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Anything Else (2003)

R  108 min  -  Comedy | Romance   -  19 September 2003 (USA)
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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.

Director:

Woody Allen

Writer:

Woody Allen
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Anything Else -- Home Video Preview Anything Else -- 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.
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Woody Allen ...
Jason Biggs ...
Fisher Stevens ...
Manager
Anthony Arkin ...
Pip's Comic
Danny DeVito ...
Christina Ricci ...
Amanda Chase
KaDee Strickland ...
Brooke
Jimmy Fallon ...
Bob
Diana Krall ...
Herself
William Hill ...
Psychiatrist
Stockard Channing ...
Maurice Sonnenberg Maurice Sonnenberg ...
Movie Theater Patron
Kenneth Edelson ...
Hotel Desk Clerk
David Conrad ...
Dr. Phil Reed
Joseph Lyle Taylor ...
Bill
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Storyline

In medias res: narrator Jerry Falk, a fledgling comedy writer with an inept agent, is about to celebrate an anniversary with his girlfriend Amanda. There's trouble in paradise: she's late (and has already eaten), she's been uninterested in sex for months, and her quixotic mother is moving in with them. Jerry looks back to meeting Amanda and dumping Brooke. A constant is his friendship with another wannabe comedy writer, a 60 year old teacher named David, prone to long walks and advice filled talks. As Amanda and Jerry's relationship founders and her mom's noisy presence makes writing difficult for him, he and David plan something different. Wouldn't anything else be better? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Writer | New York City | Teacher | Love At First Sight | Sex  | See more »

Taglines:

In any relationship, one person always does the heavy lifting

Genres:

Comedy | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for a scene of drug use and some sexual references See all certifications »

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Country:

USA | France | UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Anything else, la vie et tout le reste See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$18,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$1,673,125 (USA) (21 September 2003) (1033 Screens)

Gross:

$3,203,044 (USA) (12 October 2003)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

DTS (Mono) | Dolby Digital (Mono) | SDDS (Mono)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

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." See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: Jerry Falk refers to a baked cannoli when in fact cannoli shells are deep fried not baked. Perhaps, Woody Allen was thinking of cannelloni. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
David Dobel: You know, there's great wisdom in jokes, Falk, really. There's an old joke about a prizefighter who's in the ring, and he's getting killed, he's getting his brains beat out; and his mother's in the audience, and she's watching him getting beaten up in the ring...
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Connections

References Breathless (1960) See more »

Soundtracks

"Easy to Love"
Written by Cole Porter
Performed by Billie Holiday with Teddy Wilson & his Orchestra
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing See more »