; born November 19, 1936) is an American television personality and former talk show host. He appeared regularly on nationally broadcast television in the United States from the 1960s through the 2000s.
87 AÑOS. (88)
@1:01:18 -- His self-fulling prophesy of "Interiors," which was released some 7 years later.
Oh, Lord I was just in the womb. I'm sure I will enjoy this, but hold tough Wood. Getting late.
Huh ,? Explain,do tell do tell, 1st 9 months of my life ,I managed very well, & there after, it's been down hill
Woody's the greatest artist!
His fear of death is eternally hilarious :)
Woody's great
Try to watch joe rogan after this one. How delightful were the conversations in the past...
When the dog started laughing woody was stoned.
wow!
Heywood "Woody" Allen (nacido como Allan Stewart Konigsberg; Nueva York, 30 de noviembre de 1935) es un director de cine, actor y comediante estadounidense. Su prolífica carrera abarca más de seis décadas durante las cuales ha filmado en torno a medio centenar de películas.
I really liked some of Woody Allen's movies from the time I was a child. I remember when I first saw "Take the money and Run" when I was very young in a small movie theater in Manhattan on East 68th street. Like a lot of theaters in New York City, that one is now gone. I liked the movie so much that I sat through it twice. I thought it was hilarious.
Then I remember in the early 1990's (I think it was 1992) that Woody's Allen's ex-girlfriend, Mia Farrow, claimed that he had sexually molested their adopted daughter. I was somewhat interested in the case for two reasons. The first reason was because I liked some of the films that Woody Allen had made and the second reason was because my father was a psychiatrist. My father was the type of person that "brought his work home with him". He would incessantly talk about psychiatry and tell me about all kinds of peculiarities in human behavior. I found what he talked about fascinating. The result is that I sometimes find myself observing people that I meet and analyzing their peculiarities. It also makes me interested when I read about people in the news who are accused of behaving oddly.
I didn't believe then or now that Wooday Allen molested his adopted daughter. - I don't feel any loyalty to Allen because I liked some of his films. I didn't believe this accusation against him because the story in its' entirety did not seem logical to me. I am not a fan of Woody Allen or Mia Farrow as people. From reading about them, neither one sounds like they have a particularly admirable character, but Allen's story sounded much more plausible. My feelings about the story contained no emotion at all while I noticed that people that seemed to believe Mia Farrow, commonly make highly emotional attacks on Allen although they did not seem to be backed up with much reason. They just said that he was a pedophile and sometimes threw in that he had an affair with Miss Farrow's adopted daughter when she was a teenager and claimed that was evidence to support their beliefs which I thought was no evidence at all. I agree that his behavior with Farrow's adopted daughter was inappropriate but that falls far short of being convincing evidence that he is a pedophile. - The case just never sounded believable to me.
"I could hang out here...but it means I would have to leave the schoolyard" 59:10 Talk about on the knuckle....
the "Bananas" + "Take the Money and Run" era !!
Says he doesn't smoke, drink, or do drugs. And, 50+ years later, he's going strong. Some people will find that to be just a coincidence. Make of it what you will.
Back before the tragic and perhaps final victory of commerce over art.
Bravo
"Well, my times almost up here so I'd just like to say I know woody Allen."
Dick cavett hosting the regional cable Ace awards
At the time of this interview, the only films he'd done were Bananas (what he's promoting), Take the Money and Run, Casino Royale, What's Up, Tiger Lily? and What's New Pussycat.
In an alternate universe, this is John Lennon without the Beatles.
You've seen the Dick Cavett show with John and Yoko, right?
Well, the universe is expanding.
Spot on target! ====>It is just so creepy how so the called dn ǝpıs uʍop Woody Allen char-actor puppet looks and behaves exactly like the so called John Lennon, Peter Sellers, Steve Jobs, Billion "shoulder pads" Gates, Michael "fat suit" Moore char-actor puppets all wrapped up together like a real twisted dn ǝpıs uʍop creepy carnival side show act. Isn't it? Just grab a different wig, put on another dn ǝpıs uʍop puppet creature costume + grab a different pair of glasses and BAM! Step right up!!!! Freaks past+present! =====> Ahahahahahahahahahahaaa! C R E E P Y!
Or Peter Sellers without the Goons.
