Mighty Aphrodite (1995) on Netflix
R19951h 35mComedyFantasyRomance
Lenny, a Manhattan sportswriter, and his wife Amanda adopt a baby boy named Max. When Max proves remarkably gifted, Lenny searches for the boy's birth mother and finds Linda, a prostitute.
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Plot summary
Lenny and Amanda Weinrib adopt a baby boy and name him Max. Lenny, a sportswriter in Manhattan, spends a lot of time with the child, and it becomes clear that Max is remarkably gifted. Curious about where the boy came from, Lenny takes files from the adoption agency and goes looking for the birth mother, thinking he might bring mother and son together. Her name is Linda Ash, and she works as a prostitute and a porn performer. Lenny visits her apartment and, without any intimacy, urges her to leave that life. Linda is angry, returns his money and tells him to go. Lenny keeps trying to befriend her and to change her circumstances. A Greek chorus in Sicily narrates the tale and ties it to Greek myth.
Cast
- Rene Ceballosas Greek Chorus (as René Ceballos)
- Elie Chaibas Greek Chorus
- Joanne DiMauroas Greek Chorus
- Marian Filalias Greek Chorus (as Marianne Filali)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Four weeks into production Allen asked Sorvino whether she had ever wondered about using a different voice for Linda; when she pointed out that they were four weeks into the movie, he said his budget let him reshoot the entire film if he wanted.
- Sorvino said in a 2011 interview that she chose Linda's voice to be high and gravelly, because a 'high voice kind of makes you sound less intellectually gifted', while the gravelly part added a been-to-the-school-of-hard-knocks element.
