Mighty Aphrodite
A neurotic sportswriter races against time to locate his adopted son's brilliant birth mother, only to discover she's a streetwise prostitute whose world he must rescue before their lives unravel.
“Of all human weaknesses, obsession is the most dangerous, and the silliest!”
Synopsis
When Lenny and his wife, Amanda, adopt a baby, Lenny discovers that his son, Max, is a genius and becomes obsessed with finding the boy's biological mother, hoping she is also brilliant. Upon learning that Max's mother is Linda Ash, a kindhearted prostitute and porn star, Lenny resolves to reform her immoral lifestyle. A Greek chorus provides commentary, linking the story to Greek mythology in this eccentric comedy.
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A crew of 69+ credited
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Edited by Susan E MorseShot by Carlo Di PalmaDesigned by Santo Loquasto
Box Office
1995 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.7× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$26.0M
US & Canada: $6.5M — 25% of worldwide · International: $19.5M (75%)
Opening weekend: $326K — 5% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $457K — 7% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 19 theaters
Also known as
- Geliebte Aphroditede
- Poderosa Afroditaes
- Maudite Aphroditefr
- La dea dell'amoreit
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Cast & Crew
69 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Woody Allen
as Lenny
Mira Sorvino
as Linda Ash
Pamela Blair
as Greek Chorus
Helena Bonham Carter
as Amanda
Rene Ceballos
as Greek Chorus
F Murray Abraham
as Chorleiter
Elie Chaib
as Greek Chorus
Donald Symington
as Amanda's Father
George De La Pena
as Greek Chorus
Claire Bloom
as Amanda's Mother
Joanne Dimauro
as Greek Chorus
Olympia Dukakis
as Jocasta
Supporting cast
52Denise Faye
as Greek Chorus
Michael Rapaport
as Kevin
Marian Filali
as Greek Chorus
David Ogden Stiers
as Laius
Angelo Fraboni
as Greek Chorus
Jack Warden
as Tiresias
Peter Weller
as Jerry Bender
Danielle Ferland
as Cassandra
Paul Giamatti
as Extras Guild Researcher
Tony Sirico
as Boxing Trainer
Scott Fowler
as Greek Chorus
Seth Gertsacov
as Greek Chorus
Patti Karr
as Greek Chorus
Fred Mann Iii
as Greek Chorus
John Mineo
as Greek Chorus
Christopher Nelson
as Greek Chorus
Sven Toorvald
as Greek Chorus
J Smith Cameron
as Bud's Wife
Steven Randazzo
as Bud
Jeffrey Kurland
as Oedipus
Tucker Robin
as Infant Max
Nolan Tuffy
as Two-Year-Old Max
Jimmy Mcquaid
as Max
Yvette Hawkins
as School Principal
Karin Haidorfer
as Park Avenue Couple
Gary Alper
as Park Avenue Couple
Rosemary Murphy
as Adoption Coordinator
Peter Mcrobbie
as Linda's Ex-Landlord
Kathleen Doyle
as Ex-Landlord's Wife
Jennifer Greenhut
as Lenny's Secretary
Sondra James
as Operator / Chorus
William Addy
as Superintendent
Kenneth Edelson
as Ken
Dan Mullane
as Messenger
Thomas Durkin
as Race Announcer
Dan Moran
as Ricky, the Pimp
Paul Herman
as Ricky's Friend
Tony Darrow
as Boxing Trainer
Ray Garvey
as Boxing Trainer
Kent Blocher
as Zeus (voice)
Joseph P Coleman
as Porno Film Star
Georgette Pasare
as Porno Film Star
Al Cerullo
as Helicopter Pilot
Bray Poor
as On-camera Helicopter Pilot
David H Kramer
as Chorus (voice)
Dann Fink
as Chorus (voice)
Karen Longwell
as Chorus (voice)
Dominic Marcus
as Chorus (voice)
Craig Sechler
as Chorus (voice)
Bill Timoney
as Chorus (voice)
Lisa Vidal
as Chorus (voice)
Bruce Winant
as Chorus (voice)
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