Trivia from Purple Rose of Cairo

• Michael Keaton was originally cast in the lead role, and footage was shot. Director Woody Allen decided it wasn't working, and replaced Keaton with Jeff Daniels.
• Woody Allen has said more than once that this is his favorite of the movies he's made.
• Jeff Daniels opened a playhouse in his hometown of Chelsea, Michigan called "The Purple Rose."
• Allen was asked after the movie's first screening to change the ending to a happy one. He declined because it destroyed the point of the entire film.

Awards and Nominations

• Academy Awards, USA
  Year 1986
  Nominated Oscar
  Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
  Woody Allen
• BAFTA Awards
  Year 1986
  Won BAFTA Film Award
  Best Film
  Robert Greenhut, Woody Allen
  Won Best Original Screenplay
  Woody Allen
  Nominated BAFTA Film Award
  Best Actress
  Mia Farrow
  Nominated Best Special Visual Effects
• Bodil Awards
  Year 1986
  Won Bodil
  Best Non-European Film (Bedste ikke-europæiske film)
  Woody Allen (director)
• Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
  Year 1986
  Won BSFC Award
  Best Screenplay
  Woody Allen
• Cannes Film Festival
  Year 1985
  Won FIPRESCI Award
  Woody Allen
• Casting Society of America, USA
  Year 1986
  Nominated Artios
  Best Casting for Feature Film, Comedy
  Juliet Taylor
• César Awards, France Year 1986
  Won César Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)
  Woody Allen
• French Syndicate of Cinema Critics
  Year 1986
  Won Critics Award
  Best Foreign Film
  Woody Allen, USA.
• Golden Globes, USA
  Year 1986
  Won Golden Globe
  Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
  Woody Allen
  Nominated Golden Globe
  Best Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical
  Nominated Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical Jeff Daniels
  Nominated Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical
  Mia Farrow
• London Critics Circle Film Awards
  Year 1986
  Won ALFS Award
  Film of the Year
• New York Film Critics Circle Awards
  Year 1985
  Won NYFCC Award
  Best Screenplay
  Woody Allen
• Writers Guild of America, USA
  Year 1986
  Nominated WGA Award (Screen)
  Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
  Woody Allen