Wild Man Blues

1998 | Documentary, Music, Romance

Synopsis

Academy Award-winner Barbara Kopple directs this documentary portrait of Academy Award and Golden Globe-winner Woody Allen, seen traveling with friends and fellow musicians during their New Orleans jazz band's 1996 European tour. Allen's relationship with his wife Soon-Yi Previn is captured on film here for the first time, and others on the European jaunt include Allen's sister Letty Aronson. Followed by press, paparazzi, and gushing admirers, Allen returns home to face a more realistic critical assessment during "the lunch from hell" with his aged parents.

Scores

Overall Score
31.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
15.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
27.1%
Review Aggregate
74.8

Critic Consensus

82.8% Fresh • 29 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 83% of 29 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, stylized, political. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnystylizedpoliticalromanticcharacter-drivenemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Woody Allen1998$12,000$22,000(est)
New Orleans Jazz Band1998$7,000$14,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score86.0
RT critic review count37
Rotten Tomatoes audience score66.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating6.9
IMDb votes2,315

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1998$533,759$1,027,240
International1998N/AN/A
Worldwide1998$533,759$1,027,240

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue1998$266,880$513,620
Digital Rentals ?1998N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1998N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1998$4,922,000$9,472,585
Physical Purchases ?1998$6,886,000$13,252,382
TV & Streaming Revenue1998$213,504$410,896
Total Revenues1998$12,288,383$23,649,483
Expenses
Budget ?1998$587,000 (est)$1,129,705 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1998$374,000 (est)$719,778 (est)
Participations1998$492,000$946,874
Residuals ?1998$875,000$1,683,972
Interest & Overhead1998$117,400$225,941
Total Expenses1998$2,445,400$4,706,270
Movie Net Profit or Loss1998$9,842,983$18,943,213

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