Like Crazy (2011)

A British college student falls for an American student, only to be separated from him when she's banned from the U.S. after overstaying her visa.

Director:

Drake Doremus

Writers:

Drake Doremus, Ben York Jones

Stars:

Anton Yelchin, Felicity Jones, Jennifer Lawrence

9 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anton Yelchin	...	Jacob
Felicity Jones	...	Anna
Jennifer Lawrence	...	Sam
Charlie Bewley	...	Simon
Alex Kingston	...	Jackie
Oliver Muirhead	...	Bernard
Finola Hughes	...	Liz
Chris Messina	...	Mike Appletree
Ben York Jones	...	Ross
Jamie Thomas King	...	Elliot
Amanda Carlin	...	American Consulate Woman
Barry Sabath	...	Professor
Keeley Hazell	...	Sabrina
Kayla Barr	...	College Roommate
Jimmy Messer	...	Delivery Man (as James Messer)

Storyline

Anna and Jacob fall instantly in love when they meet as students at an L.A. university. But Anna is British and when graduation approaches, Anna decides to stay and violate her student visa rather than returning to England. After a visit home, she is then unable to return to the United States. While fighting customs and immigration battles, Anna and Jacob must decide if their relationship is worth the distance and the hardship.

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Plot Keywords:

customs | student visa | immigration | magazine writer | airport | 

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Taglines:

I want you - I need you - I love you - I miss you

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content and brief strong language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 January 2012 (Ireland)

Also Known As:

Como locos

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$250,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$123,140 (USA) (28 October 2011)

Gross:

$3,388,210 (USA) (6 January 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Vantage, Indian Paintbrush, Super Crispy Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Writers Drake Doremus and Ben York Jones looked back at some of the long distance relationships they had been in for the inspiration of this film.

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Goofs

During the party scene where Jacob meets Sam and is receiving texts from Anna, the date of her first text is December 1st. The second text, received moments later is dated May 23rd.

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Quotes

Anna: I thought I understood it, that I could grasp it, but I didn't, not really. Only the smudgeness of it; the pink-slippered, all-containered, semi-precious eagerness of it. I didn't realize it would sometimes be more than whole, that the wholeness was a rather luxurious idea. Because it's the halves that halve you in half. I didn't know, don't know, about the in-between bits; the gory bits of you, and the gory bits of me.

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Connections

Featured in Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #2.15 (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Suprise Hotel"
Written by Lewis Pesacov and Luke Top
Performed by Fool's Gold

User Reviews

A story of love, depending on what love really is

Anna (Felicity Jones) and Jacob (Anton Yelchin) are in love with each like crazy. Hence the title, "Like Crazy". They are in, or want to be in, a grown-up relationship — one where they act like adults and are just a part of each other's lives. But they met each other at college and one stupid idea forces them to make grown-up decisions that will affect the rest of their lives quicker than they would have liked.

"Like Crazy" is just about their relationship. We watch as they fall in love, grow apart, find a middle road, and then try and pick an extreme. Anna is a writer and Jacob is a furniture constructor. But their lives are just so inconsequential to the film which is the way it has to be when it is only about their relationship.

The film is minimal in story, in characters, in budget, and in production. And that's what makes it so sweet. Made for only $250,000 and edited in the director's bedroom, it's a story and film of passion.

I found it to be very similar to "Blue Valentine" (2010), but perhaps not as impactful — at least to me. Both played to rave reviews at Sundance, last year "Blue" picked up the Grand Jury Prize nomination, this year "Crazy" got the Jury win for both director Drake Doremus and actress Felicity Jones.

I first saw Felicity Jones last year in "Cemetery Junction" (2010). She played this beautifully innocent girl in a town where innocence just doesn't really exist. In "Like Crazy" she plays a beautiful, adult-like young woman growing up in a world of love but learns that she might not know what love is after all.