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Rated
PG
Runtime 82 min
Ratings
93% critics Rotten Tomatoes
88% audience Rotten Tomatoes
Age 12+ Common Sense Media
Genre Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Release 04/19/85
Actors Mia Farrow, Jeff Daniels, Danny Aiello
Directors Woody Allen
Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey during the Depression and is searching for an escape from her dreary life. Tom Baxter is a dashing young archaeologist in the film "The Purple Rose of Cairo." After losing her job Cecilia goes to see the film in hopes of raising her spirits. Much to her surprise Tom Baxter walks off the screen and into her life. There's only one problem..Tom isn't real. Meanwhile Hollywood is up in arms when they dicover that other Tom Baxters are trying to leave the screen in other theatres. Will Tom ever return and finish the film or will he decide to stay in the real world?
Genre Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Release 04/19/85
Actors Mia Farrow, Jeff Daniels, Danny Aiello
Directors Woody Allen
Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey during the Depression and is searching for an escape from her dreary life. Tom Baxter is a dashing young archaeologist in the film "The Purple Rose of Cairo." After losing her job Cecilia goes to see the film in hopes of raising her spirits. Much to her surprise Tom Baxter walks off the screen and into her life. There's only one problem..Tom isn't real. Meanwhile Hollywood is up in arms when they dicover that other Tom Baxters are trying to leave the screen in other theatres. Will Tom ever return and finish the film or will he decide to stay in the real world?