Movie Details
- Status: Released
- Movie Tagline: She’s finally met the man of her dreams. He’s not real but you can’t have everything.
- Genres: Fantasy, Comedy, Romance
- Release Date: 1985-03-01
- Runtime: 82.0 min
- Budget: $15.0 million
- Revenue: $10.6 million
- Production Companies: Orion Pictures
Cast & Crew
Mia Farrow, Jeff Daniels, Danny Aiello, Irving Metzman, Stephanie Farrow, Edward Herrmann, John Wood, Deborah Rush, Van Johnson, Zoe Caldwell, Milo O’Shea, Dianne Wiest, Glenne Headly, Paul Herman, Rick Petrucelli, Peter Castellotti, John Rothman, David Kieserman, Elaine Grollman, Victoria Zussin, Mark Hammond, Wade Barnes, Joseph G. Graham, Don Quigley, Maurice Brenner, Milton Seaman, Mimi Weddell, Tom Degidon, Mary Hedahl, Eugene J. Anthony, Ebb Miller, Karen Akers, Annie, Joe Edwards, Peter McRobbie, Camille Saviola, Juliana Donald, Margaret Thompson, George Hamlin, Helen Hanft, Leo Postrel, Helen Miller, George Martin, Crystal Field, Ken Chapin, Robert Trebor, Benjamin Rayson, Jean Shevlin, Albert S. Bennett, Martha Sherrill, Gretchen MacLane, Edwin Bordo, Andrew Murphy, Tom Kubiak, Alexander Cohen, Raymond Serra, George J. Manos, David Tice, James Lynch, Sydney A. Blake, Michael Tucker, Peter Von Berg, David Weber, Willie Tjan, Lela Ivey, Drinda Lalumia, Loretta Tupper
Synopsis – What to Expect from “The Purple Rose of Cairo”
The Purple Rose of Cairo is a 1985 romantic fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Woody Allen.
The movie follows Cecilia, a waitress in an impoverished 1930s New Jersey town. Cecilia is struggling to make ends meet and is desperate for a change in her life. She finds solace in the movies, particularly in the character of Tom Baxter, the hero of the film within the film, The Purple Rose of Cairo.
Cecilia is so taken with Tom that she begins to imagine herself as his leading lady and fantasizes about running away with him. Her dreams come true when Tom steps out of the screen and into her life. He is a real person, and Cecilia is smitten with him.
Tom is in the same predicament as Cecilia; he is stuck in a movie that is showing in the same theater. He is desperate to find a way out and is drawn to Cecilia’s plight.
The two of them embark on a journey of discovery, learning about each other and the world around them. As they get to know one another, they find themselves falling in love.
However, their newfound happiness is threatened when the studio that produced The Purple Rose of Cairo sends a detective to track down Tom and return him to the movie. Cecilia and Tom must fight to stay together, even as the forces of Hollywood and the studio conspire to keep them apart.
In the end, Cecilia and Tom
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