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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Wayne Wang
Writers (WGA):
Mona Simpson (book)
Alvin Sargent (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
12 November 1999 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
A story of a mother who knows best... and a daughter who knows better.
Plot:
A mother and daughter search for success in Beverly Hills. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(18 articles)
Natalie Portman on ‘Black Swan’ sex scene with Mila Kunis: ‘It’s extreme’
 (From Reel Loop. 5 November 2009, 8:55 AM, PST)

Portman's Qualms Over Nude Scenes
 (From WENN. 5 November 2009, 8:11 AM, PST)

User Comments:
Phony star-driven vehicle... more (93 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Susan Sarandon ... Adele August

Natalie Portman ... Ann August

Hart Bochner ... Josh Spritzer
Eileen Ryan ... Lillian

Ray Baker ... Ted
John Diehl ... Jimmy

Shawn Hatosy ... Benny

Bonnie Bedelia ... Carol

Faran Tahir ... Hisham Badir

Shishir Kurup ... Hisham Badir (voice)
Samantha Goldstein ... 4 Year Old Ann
Scott Burkholder ... Man with Mercedes

Yvonna Kopacz Wright ... Assistant Hotel Manager (as Yvonna Kopacz)

Eva Amurri ... Girl on T.V.

Kieren van den Blink ... Girl on T.V.
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sex-related material.
Runtime:
114 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
When Ann is auditioning for a movie role, the casting assistant calls for a "Karen Scarborough". Karen Scarborough is the payroll accountant for the film. more
Goofs:
Continuity: At the end of the movie, when saying goodbye at the airport, we can see a mother with her baby at the background who walks out the scene in the middle of the conversation between Adele and Ann. Some seconds later she is again in the same point. It occurs between 1:42 and 1:43 time of the film. more
Quotes:
Ann: Are those initials on your underwear?
Peter: Yeah... My mom has it done. She's an initial freak.
Ann: Take them off and bring them to me.
Peter: I want to kiss you.
Ann: ...Okay.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003) more
Soundtrack:
I Will Remember You more

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6 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
Phony star-driven vehicle..., 28 July 2007
4/10
Author: moonspinner55 from redlands, ca

Talented screenwriter Alvin Sargent sadly cannot get any engaging ideas cooking in this artificial trifle about a wayward mother and her mature teenage daughter trying to make their lives work in Los Angeles despite mom's flighty behavior. Apart from several good sequences, I didn't quite buy Susan Sarandon as a flake (she's too intrinsically smart and focused to be passed off as this devil-may-care lady), and her naturally grounded personality is a bad fit for the role of an irresponsible parent. Natalie Portman fares much better as her kid, and yet there's a creepy aloofness to her work (and some of her scenes, such as the one where she asks a boy to strip, are misguided and uncomfortable to watch). Certainly not an incompetent piece, "Anywhere But Here" does have moments that work, but it isn't an embraceable film, nor has it proved to be an important one. ** from ****

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