Film and television

Back to movies

Film

Mighty Aphrodite

  • 1995
  • TMDB 6.7/10
  • 1h 35m

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.

Watch film

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.

Cast

  • Woody AllenLenny
  • Mira SorvinoLinda Ash
  • Helena Bonham CarterAmanda
  • F. Murray AbrahamChorleiter
  • Donald SymingtonAmanda's Father
  • Claire BloomAmanda's Mother
  • Olympia DukakisJocasta
  • Michael RapaportKevin

Similar films