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Zelig (1983)

Storyline

Fictional documentary about the life of human chameleon Leonard Zelig, a man who becomes a celebrity in the 1920s due to his ability to look and act like whoever is around him. Clever editing places Zelig in real newsreel footage of Woodrow Wilson, Babe Ruth, and others. Written by Scott Renshaw <as.idc@forsythe.stanford.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Newsreel | 1920s | Chameleon | Reference To Cole Porter | Bullfighting  |  »

Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German

Release Date:

(USA)  »

Filming Locations:

Alpine, New Jersey, USA  »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$60,119 (USA) (17 July 1983) (6 Screens)

Gross:

$11,798,616 (USA) (4 December 1983)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Orion Pictures Corporation  »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White  | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

To create authenticity, the production used actual lenses, cameras and sound equipment from the 1920s, and used the exact same lighting that would have been done. In addition, 'Gordon Willis' took the exposed negatives to the shower, and stomped on them.  »

Goofs

Factual errors: Last name of Broadway impresario Florenz Ziegfeld is misspelled (Zeigfeld) on title card for Pathe newsreel.  »

Quotes

[Leonard Zelig is apologizing on radio to all the people he misrepresented himself to]
Leonard Zelig: My deepest apology goes to the Trochman family in Detroit. I...I never delivered a baby before in my life, and I... I just thought that ice tongs was the way to do it.
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Connections

Referenced in "Just Shoot Me!: My Dinner with Woody (#2.6)" (1997)  »

Soundtracks

"Take Me Out to the Ballgame"
(1908) (uncredited)
Music by Albert von Tilzer (as Von Tilzer)
Variations in the score for the baseball scenes  »

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