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Anything Else (2003) -- A contemporary romantic comedy set in New York city about the relationship between an older guy and his younger protege. The older guy guides the younger through a messy and hilarious love story.

Overview

User Rating:
6.3/10   11,024 votes
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Director:
Woody Allen
Writer (WGA):
Woody Allen (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
19 September 2003 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Romance more
Tagline:
In any relationship, one person always does the heavy lifting
Plot:
A contemporary romantic comedy set in New York city about the relationship between an older guy and his younger protege. The older guy guides the younger through a messy and hilarious love story. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
One of the best recent Woody films more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Woody Allen ... David Dobel

Jason Biggs ... Jerry Falk
Fisher Stevens ... Manager

Anthony Arkin ... Pip's Comic

Danny DeVito ... Harvey Wexler

Christina Ricci ... Amanda Chase

KaDee Strickland ... Brooke

Jimmy Fallon ... Bob
Diana Krall ... Herself

William Hill ... Psychiatrist

Stockard Channing ... Paula Chase
Maurice Sonnenberg ... Movie Theater Patron

Kenneth Edelson ... Hotel Desk Clerk
David Conrad ... Dr. Phil Reed

Joseph Lyle Taylor ... Bill
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Anything else, la vie et tout le reste (France)
La vie et tout le reste (France)
Woody Allen Spring Project 2002 (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for a scene of drug use and some sexual references.
Runtime:
108 min
Country:
USA | France | UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS (Mono) | Dolby Digital (Mono) | SDDS (Mono)
Company:
Canal+ more

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Trivia:
When Woody Allen cast 'Jason Biggs', he was under the impression that Biggs was Jewish. During filming, Allen began talking to Biggs about the Jewish holiday, Rosh Hashanah. Biggs did not know what to say and told Allen that he was in fact a Catholic. Allen said at the Venice Film Festival, "I saw him in that pie movie (American Pie) and I thought he was a Jew." more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Falk types on his laptop computer, the number of (enlarged) typed lines alternates between at least five or six in close-up and just two or three at a distance. more
Quotes:
David Dobel: Last night I was home alone in my apartment and I conjured up a threesome with me, Marilyn Monroe and Sophia Loren, and it was very very erotic. As a matter of fact if I'm not mistaken, it was the first time those two great actresses ever appeared in anything together. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Ring Two (2005) more
Soundtrack:
Gone with the Wind more

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14 out of 16 people found the following comment useful:-
One of the best recent Woody films, 26 February 2006
9/10
Author: Nick Brown from United Kingdom

This film is one of Woody's best. Basically is it criticised by people who don't like Woody Allen for being like all the others, or by people that do like him because it's not quite his usual story line. The only weakness is that Jason Biggs is not quite up to the task, and looks a little lacking in confidence in places. Christina Ricci is excellent as ever, and Woody does a great job playing the eccentric old man, a role that is much more appropriate to his age than many he has attempted to play since he became middle aged (20+ years ago!).

This is packed with interesting views on life, great jokes (not Woody's usual repetition of the same jokes like the "polymorphously perverse" line) and touching reflections on relationships.

Highly recommended.

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