Fact1: film opens with montage of images of Manhattan and other parts of New York City accompanied by George Gershwin 's Rhapsody in Blue, Fact2: Isaac Davis narrating drafts of introduction to book about man, Fact3: Isaac is twice-divorced 42-year-old television comedy writer dealing with women in life, Fact4: best friend married to Emily is having affair with Mary Wilkie, Fact5: Jill has come out of closet as lesbian
Output: The film opens with a montage of images of Manhattan and other parts of New York City accompanied by George Gershwins Rhapsody in Blue, with Isaac Davis Woody Allen narrating drafts of an introduction to a book about a man who loves the city. Isaac is a twicedivorced, 42yearold television comedy writer dealing with the women in his life who quits his unfulfilling job. He is dating Tracy Mariel Hemingway, a 17yearold girl attending the Dalton School. His best friend, college professor Yale Pollack Michael Murphy, married to Emily Anne Byrne, is having an affair with Mary Wilkie Diane Keaton. Marys exhusband and former teacher, Jeremiah Wallace Shawn, also appears, and Isaacs exwife Jill Davis Meryl Streep is writing a confessional book about their marriage. Jill has also since come out of the closet as a lesbian and lives with her partner, Connie Karen Ludwig. When Isaac meets Mary, her cultural snobbery rubs him the wrong way. Isaac runs into her again at an Equal Rights Amendment fundraising event at the Museum of Modern Art hosted by Bella Abzug playing herself and accompanies her on a cab ride home. They chat until sunrise in a sequence that culminates in the iconic shot of the Queensboro Bridge. In spite of a growing attraction to Mary, Isaac continues his relationship with Tracy but emphasizes that theirs cannot be a serious relationship and encourages her to go to London to study acting. In another iconic scene, at Tracys request, they go on a carriage ride through Central Park. After Yale breaks up with Mary, he suggests that Isaac ask her out. Isaac does, always having felt that Tracy was too young for him. Isaac breaks up with Tracy, much to her dismay, and before long, Mary has virtually moved into his apartment. Emily is curious about Isaacs new girlfriend. The two couples enjoy a day out and upon walking down a street Isaac spots Jills new book Marriage, Divorce, and Selfhood. Emily proceeds to read passages of the book, and even discusses an incident covered in the book of a menage a trois Isaac had with Jill and another woman, and an incident where Isaac attempted to run Connie over, much to Mary and Yales amusement. Thoroughly humiliated, Isaac confronts Jill, who stoically responds about the book, and the film rights deal she has acquired. Upon returning home, Isaac learns from Mary that she is returning to Yale and wants to break up. A betrayed Isaac confronts Yale at the college where he teaches, and Yale argues that he found Mary first. Isaac responds by discussing Yales extramarital affairs with Emily, but Yale told her that Isaac introduced Mary to him. In the denouement, Isaac lies on his sofa, musing into a tape recorder about the things that make life worth living. When he finds himself saying Tracys face, he sets down the microphone. He leaves his apartment and sets out on foot for Tracys. He arrives at the lobby of her familys apartment just as she is leaving for London. He says that she does not have to go and that he does not want that thing about her that he likes to change. She replies that the plans have already been made and reassures him that not everybody gets corrupted before saying you have to have a little faith in people. He gives her a slight smile, with a final coy look to the camera then segueing into final shots of the skyline with some bars of Rhapsody in Blue playing again. An instrumental version of Embraceable You plays over the credits.