Wonder Wheel (film)

Wonder Wheel
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWoody Allen
Written byWoody Allen
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyVittorio Storaro
Edited byAlisa Lepselter
Production
companies
  • Gravier Productions
  • Perdido Productions
Distributed byAmazon Studios
Release dates
  • October 14, 2017 (2017-10-14) (NYFF)
  • December 1, 2017 (2017-12-01) (United States)
Running time
101 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$25 million[2]
Box office$15.9 million[3]

Wonder Wheel is a 2017 American period drama film written and directed by Woody Allen and starring Kate Winslet, Jim Belushi, Juno Temple, and Justin Timberlake. Set in the early 1950s at an amusement park on Coney Island, the film takes its title from the park's Ferris wheel. The story follows the second wife and the estranged daughter of a carousel operator as they both pursue affairs with a lifeguard.[4]

The film served as the closing night selection at the 55th New York Film Festival on October 14, 2017,[5] and was released on December 1, 2017, by Amazon Studios.[6] The film received mixed reviews, with criticism for Allen's screenplay, but widespread praise for Winslet's performance and Vittorio Storaro's cinematography.

  1. ^ "Wonder Wheel". New York Film Festival. Film Society of Lincoln Center. Archived from the original on September 19, 2017. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  2. ^ Siegel, Tatiana (July 18, 2016). "Amazon in Talks to Fully Finance Next Woody Allen Film for $25M (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on October 12, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  3. ^ "Wonder Wheel". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Archived from the original on April 9, 2018. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  4. ^ Ellwood, Gregory (May 12, 2016). ""I said everything I could say": Woody Allen hasn't read Ronan Farrow's op-ed and doesn't plan to". Vox. Vox Media. Archived from the original on September 20, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  5. ^ "Woody Allen's Wonder Wheel Will Close NYFF55". New York Film Festival. Film Society of Lincoln Center. July 27, 2017. Archived from the original on July 28, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  6. ^ Lang, Brent (June 12, 2017). "Woody Allen's 'Wonder Wheel' Scores December Release (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Penske Business Media. Archived from the original on May 22, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2017.