Funny that they’re discussing literally dying on stage-as a comedian. A couple years later it would happen to the great Dick Shawn. The audience initially thought it was part of the act.
Well. it was about 16 years later according to Wiki. Also happened to the British comedians Tommy Cooper and Eric Morecambe.
I saw the Tommy cooper one. Happened on live tv
@@danhat69
Yeah, it’s too common.
Christopher Guest told this story on KPCS, also on youtube..
If Dick Shawn would have died in the producers. It would’ve been perfect. Springtime for Hitler and Germany…
I've been a fan of Woody Allen since I was a child in the 1970s and this is the first time it occurred to me that Woody must be a nickname. I'm not American but still I feel a little stupid.
his real name is Heywood
@@basehead617 Very funny, no, Heywood Hale Broun was someone else, but also called Woody.
Allen Stewart Konigsberg is Woody's real name.
@@CliveNDerek- He legally changed his name to Heywood Allen at age 17.
Apparently "Woody" or "Woodie" was a pretty common nickname for Woodrow, Elwood or Heywood and then became an actual given name. Wikipedia has an entire page given to people nicknamed "Woody".
How many guests on current talk shows would know when or how to use the word "Judiciously`'?
Despite his excellent vocabulary , they judiciously choose to not allow Mr Allen to spend time with their teenage daughter. Is that be a correct usage?
#WeLoveWoodyAllen
woody allen is much brighter that people give him credit for
On what planet? I'm 63, and he was always known as an intellectual.
@@johnspooner1403
if he voted for Alzheimer's Joe and incompetent harris, he's not as bright as you think he is.
@@bradhuskers - Jeez, dude, everything isn’t about that! If your country is that broken, maybe you should be spending more time trying to fix it and less time trolling UA-cam.
@@johnspooner1403
If your IQ level is that low that you have absolutely no concept of left-wing ideology, it's YOU who needs to be educated.
This isn't about one country.
The fact that you thought it was, speaks volumes about how clueless you are.
No sense wasting time with low IQ's like you.
Genius. Genius. Genius.
Two amazing personalities
Ha! Cavett saying to Allen "I think I am a little taller than you". Cavett at 5'3" is exactly two inches shorter than Allen, as you can see when they are standing together at the start.
59:10 "... means I'd have to leave the schoolyard." Bazinga!
😮 damn. 1971 was sure a different world to today (2023)
♥️♥️♥️
"I've deflowered the girl's flower".
That aged poorly.
but
"I can do anything I want with anyone I want ~~ with their consent"
Woody comes on at 3:24
8:13 was that a reference to the guy that died on this show the same year or did that happen after this interview?
If words weren't a thing, these men would be useless.
& if , ....., you fill in the blank,lol,I will assist,...humans ,did not dedicate, you would be without a job, eh, better to clean the bowl,than ,kiss the ass ,that sits on it , although, I'm sure ,your ,required to do much of that ,as well,otherwise you would be without job security, ya, brown nosing, fence sitting, dirt snout, get your mopina, ya Dork
Deficate, not so good with words myself, better with the fists, lol
Woody Allen is a comic genius. Only Robin Williams was as quick on his feet…And they both married their Nannys.😁
Woody never married a nanny of his. What are you talking about?
Maybe just for the weekend.@@Ausgar-yc1yl
Duck Cavett seems to be a little shy in his questioning guests.
Ah, one of the top Louis
Long live freedom and democratic communism
Oppress yourself sno flake
I am rhe complkete opposire to him
If this pisses off susan sararandon and other modern day wanna be joe mccarthy's I'm happy
Ironically, someone did die on Cavett’s show, also in 1971.
Mailer's mystique.
Organic gardening guru J.I. Rodale, who announced on the show "I’ve decided to live to be a hundred" and "I never felt better in my life!" - then promptly died after the taping ended?
"I like pretty girls '😂. His eyesight must have deteriorated significantly... 😁
Where was this produced?
is that Albert system?
If he had just stayed away from casting himself against teen Mariel Hemingway and Mia Farrow...
56:26 Who's Candy Spurgen?
Fun fact: Woody's next (third) wife was less than a year old at the time of this interview. Soon-Yi Previn was born approx Oct 8, 1970, adopted in 1977 by actress Mia Farrow and musician Andre Previn.
Fascinating input.
Actually he did have a successful blind date. His wife set it up.
Mia was never his wife.