Everyone Says I Love You (1996)

A New York girl sets her father up with a beautiful woman in a shaky marriage while her half sister gets engaged.

Director:

Woody Allen

Writer:

Woody Allen

Stars:

Edward Norton, Goldie Hawn, Julia Roberts

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 12 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Edward Norton	...	Holden
Drew Barrymore	...	Skylar
Diva Gray	...	Nanny
Ami Almendral	...	Nanny
Madeline Balmaceda	...	Nanny
Vivian Cherry	...	Nurse
Tommie Baxter	...	Old Woman
Jeff DeRocker	...	Homeless Man (as Jeff Derocker)
Cherylyn Jones	...	Mannequin
Tina Paul	...	Mannequin / Harry Winston Dancer
Vikki Schnurr	...	Mannequin
Natasha Lyonne	...	DJ
Kevin Hagan	...	Doorman
Alan Alda	...	Bob
Gaby Hoffmann	...	Lane

Storyline

Holden and Skylar are in love with each other. Skylar lives with a large and extended family on Manhattan. Her parents, Bob and Steffi have been married to each other for many years. Joe, a friend of theirs, who has a daughter, DJ, with Steffi. After yet another relationship, Joe is alone again. He flees to Venice, and meets Von, and makes her believe that he is the man of her dreams. However, their happiness is fake all the way, and she returns to her previous husband. Steffi spends her time with charity work, and manages to break up Skylars and Holdens relation when she introduces Skylar to a released jailbird, Charles Ferry.

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Plot Keywords:

love | liberal | song | engagement | opposites attract | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for one use of strong language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 January 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Woody Allen Fall Project 1995

Filming Locations:

5th Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

ITL 1,247,673,000 (Italy) (31 January 1997)

Gross:

$9,714,482 (USA) (25 April 1997)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Miramax Films, Buena Vista Pictures, Magnolia Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (Mono)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The actors sing their own songs except for Drew Barrymore, who convinced Woody Allen that her singing was too awful even for the realistic singing voices he was after. She said she doesn't even sing in the shower.

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Goofs

In the x-ray room, the nurse calls for Katie to come and look at the engagement ring in Drew's stomach, but the nurse that arrives has "Judith" on her name badge.

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Quotes

Steffi: I've been trying since we got divorced to find the right woman for him, somebody to match up with his personality. I'm beginning to wonder if the world population isn't too limited.

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Crazy Credits

No opening credits save the title.

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Connections

Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Best of '96 (1997)

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Soundtracks

"Cuddle Up a Little Closer"
(1908)
Written by Karl Hoschna, Otto A. Harbach (as Otto Harbach)
Arranged and Conducted by Dick Hyman (uncredited)
Hindi translation by Sanjeev Ramabhadran & Ravi Ratnam
Performed by Billy Crudup, Sanjeev Ramabhadran & 'Dick Hyman and the New York Studio Players'

User Reviews

The experiment works

High camp and high neuroses in the same picture.

If you get everything you ever wanted, you still aren't satisfied because your own fantasies can never be truly fulfilled in the real world. It's kind of what Woody Allen is saying by making this movie into a goofy musical. It's his own fantasy of what movies used to be like, but can't ever be anymore. The small touches of realism, like the grocery store heist or the homeless man breaking out into song provide both humor and a commentary on how unsubstantial and irrelevant musicals are. But aren't they fun?

The most obvious example of the theme is the Julia Roberts storyline. She gets everything she ever wanted, but instead of making her happy in her new life, it helps her therapy for her old life. Joe was married to Steffi, all the woman he ever wanted, but he was so afraid it would fall apart that it did fall apart. Skylar wants a man to take control and sweep her off her feet, but when Charles Ferry comes along and does just that, she can't live with the consequences. There are other examples.

The execution of the movie is awkward and sometimes off-putting. But this movie is an experiment in form x function - what kind of story lends itself to the musical form? Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. For example, it used to be that musicals helped you into the mood by introducing songs, something that couldn't be done here because of the very nature of the story. It can be stagey and forced if you're not already in the mood. On the whole, however, everyone seems to be having a good time, and it shows up in mostly loose, endearing performances - even the ever-annoying Goldie Hawn, who I'd normally want to toss in the river in any other movie.