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I remember seeing it as a kid too and laughing really hard during those scenes with the giant fruit and pudding. I despise Allen for being a freak but he really did make some good movies.

I liked Allen's films in the 1970s. I thought they were hilarious, especially Love and Death. But they don't age well. Seeing them again, I find them more annoying than funny.

I've only see a handful of his films since 1980, usually long after they came out. Celebrity was cringe. Kenneth Branagh played his role as if he were doing an Allen impersonation throughout the film.

I've seen a few other random Allen films with younger actors who don't so much act as do an Allen impersonation. Like Cafe Society. And that other film with Christina Ricci.

Allen ran out of things to say by 1980. Most of his stories and observations about sex and relationships are identical to those in Annie Hall and Manhattan. I find most of his films from the past 40 years (the few I saw) to be forgettable and interchangeable.