Mighty Aphrodite

Mighty Aphrodite

6.7 Rating1995-09-13Comedy, Romance

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 Allen

Woody Allen

as Lenny

Mira Sorvino

Mira Sorvino

as Linda Ash

Helena Bonham Carter

Helena Bonham Carter

as Amanda

F. Murray Abraham

F. Murray Abraham

as Chorleiter

Donald Symington

Donald Symington

as Amanda's Father

Claire Bloom

Claire Bloom

as Amanda's Mother

Olympia Dukakis

Olympia Dukakis

as Jocasta

Michael Rapaport

Michael Rapaport

as Kevin

David Ogden Stiers

David Ogden Stiers

as Laius

Jack Warden

Jack Warden

as Tiresias