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Overview

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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Cameron Crowe (written by)
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Release Date:
14 April 1989 (USA) more
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Tagline:
To know Lloyd Dobler is to love him. Diane Court is about to know Lloyd Dobler. more
Plot:
A noble underachiever and a beautiful valedictorian fall in love the summer before she goes off to college. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
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(13 articles)
User Comments:
Teen Romantic Comedies Don't Get Much Better Than This more (192 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

John Cusack ... Lloyd Dobler

Ione Skye ... Diane Court

John Mahoney ... James Court
Lili Taylor ... Corey Flood
Amy Brooks ... D.C.

Pamela Adlon ... Rebecca (as Pamela Segall)
Jason Gould ... Mike Cameron
Loren Dean ... Joe

Glenn Walker Harris Jr. ... Jason Dobler
Charles Walker ... Principal
Russel Lunday ... Parent
Polly Platt ... Mrs. Flood
Gloria Cromwell ... Ruth

Jeremy Piven ... Mark
Patrick O'Neill ... Denny
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...Say Anything... (USA) (promotional title)
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100 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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The movie's line "I gave her my heart, and she gave me a pen." was voted as the #73 of "The 100 Greatest Movie Lines" by Premiere in 2007. more
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Continuity: The key bag at the graduation party alternates in fullness throughout the evening. When it is handed to Lloyd at the beginning of the night, it appears full, and in subsequent shots (which show Lloyd collecting keys) the bag goes from appearing nearly empty to its eventual (and initial) state of being filled. more
Quotes:
Diane Court: Am I wrecking my car?
Lloyd Dobler: "Yeah... a little."
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Date Movie (2006) more
Soundtrack:
You Want It more

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Teen Romantic Comedies Don't Get Much Better Than This, 5 July 2007
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Author: BigMikeofNJ from United States

A Seattle high-school graduate with no apparent future, tired and for most part abandoned Lloyd Dobler (John Cusack) sets his sights on the lovely Diane Court (Ione Skye), the class valedictorian, whom he had a chance encounter with at the town mall. After numerous valiant attempts and apparent successes, the two fall in love; however, while Lloyd is head over heels, Diane seems hesitant to maintain their relationship considering her recent fellowship at an acclaimed university and her father's trouble with the Internal Revenue Service. The romance between Cusack's Lloyd and Skye's Diane, although seemingly coming from out of nowhere, is still palpable and, as far as teen romance is concerned, very believable, and writer-director Cameron Crowe's bizarre and motor-mouthed dialogue perfectly suits the character of Lloydl; however, most of the scenes are stolen by John Cusack in what likely is his best performance to date; he fumbles over his words to accentuate the attitude of his character, and there are other moments when Cusack suddenly becomes the ultimate hero, even more involving than Rocky Balboa or Luke Skywalker at times; through the climax of the film it seems impossible not to root for Cusack, particularly the iconic scene forever cemented in teen movie history in which Lloyd stands outside of Diane's house next to his car, holding a boom box over his head and blasting Peter Gabriel's "In Your Eyes" with a look of desperate heartache and lost pride on his face. An iconic date movie.

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